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The For Baby's Sake Trust
@forbabyssake.bsky.social
We provide parents with trauma-informed, therapeutic support
to #BreakTheCycle of domestic abuse and give their baby the best start in life 💜 www.forbabyssake.org.uk
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2025 marks a major milestone for The For Baby’s Sake Trust as we celebrate our 10th anniversary!

We are grateful to every parent, practitioner, funder & supporter who has joined us on our journey to break cycles of domestic abuse and give babies the best start in life.

Learn more: bit.ly/4gIqIYx
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Join @forbabyssake.bsky.social on 20 November to learn about their award-winning therapeutic programme, For Baby's Sake, supporting parents to give their babies the best start in life ✨

This free online showcase is ideal for anyone who works to support family learning: bit.ly/4qUGHsE
November 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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📢 SafeLives at #LabourPartyConference 📢

Our CEO, Ellen Miller, will be chairing a vital panel discussion: “Victims in their own right? How to better protect babies, children and young victims affected by domestic abuse.”

🗓 Sunday 28 September
⏰ 17:45
📍 Theatre 2, Youth Zone & Skills Hub
September 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Respect, alongside other voices and leading organisations within the sector committed to the wellbeing of babies, children and families has signed @forbabyssake.bsky.social's open letter to Rt Hon Jess Phillips MP, Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls.
September 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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iHV co-signs @forbabyssake.bsky.social open letter to Rt Hon Jess Phillips MP, Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls, calling for babies and young children to be recognised within the government’s Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy
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August 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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We at SafeLives fully support @forbabyssake.bsky.social open letter to Jess Phillips MP, Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls.
Babies Must Be Recognised in the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy: Our Open Letter to Jess Phillips MP  - For Baby's Sake
The For Baby’s Sake Trust has written an open letter to Rt Hon Jess Phillips MP, Minister for Safeguarding and VAWG. Read more.
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August 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
At The For Baby's Sake Trust, we're thrilled that Best Start Family Hubs are to be rolled out across England, providing much-needed support for the families who need it most.

@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social | @ncb.org.uk

#BreakTheCycle #FamilyHubs #BestStartFamilyHubs #EarlyIntervention

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Children growing up in our country deserve the best start in life.

Building on the legacy of Sure Start, we’re opening Best Start Family Hubs in every local authority.

That’s the difference Labour makes.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
One-stop family hubs to be opened in all English council areas
Government announces £500m project to provide single-point of access for health, education and wellbeing services
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Groundbreaking Domestic Abuse Programme, For Baby’s Sake, launches in the North East of England to support Families in the Region
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June 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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The National Centre for Family Learning @familylearning.bsky.social has announced the #FamilyLearningAwards winners! 🏆🎉

Congratulations to:
@durham-university.bsky.social
@forbabyssake.bsky.social
@rotherhamcouncil.bsky.social
Cardiff and Vale College

Read more: bit.ly/FamilyLearni...
June 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Congratulations to our 2025 #FamilyLearningAward winners! 🏆🎉
Innovation - @durham-university.bsky.social
Early Years - @forbabyssake.bsky.social
Health and Wellbeing - @rotherhamcouncil.bsky.social
STEM - Cardiff and Vale College

Read more: bit.ly/FamilyLearni...
#FamilyLearningAwards
June 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Congratulations to @forbabyssake.bsky.social, winner of the Family Learning in the Early Years Award! 🏆🎉 Their programme has provided long-term therapeutic support to over 700 families, helping parents give their baby the best start in life.

Read more: bit.ly/FamilyLearni...
#FamilyLearningAwards
June 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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New stats published today by the End Child Poverty Coalition show us that in 2/3 of MP constituencies, 1 in 4 children are living in poverty. Child poverty in the UK is at record levels. Email your MP and ask them to act: act.cpag.org.uk/page/172351/...
June 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Congratulations to @forbabyssake.bsky.social, shortlisted for the Family Learning in the Early Years Award! 🎉 Watch the short film to learn about their therapeutic support programme, enabling parents to give their baby the best start in life. #FamilyLearningAwards
May 29, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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We are delighted to announce the 2025 shortlist for the Family Learning in the Early Years Award! Congratulations to: Buckinghamshire Family Learning, @forbabyssake.bsky.social and Garden Museum 🎉 #FamilyLearningAwards
May 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Congratulations to @forbabyssake.bsky.social, shortlisted for the Early Years Award! 🎉 Their therapeutic support programme used evidence-based approaches to enhance parental capacity, emotional safety & infant wellbeing, enabling parents to give their baby the best start. #FamilyLearningAwards
May 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The For Baby’s Sake Trust welcomes @commissionerda.bsky.social's vital and comprehensive report, ‘Victims in their own right? Babies, children and young people’s experiences of domestic abuse’ which powerfully affirms what our work has long demonstrated.

Read our response: bit.ly/3GrOfR0

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Response to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s Report: Victims in their own right? Babies, children and young people’s experiences of domestic abuse  - For Baby's Sake
Our response to the DA Commissioner’s Report: Victims in their own right? Babies, children and young people’s experiences of domestic abuse.
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April 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
JUST RELEASED: Our new findings have revealed the alarming number of babies referred to children’s social care in England with domestic abuse as a factor; nearly 50,000 each year, based on a 3-year average.
Press Release: New Data Reveals Almost 50,000 Babies Are Referred to Children’s Social Care Each Year with Domestic Abuse as a Factor  - For Baby's Sake
New findings have revealed the alarming number of babies referred to children’s social care in England with domestic abuse as a factor.
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February 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Out today, my latest feature for @metro.co.uk's 'This Is Not Right' campaign is about how domestic abuse and pregnancy are closely linked. Huge thanks @forbabyssake.bsky.social for the work you do, and thanks @jessaustin.bsky.social for commissioning me!

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'I was heavily pregnant when my partner turned violent - I'm not alone'
Around 30% of domestic abuse begins during pregnancy.
metro.co.uk
February 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
2025 marks a major milestone for The For Baby’s Sake Trust as we celebrate our 10th anniversary!

We are grateful to every parent, practitioner, funder & supporter who has joined us on our journey to break cycles of domestic abuse and give babies the best start in life.

Learn more: bit.ly/4gIqIYx
February 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM