About Us

SafeSpace staff are a varied individuals with a mass variety of skills, experience and positive contribution to offer to our families. They are also very aware that the process and circumstances of admission to a residential assessment centre may not be reflective of the family’s wishes and choices.
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Whilst working with families, all SafeSpace staff give families regular time for journey consultation and support the families developing their choices for the future. Families will be given regular, weekly contacts to discuss their progress and share this via a CatchPoint meeting with the Local Authority social worker to bridge any gaps in communication.

Staff are fully trained to deliver and support parents accessing a variety of educational and supportive interventions such as domestic abuse programme, budgeting and life skills, mental health awareness, neuro development and attachment, housing and financial assistance support.

Our Team

Our Foundation

SafeSpace operate in an open, honest and transparent fashion and all residents will be made aware of how the centre operates prior to admission. Residents will be informed that SafeSpace operate the centre using the following principles as our foundation.

Everyone Matters

Religious persuasion, race, ethnicity, diversity, sexual orientation,cultural difference, identity is and always will be respected and protected.

All efforts will be made to provide all residents with the required support to access services including translators, professionals from specific cultural groups, professional services who can support individuals in protecting and celebrating their cultural and religious choices.

Involvement

The family will be involved in all meetings and decision making relating to their time in the centre and the care of their baby.

SafeSpace services include weekly CatchPoint Meetings with professionals and the family to update and highlight any progress, weekly written reports provided to the family and all professionals.

Our Staff

The staff, policies of the home have been created and are in existence to promote, enable and support the family in achieving holistically to provide a high level of care to their child.

SafeSpace staff will always work closely with and communicate effectively with a wide range of professionals to secure positive outcomes for parents and their children.

The Paramountcy Principle

At all times, the paramountcy principle, best interest principle, evidence base practice and the quality and individual rights of the parents and their babies are promoted and maintained

SafeSpace staff will always work closely with and communicate effectively with a wide range of professionals to secure positive outcomes for parents and their children.

Family Relationship

We recognise that being at SafeSpace may be the final opportunity for a family to stay together as a family and therefore aim to achieve this in all instances

The family will be involved in all meetings and decision making relating to their time in the centre and the care of their baby.

Confidentially

We identify with the definition of parental responsibility as outlined in the principles of the Children Act 1989.

Every resident admission will be documented, have a daily log recording which will be kept confidential and stored safely in accordance to GDPR guidance and a weekly recording and update which will be shared with relevant professionals and the family

Open Space

SafeSpace operate in an open, honest and transparent fashion and all residents will be made aware of how the centre operates prior to admission.

The staff, policies of the home have been created and are in existence to promote, enable and support the family in achieving holistically to provide a high level of care to their child.

CatchPoint

SafeSpace services include weekly CatchPoint Meetings with professionals and the family to update and highlight any progress, weekly written reports provided to the family and all professionals

The SafeSpace core objective is for each family to have every opportunity to participate, develop, achieve and be heard whilst they are safeguarded holistically during their journey.

Moving on Moving Out

Moving On Moving Out provides the family with the option to engage in outreach support provided by staff visiting their home on a regular basis for a specified period of time, for example, twice per week for six weeks.

SafeSpace want to empower and where it is safe to do so, emancipate families into being responsible for their life choices and being secure that they can make safe and positive choices.

Next Steps Programme

For parents who are separated from their child, SafeSpace will also continue to work directly with these family during a ‘Next Steps’ Programme.

The Next Steps Programme will provide regular outreach support for a specified period with the option for parents to engage in a specified therapeutic intervention with a relevant therapeutic practitione

Post Adoption Support

SafeSpace will also work in partnership with relevant, local agencies who can offer advice and support including Family Lives, Post Adoption Support.

All families who have undertaken the journey with the Safe Space staff will be offered the opportunity for regular community outreach for a specified period of time.

Day to Day at Safe Space

SafeSpace is located within a vibrant, south east London borough. We are located in a residential area with easy access to various other boroughs including Greenwich, Lewisham, Bromley and Bexley. The centre is located within the locality of three different Children’s Centres for families to access community based resources.

The Journey

Getting Started

We outline our guidline to you and your family

Residents of SafeSpace are provided with an induction period, usually for their first week which allows a broad, informed introduction to what they should expect from our service, how they will be cared for during their stay and the operations of the centre.

Induction Period

We help you prepare

The induction period also allows residents to complete necessary processes such as register with a GP, dentist and optician, register with the local children’s centre, be supported in the local area familiarisation and accessing any individual requirements such as identifying a specific place of worship.

Opportunity

We allow you to ask any questions

Prior to admission, residents will be given he opportunity to visit the centre where they will be provided with a residents guide, a copy of the statement of purpose and meet and talk to staff and ask any questions they may have.

Each family will have every
opportunity to participate, develop,
achieve and to be heard

About Us