Anyone with four kids will tell you they are hard work; little did I know when I brought my little bundles of joy home from hospital that life was going to be this tough and I would be come a full-time Carer to my children. Two of my boys were diagnosed with autism and the other with ADHD. One of the boys was soiling himself several times every day.

At my wits end I made a referral to the Newry Family Support Hub and SPACE NI accepted it for their family support service. Our family support worker was lovely, she has shown me how to help my son manage his moods and regulate his behaviour and it has worked! For the first time in eighteen months he is calm and has stopped soiling himself. She helped me to realise that because the boys required so much attention my daughter was becoming withdrawn. She told me about the Friends Resilience Programme that SPACE NI offer and this has helped her immensely she has stopped bottling all her worries up and comes and talks to me now. SPACE NI have helped me and my kids immensely, my family support worker has been a lifeline to me, when I’ve felt alone with no-one to talk to – I just ring her. This is the best support I have ever had.

Many families need a little extra help to get by and others need a little support to get ahead. Here at SPACE NI we are here to work alongside families and enable them to get that help and support they need.

If you would like to make a referral to the Family Support Hub go to www.space-ni.com/family-support-hub/

For more information on the Family Support Hub you can watch our short video.
https://vimeo.com/216493917