Organisation and Services
Step Together Programme
Step Together is a new programme to be delivered by Venus to support women and young women who have had one or more children permanently removed into care. The programme will run initially for 5 years and will provide support to 150 women over this time to address their needs to avoid what is or could become a cycle recurring. Many issues contribute to this cycle including domestic abuse, substance misuse, mental health and previous trauma and half of these women are aged 24 and under. A study over a six year period (2007 to 2013) showed that just over 7 thousand birth mothers experienced nearly 23 thousand babies and children taken into care.
Email: kati.oakes@venuscharity.org
The Venus Centre
Email: kati.oakes@venuscharity.org