The For Baby's Sake Trust

SafeLives post promoting the Labour Party Conference panel: "Victims in their own right? How to better protect babies, children and young victims affected by domestic abuse", highlighting panelists from SafeLives, NSPCC, Coram and The For Baby's Sake Trust.

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📢 SafeLives at #LabourPartyConference 📢

Our CEO, Ellen Miller, will be chairing a vital panel discussion: “Victims in their own right? How to better protect babies, children and young victims affected by domestic abuse.”

🗓 Sunday 28 September
⏰ 17:45
📍 Theatre 2, Youth Zone & Skills Hub

Thank you for standing alongside us 💜

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Respect, alongside other voices and leading organisations within the sector committed to the wellbeing of babies, children and families has signed @forbabyssake.bsky.social's open letter to Rt Hon Jess Phillips MP, Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls.

iHV co-signs @forbabyssake.bsky.social open letter to Rt Hon Jess Phillips MP, Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls, calling for babies and young children to be recognised within the government’s Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy
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Babies Must Be Recognised in the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy: Our Open Letter to Jess Phillips MP  - For Baby's Sake The For Baby’s Sake Trust has written an open letter to Rt Hon Jess Phillips MP, Minister for Safeguarding and VAWG. Read more.

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We at SafeLives fully support @forbabyssake.bsky.social open letter to Jess Phillips MP, Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls.

By committing to whole-family approaches, trauma-informed interventions, and evidence-based practices, we can give the next generation the best possible start in life.

@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social | @ncb.org.uk

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#BreakTheCycle #FamilyHubs #BestStartFamilyHubs #EarlyIntervention

The impact of domestic abuse in the first 1001 days of life cannot be understated.

In the 'Best Start in Life' strategy, we hope to see ringfenced support for babies, children and young people - and their parents - affected by domestic abuse.

@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social | @ncb.org.uk

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For Baby's Sake is delivered from existing Family Hubs in #London + #Blackpool.

We look forward to continuing, and expanding on, these vital connections, ensuring that more parents are supported to break cycles of domestic abuse - not just for themselves, but for their children.

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At The For Baby's Sake Trust, we're thrilled that Best Start Family Hubs are to be rolled out across England, providing much-needed support for the families who need it most.

@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social | @ncb.org.uk

#BreakTheCycle #FamilyHubs #BestStartFamilyHubs #EarlyIntervention

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Groundbreaking Domestic Abuse Programme, For Baby’s Sake, launches in the North East of England to support Families in the Region
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The National Centre for Family Learning @familylearning.bsky.social has announced the #FamilyLearningAwards winners! 🏆🎉

Congratulations to:
@durham-university.bsky.social
@forbabyssake.bsky.social
@rotherhamcouncil.bsky.social
Cardiff and Vale College

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Congratulations to our 2025 #FamilyLearningAward winners! 🏆🎉
Innovation - @durham-university.bsky.social
Early Years - @forbabyssake.bsky.social
Health and Wellbeing - @rotherhamcouncil.bsky.social
STEM - Cardiff and Vale College

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Congratulations to @forbabyssake.bsky.social, winner of the Family Learning in the Early Years Award! 🏆🎉 Their programme has provided long-term therapeutic support to over 700 families, helping parents give their baby the best start in life.

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#FamilyLearningAwards

New stats published today by the End Child Poverty Coalition show us that in 2/3 of MP constituencies, 1 in 4 children are living in poverty. Child poverty in the UK is at record levels. Email your MP and ask them to act: act.cpag.org.uk/page/172351/...

Congratulations to @forbabyssake.bsky.social, shortlisted for the Family Learning in the Early Years Award! 🎉 Watch the short film to learn about their therapeutic support programme, enabling parents to give their baby the best start in life. #FamilyLearningAwards

We are delighted to announce the 2025 shortlist for the Family Learning in the Early Years Award! Congratulations to: Buckinghamshire Family Learning, @forbabyssake.bsky.social and Garden Museum 🎉 #FamilyLearningAwards

Congratulations to @forbabyssake.bsky.social, shortlisted for the Early Years Award! 🎉 Their therapeutic support programme used evidence-based approaches to enhance parental capacity, emotional safety & infant wellbeing, enabling parents to give their baby the best start. #FamilyLearningAwards

Response to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s Report: Victims in their own right? Babies, children and young people’s experiences of domestic abuse  - For Baby's Sake Our response to the DA Commissioner’s Report: Victims in their own right? Babies, children and young people’s experiences of domestic abuse.

Read our full response to the report here: bit.ly/3GrOfR0

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We urge #policymakers, #government, #commissioners, and partners across sectors to act swiftly on the report’s recommendations, and we look forward to working together to help bring about the systemic change that babies, children and their families urgently need.

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We especially commend the report’s inclusion of babies, the recognition of the profound impact of domestic abuse during #pregnancy and in the earliest years of life, and the call for increased intervention in pregnancy, acknowledged as a high-risk time for domestic abuse.

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Response to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s Report: Victims in their own right? Babies, children and young people’s experiences of domestic abuse  - For Baby's Sake Our response to the DA Commissioner’s Report: Victims in their own right? Babies, children and young people’s experiences of domestic abuse.

The For Baby’s Sake Trust welcomes @commissionerda.bsky.social's vital and comprehensive report, ‘Victims in their own right? Babies, children and young people’s experiences of domestic abuse’ which powerfully affirms what our work has long demonstrated.

Read our response: bit.ly/3GrOfR0

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Press Release: New Data Reveals Almost 50,000 Babies Are Referred to Children’s Social Care Each Year with Domestic Abuse as a Factor  - For Baby's Sake New findings have revealed the alarming number of babies referred to children’s social care in England with domestic abuse as a factor.

In light of this data, we’re calling for urgent reforms to protect babies and children from harm.

Learn more here: bit.ly/41HBkTf

Our groundbreaking research highlights the urgent need for targeted interventions to break cycles of domestic abuse, to protect babies from harm and and reduce the financial burden on public services.

Freedom of Information (FOI) requests indicated that almost 2,000 babies (aged 0 – 2) have entered care in England every year, for the past three years, with domestic abuse as a significant factor.

Press Release: New Data Reveals Almost 50,000 Babies Are Referred to Children’s Social Care Each Year with Domestic Abuse as a Factor  - For Baby's Sake New findings have revealed the alarming number of babies referred to children’s social care in England with domestic abuse as a factor.

JUST RELEASED: Our new findings have revealed the alarming number of babies referred to children’s social care in England with domestic abuse as a factor; nearly 50,000 each year, based on a 3-year average.

'I was heavily pregnant when my partner turned violent - I'm not alone' Around 30% of domestic abuse begins during pregnancy.

Out today, my latest feature for @metro.co.uk's 'This Is Not Right' campaign is about how domestic abuse and pregnancy are closely linked. Huge thanks @forbabyssake.bsky.social for the work you do, and thanks @jessaustin.bsky.social for commissioning me!

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2025 marks a major milestone for The For Baby’s Sake Trust as we celebrate our 10th anniversary!

We are grateful to every parent, practitioner, funder & supporter who has joined us on our journey to break cycles of domestic abuse and give babies the best start in life.

Learn more: bit.ly/4gIqIYx