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Hurdle
About this service
Hurdle works with parents, including those who have lost a child to the care system by final care order and have no children in their care currently, or are pregnant and at risk of their newborn baby being removed (CP or PLO). Families are assigned a keyworker who works in partnership with the family. Support is for up to 12 months (longer in exceptional circumstances) and includes help tackling difficulties relating to previous trauma, mental health, and substance abuse. It might also include attending some of our group programmes, domestic abuse courses, or accessing counselling or group therapy.
This service is available for birth families in
Coventry
Contact details
- This service is provided by Dudley Lodge
- https://www.hurdle.org.uk
- 143 Warwick Road, Coventry, CV3 6AT
- kellym@dudleylodge.co.uk
- 02476 502800
Who is the service for?
- The child’s birth mother (or pregnant mother)
- The child’s birth father
At what point in the adoption process is support available? When adoption is:
- Being considered (before court proceedings have started)
- Being planned (including during court proceedings)
- Has taken place
What support is available?
- Advocacy support to help birth family members get their views across when dealing with children’s services and other official agencies
- Counselling or therapeutic support
- Support groups for birth families affected by adoption
- 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
- In person, at a specific location
- Online, including virtual meetings or webchat
- Over the phone
How to access the service?
- Contact us directly if you want support (this is also known as self-referral)
- You will need to speak to one of the following practitioners to be referred to our service: a social worker
How much support is available?
- The service can provide support for the following duration: Typically up to 12 months
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
- Additional support for people with disabilities, including learning difficulties and learning disabilities, is available at this service
Has the service been independently evaluated, with input from family members who have used the service?
No, not at this point
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