Around half of the children of the women Pause works with are in kinship care. When it works well, kinship care can be a positive arrangement, enabling children to be brought up in safe, loving homes within their family network. However, due to the complex nature of family relationships, unique challenges can arise. We are working to ensure a whole family approach to kinship care is taken, where all members of kinship families – including parents – receive the support they need to ensure children can thrive in safe, stable and loving homes.
Our publications
Learning from practice: Relationships with children (2024)
This short overview shares our reflections and learnings on the relationships women working with Pause have with their children, including how Pause practitioners support women to build, maintain and improve their relationships with their children.
In a Mother’s Mind: Our co-created podcast episodes
Birth mothers’ experiences of kinship care
This episode is hosted by Helena and Jade, two women who have completed the Pause programme. They are joined by Sharon McPherson, co-founder of Families in Harmony. Together they discuss the experience of having children in kinship care and racial disparity in kinship policy, practice and support services.
