About The Supporting Separated Families Alliance
The Supporting Separated Families Alliance is a national movement to bring together charities, Voluntary sector organisations, partnerships, businesses, Family Courts, Local Government, and professionals to support parents and children going through family separation.
In Sheffield, we hope that by doing this, we bring together professionals working within the family support, legal and social care sectors so that best practices can be shared and that initial access to support and further signposting can be distributed as widely as possible to improve accessibility and speed of support.
We are fortunate that Sheffield is a big city with lots of resources. Our aim is that the SSFA is the go-to place for separating families and the professionals working with them. This is just the beginning. We hope that we can work together to support those affected by family separation.
Steering Group
Members of the steering group are all based in Sheffield and include:
- A family mediator
- A parent with lived and professional experience
- A solicitor/lawyer
- A CEO from a charity that supports separated families
- Representation from the Sheffield City Council parenting team, including working with Dads
- A service manager from a charity supporting children who have been affected by domestic abuse
