‘How do we make decisions for children during an emergency like COVID 19?’ Perhaps, not surprisingly, this is the number 1 question we’ve been asked recently. It’s a very hard question to answer, especially when we know your aim is
Three practical, science-backed coping strategies for difficult times
Here they are – the first three coping strategies for you to experiment with and, hopefully, add to your personal coping kit! If you haven’t already, I’d really encourage you to read the introduction to this series. It explains how
Coping strategies – what are they and how do they work?
Well we didn’t see this coming did we?! As COVID-19 brings the world to a grinding halt we decided to bump this series of posts to the front of the queue. Anyone else feeling like crawling under a blanket and
Why Unregulated Children’s Homes Are Problematic
"You don’t have a safe place and not having a safe place is like being lost.” Recently, I watched this news item about unregulated children’s homes in the UK. Unregulated homes are a global problem. Unregulated means there is no
Being and feeling safe – what’s the brain got to do with it?!
Why is safety so important? I’m going to leap straight in today and introduce you to a favourite friend of mine. Not your usual friend. An organ friend… You didn’t see that one coming did you?! Well, possibly the picture
What exactly does it mean to thrive? Here’s an (extended) definition!
Over the last twelve months we’ve developed a little equation to help sum up our vision and our work: Safe + Belong = Thrive “A place to be and feel safe plus somewhere to belong equals the best chance
Why the world doesn’t have an orphanage problem…
or Changing the conversation about caring for vulnerable children. Oops… it seems we might’ve got this backwards?! Recently we’ve been preparing for a website update. After a couple of years of huge change and growth for SFAC, much of our
Life Outside the Comfort Zone
Mick Pease talks about following his calling, stretching his own belief in what he could achieve… and becoming an author. Your book, Children Belong in Families, is now officially out. How does it feel to be a published author? Weird – it
Life in an Orphange
Stephen Ucembe’s powerful testimony of life in an orphanage illustrates the reason for why SFAC exists. The presentation is short (15 minutes) and worth a watch when you have some spare time. Stephen’s presentation talks about the disadvantages of a