Thriving Babies Confident Parents Programme
Introduction
Thriving Babies is about promoting the health, wellbeing and safety of children through working differently with their parents during pregnancy and beyond to improve outcomes so babies can thrive by having safe, stable, permanent homes, remaining with their families and communities.
Thriving Babies is for families of babies identified at higher risk of becoming cared for. The service applies the principles of trauma informed and culturally appreciative practice to promote, safety, trust, empowerment, choice and collaboration in our work with families.
With a ‘think family’ focus, services and interventions are coordinated to address parental challenges and capacity for change. The service brings together multi-agency partners to collaborate proactively with parents building on existing strengths, protective and resilience factors to help address the adversities and vulnerabilities within family networks. Our practitioners aim to collaborate with the parents and the whole family to provide the best opportunities for young babies to grow up in the care of their family network.
Who is part of the Thriving Babies Team?
The Thriving Babies Core Team is composed of statutory and voluntary sector partners:
- Early Help Service
- Home Start
- Barnados
- Adult Social Care
- Big Life Group
- Early Years’ Service
- Midwifery and Health Visiting services
- Children’s and Parents Service (CAPS)
- Manchester Children’s Services
Which families do we work with?
The services collaborates with prospective parents of babies where:
- Complex vulnerabilities have been identified.
- Previously had children removed through legal care proceedings who are currently involved with children’ services.
- Social care experienced parents
Referrals are split across the three localities. Extension of the age criteria has been widened to children under 2 years where the mother is pregnant again and pre proceedings have been initiated. proceedings.
Where vulnerability factors include:
- Parents who have experienced significant adversity and trauma
- Domestic Abuse
- Substance Misuse
- Mental Health
- Learning Disability/Difficulty
"We will always seek to understand your identity and culture and what that means to you through our conversations, assessments and plans".
See our digital leaflets below in several langauges:
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Thriving Babies Confident Parents Service
- Telephone
- Manchester Contact Centre: 0161 234 5001 Manchester Contact Centre: 0161 234 5001 Early Help Hub North: 0161 234 1973 Early Help Hub North: 0161 234 1973 Early Help Hub South: 0161 234 1975 Early Help Hub South: 0161 234 1975 Early Help Hub Central: 0161 234 1977 Early Help Hub Central: 0161 234 1977
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thrivingbabiesconfidentparents@manchester.gov.uk
- Notes
If would like to refer to Thriving Babies Confident Parents, or if you have any queries or would like to discuss the programme you can contact us using the telephone numbers above or contact us via email.
Where to go
- Name
- Early Help Team for Thriving Babies
- Address
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Directorate for Children and Families, North District Early Help Hub
Abraham Moss Centre, Early Help Hub Level 1, 140 Crescent Road
Manchester
- Postcode
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M8 5UFView M8 5UF on a map
Costs
- Associated Cost
- No
Availability
- Referral required
- Referral Details
We accept referrals from Professionals. Indicate on the referral proforma that the family have consented. Referral enquiries can be made by email to thrivingbabiesconfidentparents@manchester.gov.uk
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