Sharon and Richard Brice live in Birmingham with their three sons.
The two younger boys - Andrew, seven, and Daniel, five - have special needs and some behavioural problems. On most days, the Brices find that try as they might to make time for their eldest son, 10-year-old James, managing the needs of his two younger brothers means they simply cannot spend much time with him. So, when James began showing signs of stress and complained of a lack of parental attention, the Brices knew they needed help.
All too often, families in this situation face breakdown and the common course of action by local authorities is to take the children into foster care. But the Brice family are still together because Birmingham City Council is one of almost 20 local authorities that are pioneering a support care project.
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