Child services and domestic abuse

[Marnie1909103]

Good evening,
Can anyone please advise of child services involvement when DA is involved.
My partners mental health worsened recently and he became paranoid and stopped taking mental health medication. There was a one off incident where he trashed the family home and police were called as there were concerns for his well-being. Myself nor our children were present at the time however child service have become involved as his paranoia surrounded myself. They are concerned About the emotional impact on our children. He is not currently residing at the home address and is back on his medication and doing really well. He is allowed contact with both myself and the children but at my mothers house. I have been told that this has been referred to the MASH team but I am completely oblivious to what happens next.
Any advice would be gratefully appreciated
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Thanks

Bumping for you op. Hopefully someone with knowledge on this will be here soon

Thank you

Just do what they advise.

Stick to the contact being supervised and him not being in the home.

If the DC's are settled in school etc for the next fews months they will probably close the case

Thank you for taking the time to reply, I intend on doing everything they ask and working with them fully.

Good luck op

Thank you, I am contemplating just walking away from the whole relationship. I don’t want my children to be subject to child services. They come first no matter what. I don’t not rely on their father. I am with him because I want to be. How do I decide if they would be better off if we separated? He is a brilliant dad xx

He has poor mental health , paranoia, he’s not taking his meds and he’s been violent.

He’s not able to be a good dad right now and he’s a risk to you and your children. I think that your instincts are right and you and the children would be safer if you separated. You can always arrange supervised contact for the children once his health is better.

Even if you split with him, they’ll have contact so won’t be protected from any future issues. If he’s a great dad as you say, and has only been problematic whilst off his meds then I’d just be supportive of his recovery and work with both him and childrens services to keep them emotionally and physically safe. You’re doing the right thing as parents by having him move out and by engaging with CS over the best way to handle things from here on. They have your DCs best interests at heart, potentially more zealously at the moment given recent events, so just be open and honest with them.

Hi OP, a Soca Worker will carry out a sine assessment, based in what you have said if OH is not taking meds stc..you will.be offered Early Help.support or even case closed. If there were more concerns a child in need plan.