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Flourish
About this service
Flourish support women over the age of 17 living in Lambeth who have experience of care proceedings or the removal of a child from their care. We recognise that birth mother’s have their own support needs and the challenges they face accessing support. We offer a non-judgemental listening ear to help mothers to navigate their loss, make sense of decisions and access local services. We work directly with parents, but their children’s journey is at the centre, recognising the on-going direct/indirect links between children and their birth parents. We are consent-based, and referrals are made via key workers.
This service is available for birth families in
Lambeth
Contact details
- This service is provided by Lambeth Children’s Services
- Lambeth Children Social Care , The London Borough of Lambeth, Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1EG
- amarley@lambeth.gov.uk
- 020 7926 7414
Who is the service for?
- The child’s birth mother (or pregnant mother)
At what point in the adoption process is support available? When adoption is:
- Being planned (including during court proceedings)
- Has taken place
What support is available?
- General advice and information about adoption
- Counselling or therapeutic support
- Advice and information about contributing to a child’s life story work or life story book
- Support for contact with an adopted child, including letterbox contact (contact is sometimes described as ‘keeping in touch’ or ‘family time’)
- Support for birth family members to access adoption records and information held by children’s services or another adoption agency
Where is support available?
- In person, at a flexible location, such as your home
How to access the service?
- You will need to speak to one of the following practitioners to be referred to our service: You will need to ask a support worker you are already working with to contact amarley@lambeth.gov.uk to refer you to the Flourish service
How much support is available?
- The service can provide support for the following duration: Throughout any length of care proceedings and for up to 18 months after final order is made if the decision is for a child to remain out of their parents’ care
Key details about the service
- One-to-one support is available at this service
- This service can give support or information for family members who are under 18
- Confidential interpreters or translation services are available at this service
Has the service been independently evaluated, with input from family members who have used the service?
Yes, the evaluation is online at: University of Essex
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