Early Help Edgbaston & Northfield Articles

Finding Strength in a New Beginning: Jamie-Lee’s Story 

Single mothers are disproportionately affected by poverty, poor housing, and mental health strain. Research from Gingerbread (2024) shows that 44% of single-parent families live in poverty, compared to 25% of couple families. Domestic abuse is a common factor, with...

“It Feels Like Winning the Lottery”: How Practical Support Helped One Nan Care for Her Granddaughter

Not every act of care begins with grand gestures. Sometimes, it’s about a chair.  For Irene (name changed), 57, looking after her 14-year-old granddaughter Mollie (name changed) came with more than the usual family challenges. Mollie, diagnosed with ASD, had...

How One Family Found Their Way Back

As winter's chill settled over Birmingham, Mary Edwards faced a perfect storm of difficulties: a non-verbal autistic daughter without proper educational support, another child refusing school, and her own dyslexia creating barriers to accessing vital services. It's a...