The Parents, Families and Allies Network is a UK wide group bringing together parents with experience of children’s social work, their families and allies including social workers, academics, professionals in health and education and others wanting to transform children’s services through better parent participation.
What we do
Parent participation is essential to combat injustice, undo oppression and overcome adversity. We promote participation through support groups, training, research & publications, and campaigns. We enable participation through promoting, developing and supporting parent advocacy and parent advocates.
Need help
Being involved in the child protection system is frightening. If you need help go to our website’s help section where you’ll find some services offering help advocacy help and advice. What help there is varies widely depending on where you live, why you are involved and your circumstances. We will soon publish a database giving details by area.
PFAN works to promote principles of social justice and human rights in social work interventions in family life in the UK.
PFAN will work for
- Recognition that intervention in family life carries risks of harm to children and their family relationship
- Full and open accountability towards parents, families and children for outcomes
- Acknowledgement of the necessity for balanced and respectful interventions where these are needed
- Open access, fair and helpful responses to family difficulties
Key activities
- ensuring a voice for parents and families within policy, practice and research both locally and nationally in all countries of the UK
- promoting collaboration between parents and families and family-work practitioners in order to achieve better outcomes for children
- gathering and promoting a solid evidence base for practice that promotes children’s and families welfare
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