We offer Independent Professional Parent Advocacy services to parents navigating the child protection system who are living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Powys.
Parent Advocacy is a service designed to achieve two primary objectives: reducing the number of children placed in the care system and keeping families together. This service empowers parents by giving them a voice and choice in navigating the child protection system, ensuring their active participation in decision-making processes.
Our Parent Advocacy Service is free for parents with children under the age of 18 involved in the child protection arena.
Our Parent Advocates work exclusively under the instruction of parents, valuing their choices and respecting their autonomy.
A Parent Advocate will never offer advice nor take action without the parent’s consent. Parent Advocates will never make decisions on behalf of parents. We are here to support parents through the child protection process, ensuring their voice is heard and their needs are advocated for.
You may receive assistance from our Parent Advocacy service if you meet the following criteria:
The following services also operate in the Mid and West area:
Advocacy is a service which ensures children and young people have their voices heard by communicating their rights and giving them the confidence to share their thoughts.
Independent Visiting is a service for children and young people who are in care. An independent visitor is a volunteer who provides companionship to young people, someone to do fun activities with and serve as a positive role model.
Safe Stars are a participation group who promote safety for young people. The group meets regularly and organise fun activities to raise awareness about important issues.
A Family Group Meeting is where family members, friend and relevant people come together to discuss and make plans for the future, with the assistance of a trained practitioner.
Travelling Ahead provide individual and community advocacy amongst Gypsy, Roma and Traveller families across Wales.
Belong is a group for young people seeking asylum and refugees aged 14-24 which aims to helps young people to gain confidence and strive for the best they can be.
Email: [email protected]
We welcome feedback from all who has experience with our service, including parents, carers and professionals. Feedback helps us make our service better.
TGP Cymru
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