On this page
- 1) How we work across the Midlands
- 2) Our direct services
- 3) Local campaigns
- 4) Schools service
- 5) Building connections
- 6) Together for Childhood, Stoke-on-Trent
- 7) Fundraising
- 8) Helpline and Childline
- 9) Facts and figures from the Midlands in 2023–24
- 10) Volunteering
- 11) Contact us
- 12) Follow us on Facebook
How we work across the Midlands
Our hub is based in Nottingham, where we deliver face-to-face services to support parents and families in the local area and virtual services to support parents across the Midlands.
Wherever you are in the region, we're here to help. In 2023–24, we
- worked with 188 families and children delivering services such as Pregnancy in Mind (PiM)
- interacted with around 3,300
professionals, adults and children through our local campaigns including (un)comfortable conversations and Look, Say, Sing, Play Birmingham - and reached 232,931
children in 933 schools through our online Speak out Stay safe programme.
Our direct services
Pregnancy in Mind (PiM) provides free mental health group support for parents-to-be, between 12 and 26 weeks of pregnancy, to find space for whatever they’re feeling.
It explores coping strategies, understanding your mental health, mindfulness, ways to boost your mood, relaxation, and connecting with your baby.
Email us about Pregnancy in Mind (PiM)
Or, watch our Pregnancy in Mind video
Domestic Abuse Recovering Together (DART™) helps mothers and children who have experienced domestic abuse talk about their experiences and rebuild their relationship.
Over a 10-week journey, children aged 7–14 and their mothers come together to explore their experiences, learn effective coping strategies, and rebuild the parent-child relationships that are essential for healing. This service is avilable at our Swindon hub.
Local campaigns
It takes a whole community to help keep children safe. That's why our local campaigns team bring together organisations, parents, carers and professionals to create positive changes in your local communities.
We might bring one of our national campaigns to a local area, or work with our partners to develop something entirely new – we do whatever is needed to make sure everyone can play their part in protecting children from abuse.
In 2023–24, we interacted with around 3,300
professionals, adults and children through our local campaigns including (un)comfortable conversations and Look, Say, Sing, Play Birmingham.
The Listen up, Speak up campaign helps every adult play their part in keeping children safe by helping them identify concerns and speak out for children.
We offer free 60-minute workshops for groups of adults, both in person and online. In these workshops we
- share information on the prevalence of abuse and neglect
- discuss barriers to seeking help
- explore responses to various scenarios
- develop strategies for difficult conversations
- and identify resources for further training and support.
Book a Listen up, Speak up workshop
Or why not complete our free, 10-minute online training session?
Talk PANTS is a simple yet effective way for adults to talk with children in an age-appropriate way to help keep them safe from sexual abuse.
Our local campaigns team work with parents, carers, early years settings, schools and communities to support adults and make them feel confident about having these important conversations.
You can talk PANTS with children aged 3–11 at home or in your school or early years setting. On these Talk PANTS webpages you’ll find easy-to-use tools for talking PANTS like lesson plans, the Pantosaurus song and guides for parents to start these important conversations.
Research in Stoke-on-Trent highlighted that some children who have additional needs require extra support to be able to access and understand the PANTS messages.
That's why we've worked with The Makaton Charity to develop Talk PANTS resources in Makaton (a language programme using symbols and signs to support communication for children with additional needs).
Created with support from the Together for Childhood team in Stoke-on-Trent, these new resources will help keep more children safe by enabling them to join in the conversation and talk PANTS.
Parents and carers interact with their babies all the time without always realising how it's shaping their baby’s brain.
Look, Say, Sing, Play gives parents and carers simple tips to help their baby's brain develop while strengthening the bond between parent and child. These tips are easy to fit into everyday activities.
Our local campaigns team partners with different local authorities to support family hubs in sharing Look, Say, Sing, Play resources with families.
In Birmingham, health visitors have been giving out flashcards as part of their six-week postnatal visit with new parents.
Families across the city have also joined a range of activities and events in family hubs, stay-and-play groups and libraries to build their confidence using different activity ideas and building them into their daily routines.
We've partnered with Approachable Parenting to support Muslim parents and carers to feel more confident having a range of conversations which help keep children safe.
Muslim families in Birmingham shared their experiences and these were used to shape our (un)comfortable conversations guide which aims to help parents and carers to feel more comfortable starting conversations.
As part of this campaign, the local campaigns team is also now offering workshops in and around Birmingham, co-delivered with Approachable Parenting, to support Muslim parents and carers, and for professionals who work with Muslim parents and carers.
Providing Regular Opportunities to Talk about Exploitation with Children in Telford (PROTECT)
Launching in December 2024, the PROTECT campaign aims to support children, families and professionals across Telford and Wrekin to feel more confident talking about child sexual exploitation in an age-appropriate manner.
Multi-agency partners are working together to develop curriculum support for schools and to help build conversations across the local community to help keep children safe.
Schools service
Through the delivery of our schools service, we make sure every child’s voice is heard and valued. We have schools coordinators based across the region, supporting local schools in every community.
Speak out Stay safe is a safeguarding programme for children aged 5–11, which is available to all primary schools in the Midlands, as well as across the UK.
It helps children to understand that they always have a right to feel safe, and that they can speak to a safe adult or Childline if they ever need help or support.
In 2023–24, we’re proud to say that 232,931 children in 933 schools took part in our online Speak out Stay safe programme.
We want all young people to understand healthy behaviours in relationships and recognise their right to be safe, heard and respected.
Talk Relationships supports secondary schools to confidently deliver inclusive relationships and sex education.
Building connections
Our new online text befriending service, Building Connections, aims to help young people tackle loneliness head-on.
No matter where they are in the UK, young people can be referred to us by any professional who knows them, such as a teacher, social worker, coach or doctor.
Together for Childhood, Stoke-on-Trent
Together for Childhood is a transformative, long-term project working with the Stoke-on-Trent community to prevent child sexual abuse.
Our local team strengthens relationships between partner organisations, such as local authorities, charities and schools.
Fundraising
85% of our income is raised by donation, and we spend it all on working to protect children.
Across the region, we have lots of local fundraising committees who organise a wide range of fundraising events to support our work, from bake sales to golf days.
People throughout the region can also take part in sponsored events like sky dives and marathons to support us.
Helpline and Childline
Abuse can happen at any time, day or night. If you're concerned about a child, our specialist Helpline team is here to listen, offer advice and take action when needed. Likewise, our Childline counsellors are available to support young people 24/7, every day of the year.
Facts and figures from the Midlands in 2023–24
31,300
children
children
3,300
professionals, adults and children
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