Ormiston Families’ Mpower service is designed to support parents whose children have been removed from their care and prevent future removals. It uses goals to support parents to make the changes they want to. Support is available through intensive one-to-one support, group work, and remote or virtual support.
Practitioners tailor their support to meet the needs of each parent. Parents are supported to set goals and address the issues that led to removals, improve their sexual and reproductive health, and access support from appropriate agencies. Mpower aims to increase parents’ self-esteem and wellbeing, their network of support, and empowers them to rebuild their lives.
Mpower operates across all of Norfolk. The service is open to mothers (and, where appropriate, partners) who:
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Mpower Norfolk is unable to work with parents who have children in their care permanently and is unable to reunite parents with their children.
To make an enquiry or referral, please visit MPower or contact:
Great Yarmouth & East Norfolk, South Norfolk, and Norwich: 07790 842063
King’s Lynn & West Norfolk, and North Norfolk: 07790 369850
You can contact the Healthy Child Programme by calling Just One Number on 0300 300 0123 or texting Parentline on 07520 631590. Our opening hours are 8am-6pm Monday-Friday (excluding bank holidays) and 9am-1pm on Saturdays.
You can speak to other Norfolk parents and carers by clicking our online community forum below.
