For parents
Taking the first step and getting support can be life-changing for you and your family
Ideas, tools & resources that can support you
Exploring our website might give you new ways to understand how things are for you now – and how to create the future you want for you and your family. This might give you new ideas about starting conversations with those who can help and empower you to take action. Weâve also chosen some tools and resources to share more widely, based on experience of working with parents through our own programme, For Babyâs Sake. These might help you deal with difficult situations, find support, make changes or build resilience in yourself or your baby or children.
OUR PROGRAMME
For Babyâs Sake
Starting in pregnancy, For Babyâs Sake is for both parents. We work with you individually to break cycles of domestic abuse and give your baby the best start in life.
For Babyâs Sake could help you make changes in your life and end hurtful or harmful behaviour that makes you feel scared or bad, so you can feel safe, respected and good about yourself.

We wonât judge what youâve done, experienced or how you are as a parent. Instead, we help you face challenges in your life and give you new ways to handle emotions such as anger and fear.
We help both parents create a positive future for your baby and any other children you have, even if youâre not together as a couple.          Â
Our first priority is that everyone in your family is safe throughout the whole programme. We welcome introductions from your midwife or others supporting you. You can also contact us yourself.
We currently have For Babyâs Sake teams operating in Blackpool, London and the South of England, and the East of England. Delivery of the programme is subject to funding and current capacity.Â
We welcome contact and referrals from midwives, local authority staff and other multi-agency professionals, or parents in areas where we currently have funding and capacity.
We welcome approaches to fund For Babyâs Sake in local areas.
For more information on the development of these teams, see Our Story on About Us.
Both parents join For Babyâs Sake during pregnancy and your involvement may last until your baby is two years old. This is a really important time, when your childâs brain is developing and important bonds are forming.

We work with each parent individually, also focusing on your baby and any other children. At each stage of the journey, we provide support matched to the needs of everyone involved to help you as your child grows and develops.                Â
Depending on where you live, sessions take place online using video technology and by phone, in your home and/or in a local venue such as a community/family centre. We arrange sessions at times to suit you.
For Babyâs Sake might be for you if:
- You are expecting a baby
- You both want the best for your baby and to be the best parents you can be
- More than ever, you want to feel safe, physically and emotionally, and in control of your life
- You realise your behaviour sometimes hurts or scares your family and you want to change
- You want your children to grow up seeing a healthy relationship between their parents
- You want to share the parenting of your baby, even if youâre not a couple or donât live together
- You experienced difficulties in your own childhood and want a better start for your child
"I felt like I was babysitting my baby - now I feel like a mum"
âI feel that Iâm a lot less angry. Rather than hiding behind angerâĶ I can actually communicate whatâs going on internally a lot betterâ
"It made me feel proud of myself, and how well [my baby] is doing, and his milestones are building just by me interacting with him, and keeping him safe, and talking to him"
âIt wasn't just the counselling around the relationship, it was also all of the help around raising [my baby]. We had a baby practitioner that we could call on and talk to about all of the things and all of the stages that we were facing.â
Our locations
For Baby's Sake Teams
We currently have For Babyâs Sake teams operating in Blackpool, London and the South of England, and the East of England. Delivery of the programme is subject to funding and current capacity.
Get in touch
If you are interested in funding For Babyâs Sake in your area or are seeking support for a family, please email welcome@forbabyssake.org.uk or phone 01438 873420.
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Blackpool
Blackpool
Team Manager: 07393 752416
Emergency contact
If you are in an emergency situation, please call: 999
For 24/7 domestic abuse support and advice phone the National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000247