Giving HOPE Project

Giving HOPE and Minimising Trauma

The Giving HOPE project aims to minimise the trauma experienced by mothers and babies who are separated close to birth due to safeguarding concerns. At the centre of our offer are the HOPE Boxes, co-produced with a group of women with lived experience (HOPE Mothers). The HOPE Boxes are underpinned by the findings from the Born into Care: Developing new national guidelines when the state intervenes at birth project. More information about the research and the project findings can be found HERE  

Giving a HOPE is a collaboration between Lancaster University and the charity Birth Companions.

Following a pilot stage the HOPE Boxes have now been rolled out and we are working with over 30 areas of the country with other areas in development. 

We have recently received spin-out status from Lancaster University and will be operating as a Community Interest Company from January 2025. A new website including new training resources will be available from this website from early 2025.

If you are interested in becoming a Giving HOPE site and want more information about the project please contact the team, email: givinghope@lancaster.ac.uk

We are grateful to our partners from practice for their support with this work.

Introducing Giving HOPE

Please click HERE watch this animation for an introduction to our HOPE Boxes offer