Building Respectful Families

The BRF service provides information, advice, training and support to families and professionals impacted by this. Our approach will always be to seek to work with both children/young people and their parent/s or caregivers/s, where this is possible. 

We accept requests for support directly from families living in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, or Berkshire.  We can also accept requests via professionals. 

Before contacting us, please read our flyer which can be located here

Please note that BRF is not a crisis service.  If you need help in an emergency, contact 999.    To speak to the police in a non-emergency situation dial 111.  The National Domestic Abuse helpline is open 24 hours a day 0808 2000 247, they also have a live-chat option.

How can I request support?

Are you a parent or caregiver looking for help? 

You can request support for yourself here 

By completing this form, you will be requesting an appointment with one of our practitioners to discuss the needs of you and your family. Please complete the form in as much details as possible. This will help our team to identify the right support for you and your family.

Under the ‘Details of request for support’, please can you:

Mention that you are requesting support from Building Respectful Families (BRF)

Enter as much detail as possible about what is happening for your family right now and what you are looking for, in terms of support.

Include information about your child and whether they have been spoken to about support from us and are requesting this. (Don’t worry about this part, if it feels unsafe to talk to them about this.  Our team can talk to you about this at a later stage)

Are you a professional, wanting to enquire about support for a parent / caregiver who you are working with? (You will need to have obtained the consent of the family to share their details)

You can enquire about support for a parent/caregiver here using the parent/caregiver details.

By completing this form, you will be requesting an appointment with one of our practitioners to discuss the presenting issues and needs of this specific family. 

Under the ‘Details of request for support’, please ensure that you:

Mention that you are requesting support from Building Respectful Families (BRF). 

Enter as much detail as possible about the presenting issues (risks) and support needs (including vulnerabilities) of each family member.

Include information about whether the young person has also been spoken to and consents to BRF support. 

What happens next?

We aim to acknowledge your request as soon as possible, and within five working days.  

Once a request for support is received, a BRF practitioner will be allocated to respond and will work in partnership to complete an assessment of needs, before an offer of support is made. 

Find out more about our industry nominated CPD training course or contact us to discuss a bespoke session to meet your needs.

Please email us training@safeproject.org.uk

We are looking to develop connections with our partner organisations, to maximise the support for families affected by CAPVA.   Please contact the team to discuss how we could support your organisation. 

For this and all other enquiries please email the team - brf@safeproject.org.uk 

Parent Testimony about a BRF parent support group:

"I feel this group is extremely valuable and offers a safe non-judgmental space to share thoughts and feelings.  Because I did not feel judged, I was able to really reflect on our situation in an adult way and start to make some changes which have worked and made a difference to me and my child"

Young Person Testimony about BRF support:

“I react differently now.   And my Mum tries to talk more about things. We are kinder to each other.”