“A has become more able to express her feelings and emotions and has the emotional literacy to do this. She has now started to develop more trusting relationships with adults in school due to the fact that she knows she can trust them to support her. She now appears to have ‘permission’ to be happy and smile more..”
— Behaviour for Learning Lead / Mental Health Lead / Deputy Safeguarding Lead
“Using clay feels like a safe opportunity to express yourself and this can be very rare in our lives. Using clay feels renewing – like you have autonomy, control over what you can say.’ Volunteer Family Mentor when using clay work with a young person..”
— Volunteer Family Mentor when using clay work with a young person.
“The most beneficial thing about working with the family works is having someone to interact with and talk to about a very specific passion and someone who listens.”
— Young person receiving 1:1 support.
“Family works was a safe place to feel held in whilst other parts of my life felt out of control. Having a consistent mentor who I trusted enabled me to challenge my own fears, accept myself and my past better and then move forward.”
— Mum rebuilding confidence through trauma-informed care.
“You helped me and my children live a life again by supporting us mentally and emotionally.”
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“Working in the community myself I can see what a difference The Family Works can make to families and are continuing to do throughout Sheffield. It is so important for services to exist that will support families, help them to feel heard, and keep them in touch with what is out there to support them in the community and I feel Family works meets not only this but, offers an essential service that is crucial to the families they are working with!”
— Early Years Practice Lead, Family Intervention Service.
— Mum of three supported alongside her children through our trauma-informed family programme
“What was the most valuable insight or takeaway from the training?”
‘There are quite a few trauma experiences that I didn’t know about especially ACEs.’
‘Information about how a child’s brain works and how to help them understand it.’
‘The simple actions that can change a mindset.’
‘ACEs and the affects.’
‘ACEs and the affects in later life.’
— Attendees of the local community training session.
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