After a devastating house fire caused by a faulty tumble dryer, Shannon and her three children, Shayla (13), Kayley (10) and Ryan (7), suddenly found themselves living in temporary accommodation.
George has a diagnosis of Autism and displayed challenging behaviour that severely affected family life. Lisa, who lives with Multiple Sclerosis, was struggling to cope as Georgeโs aggression escalated.
Following childcare proceedings, the courts concluded that Imran had been abusive to both Amirโs mother and Umarโs mother and recommended that Imran self-refer to Welcareโs Caring Dads programme.
The court had concluded that there was a history of domestic abuse from Anthony towards his childrenโs mother and Anthony needed support around parenting, understanding the impact of the historical abuse, and improving his co-parenting relationship.
Kim and her three children, Leo (aged 13), Sophie (aged 9), and Mason (aged 5) were referred to Welcare by their Local Authority following 18 months of domestic abuse from the children's father to Kim.
Isabel, aged 9, and her sister Grace, aged 8, were both referred to Welcareโs pilot school group programme by the school pastoral team. There was a history of domestic violence and parental conflict, and they were each struggling to recover from the trauma in different ways.
Following a recommendation from the Family Courts, Mark referred himself to the Welcare Caring Dads programme because he wanted to learn more about abuse, abusive relationships and how to address issues in relationships, as well as get support to improve his relationship with his children and enable him to become a better father.