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Pause Islington and Camden
About this service
Pause provides 18 months of intensive practical, emotional, and behavioural support to women whose children are not in their care. We work with women on their goals at their own pace. In order to participate, women need to take a pause in pregnancies for the 18 months they are with Pause.
Support from Pause is available to women from every community and cultural background. Pause welcomes and works alongside women whose first language is not English, as well as those from different faiths, ethnicities and life experiences. Pause support is inclusive, respectful and accessible to all.
This service is available for birth families in
Camden, Islington
Contact details
- This service is provided by London Borough of Islington
- https://www.pause.org.uk
- 3 Elwood Street, London, N5 1EB
- [email protected]
- 07834 171420
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?
- 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
- 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’)
Where is support available?
- In person, at a flexible location, such as your home
- 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)
How much support is available?
- The service can provide support for the following duration: 18 months
Key details about the service
- One-to-one support is available at this service
- This service can give specialist support and information for birth families affected by international adoption
- Additional support for people with disabilities, including learning difficulties and learning disabilities, is available at this service
- 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: https://www.pause.org.uk/news/new-independent-evaluation-of-pause-shows-the-difference-a-relationship-makes/
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