Moving Parents and Children Together (M-PACT)
The Programme
M-PACT supports children/young people aged 8-17 who are experiencing the effects of parental substance misuse within the family. The programme offers a 'Whole Family Approach', working with parents and children from up to eight families at any one time in different group combinations.
The programme is made up of 10 sessions, this includes an individual family assessment, eight consecutive weekly core sessions that last 2.5 hours and a family review session. The programme is run by experienced professionals who work with the young people and parents to reduce the harmful impact that parental substance misuse and addiction has on family life.
The programme has been evaluated by the Mental Health Research & Development Unit (MHRDU) at the University of Bath and Lorna Templeton Research. Findings have shown that all the families involved felt that they had been helped by attending the programme. Please click on the links to read the evaluation results of the
pilot programmes and the results from programmes run during
2006-2011 across the UK.
For more information about the M-PACT Programme, you can download a booklet
here.
For more information about forthcoming M-PACT programmes and a referral form please contact us on 01747 832015
Please check the M-PACT (UK) Project page to see if your local area is delivering M-PACT. You will find links to the local authority website against each area to help you with your search.
"We're all a lot more aware, things are calmer. Mum and Dad are getting the help they need and me and [my siblings] are getting the help we need. Hopefully it will be just ... us back together normally without addiction."