from the Centre for Separated Families
Links
The Putting Children First conference 2008 brought together some of the key thinkers and practitioners in the field of family separation. The links below will give you more detail about their work.
Sponsored by:
Through the Parenting Fund the government is funds the voluntary and community sector in England to strengthen support services for parents.
Participating Organisations:
The Centre for Separated Families
Supporting the whole family to bring better outcomes for children.
Child Maintenance Commission
The new Non-Departmental Public Body responsible for the child maintenance.
Child Maintenance Options
Providing impartial information and support to both parents.
Cafcass
Putting children first in the family courts.
The Centre for Social Justice
The independent think tank putting social justice at the heart of British politics.
Family and Parenting Institute
The centre of expertise on families and parenting in the UK.
National Association of Child Contact Centres
Promoting safe child contact within a national framework of Child Contact Centres.
Jewish Unity for Multiple Parenting
For improved relationships between divorced parents and their children.
MATCH
Supporting mothers who have been separated from their children.
Young Voice
Making young people's views heard.
The Grandparents' Association
Improving the lives of children by working with and for all grandparents.
Institute of Family Therapy
The largest family therapy organisation in the UK.
Impact
Resolving conflict, building relationships and empowering
individuals.
Participating Individuals:
Lecturer in Psychosocial Sciences at UEA.
Dr Samantha Callan
Research Consultant and Honorary Research Fellow, Edinburgh University
Author of A Mother Apart
Inner London Family Proceedings Court
Offering parents a safe and boundaried environment in which to develop new ways of managing the difficult transitions that accompany divorce or family separation.
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