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Keeping Families Emotionally Well

Keeping Families Emotionally Well

This section contains lots of resources, advice and guidance about helping families to stay emotionally well during COVID. Includes sections for children, parents, separated parents and parents in conflict, and thinking about grief, loss and bereavement.

You can find lots of practical emotional support resources in the Virtual Direct Work Kit Bag section (see the FSCF Procedures tab).

Parents Experiencing Relationship Conflict

There is lots of help available for families experiencing relationship conflict, and you can find it on the Guidebook in the 'Conflict or Violence in the Home' section of the Guidebook here

https://ascpractice.camden.gov.uk/early-help-guide/family-early-help-covid-guidebook/conflict-or-violence-in-the-home/parental-conflict/#main

 

CAFCASS Parent Hub for Separated Parents 

New online resources for parents who have separated and are looking for advice and guidance on co-parenting, with lots of online tools, programmes and services 

https::/cafcass.clickrelationships.org/what-is-co-parent-hub/  

 

Mediation Services for Separated Parents

During mediation an independent, professionally trained mediator helps a couple work out an agreement about issues such as:

  • arrangements for children after a break up (sometimes called residence or contact);
  • child maintenance payments;
  • finances (for example, what to do with your house, savings, pension, debts).

Many people find that mediation is quicker, less stressful and less expensive than going to court (and if the couple do want to go to court, the judge will usually ask them to consider mediation first). 

Mediation is free for people who qualify for legal aid. More information here

https://www.cafcass.gov.uk/grown-ups/parents-and-carers/divorce-and-separation/family-mediation/

You can find local mediators in Camden on this link:

https://www.familymediationcouncil.org.uk/find-local-mediator/?pc=N1C+4AG&di=5&fn=&ln=&urn=&la=1

Harmful Parental Conflict Guide for Separated Parents

This Guide from CAFCASS is a useful information resource to help you think about how to help separated parents experiencing conflict, whether in divorce proceedings, court proceedings or in general life situations. 

CAFCASS Harmful Conflict Guide

 

Dispute Resolution Techniques

CAFCASS also have a helpful resource to support us in approaching dispute resolution between parents

CAFCASS Dispute Resolution Skills and Techniques sheet

Last updated: 29 August 2023