Emotional Wellbeing Archives

Penny’s Story

A Personal Testimony from Penny, mother to Annie (aged 6) and Susie (aged 4).

Domestic Abuse / Emotional Wellbeing / Parenting Support

A referral was made to Welcare to support Mum and her two children, Leo, aged 5, and Toby, aged 3, following concerns raised by their Health Visitor. This was the second period of intervention, the first having taken place the previous year.

EHCP / Emotional Wellbeing / Housing / Parenting Support / Under 5s

Alice’s Story

Alice and her two grandchildren, Michael, aged 12, and Henry, aged 7, were referred to Welcare by Henry’s primary school.

Boundaries & Behaviour / Emotional Wellbeing / Financial Support / Parenting Support

Liam & Steph’s Story

Mum, Steph, and her son, Liam, aged 6, were referred to Welcare by their local authority.

Boundaries & Behaviour / Domestic Abuse / Emotional Wellbeing / Parenting Support

Dylan’s Story

A referral was made to Welcare by the local Early Help Service for support for Dylan and his mother, Melissa, who has a diagnosis of anxiety and depression. School reported ongoing concerns in relation to Dylan’s punctuality and attendance and it had been suggested that this was related to Melissa’s mental health impacting her ability to manage the morning routine.

Emotional Wellbeing / Financial Support / Parenting Support / The Wave Project

Temi’s Story

Temi (9yrs) was referred to Welcare’s #CapeAbility programme by his schools SENCo. Temi had recently experienced difficulties maintaining friendships and became involved in altercations after comments were made about his family. He displayed low self-esteem, particularly around learning and lacked motivation and engagement when he felt he couldn’t complete the learning task.

Capability / Emotional Wellbeing

Kim’s Story

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.

Domestic Abuse / Emotional Wellbeing

Farah’s Story

Farah, her husband Amir, and their two sons Zain (aged 6) and Jamal (aged 5) were referred to Welcare by local Children’s Disability Service to help Farah who was feeling overwhelmed and struggling to manage the family’s debt.

Emotional Wellbeing / Financial Support

Isabel & Grace’s Story

Isabel, aged 9, and her sister Grace, aged 8, were both referred to Welcare’s 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.

Domestic Abuse / Emotional Wellbeing

Nicole & Chloe’s Story

Nicole and her daughter Chloe were referred by Lambeth Children’s Social Care due to multiple complexities around communication, Chloe’s physical and emotional wellbeing, and Nicole struggling to navigate parenting of Chloe after multiple breakdowns in their relationship.

Emotional Wellbeing / Financial Support / Parenting Support

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