CYP Now - Sefton’s trauma-informed approach helps families to recover from ACEs

Sefton Council rolls out its adverse childhood experiences (ACE) recovery scheme after a successful pilot.

Young people in the Sefton programme took part in team building outdoor activities

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A major driver of poor life outcomes for some children and young people is the relationship with their parents and the trauma they experience in the family.

“It has become apparent that to break the intergenerational cycle, we as a society need to become more trauma informed and ACE aware,” says Sefton ACE practitioner Alison Lovelady, a youth worker who says her practice has been “transformed” through trauma training.

Lovelady is one of three practitioners from Sefton Council’s early help service trained in a toolkit to deliver a recovery programme for vulnerable children, young people and families affected by childhood trauma.

Leeann Doolin, a youth worker and ACE co-ordinator at the council, describes the programme as having led to a transformation” for families.

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