Family Group Conferences for Adults

Bringing together your support network to help you resolve challenges

If you are working alongside adults and/or want to explore one-off purchasing, please visit our Professional’s Hub.

A Family Group Conference - or FGC - is an opportunity to bring a support network together. The group works together to create a safe plan of action to help resolve challenges. The support network can include both close and extended family, friends, colleagues and members of the local community.

Increasingly, they are being used to specifically support adults in a range of situations.

What makes a Family Group Conference different?

  • It is independent. Our Coordinators are neutral. They are not from a professional body. They aim to empower a person and their wider support group to create their own solutions.

  • They are person-led. The process is voluntary. The key decisions about the Conference are made by the adult and support group. The family agrees to the plan together using information from professionals to help them.

  • Everyone’s voices are heard. The process allows for everyone to have the chance to share their views. Particular attention is made to ensure that the adult whom the Conference is for can share their wishes.

Supporting Adults in Reading

We currently have funding from Reading Borough Council to offer Family Group Conferences to adults living in Reading.

If you, or someone you know or are working with, is facing a challenge and needs support, we are here to help.

Family Group Conferences are suitable for a wide range of situations, including but not limited to:

  • Family & Life Changes e.g. relationships, relocating, university

  • Emotional wellbeing e.g. mental health, grief, hoarding

  • Health needs e.g. illness, hospital stays, end of life

Our restorative support seeks to

  • Identify and manage challenges early

  • Connect people with a broad support network

  • Hear everyone’s views and feelings

  • Create a clear action plan to move forward

If you’d like to refer yourself or someone else for this service, please do so via the Joy Marketplace.

If you’d like to talk to someone first, please contact us on headoffice@daybreakfgc.org.uk to arrange a call.