The Lilias Graham Trust

The Lilias Graham Trust’s mission is to protect vulnerable children and provide parents with the skills they need to give their children better futures.

We do this by offering services that will build parent’s and children’s capacity to overcome stress and alienation arising from poverty and social exclusion.

We receive referrals from local authorities looking for an expert recommendation to the difficult decisions they face when a child may be at risk of harm from parents. We seek to work collaboratively with all parties involved to gain a thorough understanding of the unique difficulties each family is facing and the risk these difficulties may present to the children of the family.

We provide intensive independent assessments that offer an expert opinion as to whether parents are able to meet their child’s needs and the ongoing support that they may require in order to do so.

We aim to:

• provide a service that strengthens child/parent relationships
  assist in the design and implementation of individual support agreements for families
• provide families with parenting skills to enable them to look after their children
  assess, assist and help families in collaboration with social work departments and other relevant agencies
• assist families to develop personal and social skills which enable them to live independently.