Steve had not seen his baby for over 10 months. It was a really difficult time for him. His relationship with his partner had spiralled out of control with both making allegations against the other. After a non-molestation order was in place, Steve had to apply...
The last thing Celia wanted to do was make her son Ben go to supervised contacts. She did not want him to build a relationship with his dad in what she thought would be a sterile and fake environment. On top of that, Celia was also anxious about being around her...
Contact can be an emotional time for children and their relatives but how do foster carers deal with this and how can contact centres help them? We spoke to one of the foster carers who has been coming to our Jigsaw Contact Centre for nearly three years. She explains...
Here we talk to Clare* about her life growing up and how she ended up coming to our DIVA group that supports young mums affected by domestic abuse. After witnessing domestic violence as a child, she thought it was an acceptable way to behave, regularly attacking her...
A mother describes the life-changing impact of the Securing Change project and urges other parents to take part. “I was a mess I couldn’t leave the courts,” Lindsey is describing the moment when she found out her children would be taken into care. She had finished...
