Trauma Access

Rebuilding Family Ties in a Supportive Setting 

We provide supervised access to facilitate the reunification between parents and their children – all while ensuring the family heals together as one.   

This programme operates under the authorisation of the Ministry of Social & Family Development’s (MSF) Child Protection Service (CPS).  

In line with MSF’s approach to intervention for families, we aim to: 

• Heal and grow the relationship between the child and their parents or caregivers in a safe environment 
• Strengthen bonds between parent and child by providing opportunities for them to display positive child management and parenting strategies 
• Assess how ready the parent or caregiver is to reunite with their child  
• Facilitate the reunification of child and parent or caregiver  

For Urgent Situations 

If the child’s life is in immediate danger, call the police at 999. 

 If you suspect or are aware of child abuse, you can report it by:  

• Calling the Child Protective Service Helpline at 1800 777 0000, or 
• Filling in the NAVH Online Reporting Form  

What You Can Expect  

Our team can provide supervised facilitated access, supervised handovers, parent and/or child counselling, parenting programmes, and case conferences among professionals. 

We act as an on-site parenting coach, counsellor, and social worker – all in one. This is to facilitate safe access between abused children and their natural parents or caregivers.     

Our sessions consist of several carefully designed activities to ensure a smooth and holistic healing process. These include: 

• Facilitating conversations, activities, and games between the child and their parent or caregiver 
• Conducting a debriefing session with parents or caregivers and informing them on what they did right and how they can further improve 
• Discussing appropriate parenting skills that they can use to strengthen their parent-child interactions