A family’s point of view:
“We didn’t know how serious things had got…We drifted apart as a family during lockdown, we’d been pretty close before, we’d keep in touch and visit now and again. I was really shocked to hear that Mason was in foster care. If we’d known that wouldn’t have needed to happen. It was really upsetting to think he was with strangers when his own family just needed to know.”
What family members say works for them:
Get us involved earlier
Let us know what is happening and what we can do to help
Don’t wait for things to get really serious before you tell us
We need to know how serious things are, don’t hide things from us
Impact of MI on families:
Improved family relationships
Strengths are recognised and confidence is built
Children remain safely in their family
Longer term positive outcomes for the whole family
Greater chance of sustained change and generational cycles can be broken