Conference Poster: The Supporting Birth Parents Project
Part of: Stories of Change Conference
About this poster
This poster outlines the process through which the supporting birth parents project was created.
This poster is split into six sections, which read as follows:
In the beginning
- Engagement with Birth Parents
- 1-2-1 meetings to capture lived experience
- Promoting the Project
- Sourcing safe spaces to meet
- Community engagement
Listen and learn
- Feeling heard
- New peer support group
- Individual support sessions
- Film co-produced with parents
- MSP for Public Health meets parents
- Support in HMP Grampian
Making a difference
- Parents report feeling less isolated
- Friendships formed
- Increased confidence and self esteem
- Phase 1 report and film shared
- Findings shared with professionals
- 2nd film co-produced with parents
Recommendations
- The creation of a dedicated Birth Parent Service offering impartial support
- The importance of trauma-informed practice
- Consistency of services and personnel
- Improved communication and the use of accessible language
- Improvements to Letterbox contact
- Need for more supportive assessments
- Improvements to final communication once court proceedings have concluded, acknowledging the emotional impact on the birth parent and signposting to support services
In our own words
It feels like I have finally found someone who understands what I’m going through.
Instead of just feeling exhausted, I am now feeling a sense of happiness.
I count down the days to Thursday when the group meets.
Hope for the future
- Dedicated services
- Sustainable funding
- Ongoing support
- Education and early intervention
- Systemic change
- Keep the promise
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