Today’s theme is the Family Approach A Family Approach is one that secures better outcomes for children (including unborn babies), adults with care and support needs, children and their families by co-ordinating the support they receive from Adult and Children and Family Services. The support provided by these services should be focused on problems affecting the family as this is the only effective way of working with families experiencing the most significant problems. General Information NSPCC Support for Parents Parenting can be rewarding, but it can also be challenging. The NSPCC Support for Parents webpage provides parenting tips for all stages of your child’s life, as well as advice on how to deal with difficult situations. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events that affect children while growing up, such as living in a household affected by domestic violence, substance misuse or mental illness. Research has identified that people who experienced four or more types of ACE – which includes sexual abuse as well as emotional and physical neglect and exposure to domestic violence – are ten times more likely to be involved in injecting drug use, seven times more likely to be alcohol-dependent and 12 times more likely to have attempted suicide. Learn more about ACES by watching this short animated film on Adverse Childhood Experiences.