Children and Families Service Glasgow
We believe that childhood abuse should not be allowed to cloud the rest of a child's life.
Our local services help children to heal and their families to recover from abusive experiences. From our centre in Glasgow, we work with children and families who have been affected by physical, sexual or emotional abuse throughout the west of Scotland. Outreach workers in Inverclyde and Renfrewshire also support children and young people who are affected by domestic abuse.
Children who have been betrayed need to learn to trust again. Staff use counselling skills, art, play and other forms of creative communication, such as role play, puppets and storytelling to help them understand and cope with their feelings.
We also help children to make sense of their experiences and encourage them to develop trusting relationships with safe boundaries in future.
It is important that staff and volunteers working with families who have suffered from abuse have a good understanding of how it affects lives. Which is why our staff also provide consultancy and training to voluntary and statutory organisations.
Extra information
Most of the families using this service are referred from social services.
