Held Safely
Safety
What a room is, who is in it, and what happens when a night is hard.
Who is in the room
Parents expecting a child, and one facilitator trained and licensed by us. Every facilitator holds a current Working with Children Check and we verify it ourselves rather than taking anybody's word.
What is said in the room
Stays in the room. It is the first agreement made, on the first evening, out loud, by everybody there.
You are never made to speak
A night you sit quietly through is a night you attended. You are welcome to say one word or none, and a facilitator who pushes has misunderstood the work.
This is not therapy
AMAE is preparation, and a facilitator is not a counsellor. Where a night in the room needs more than the room can hold, your facilitator will say so plainly and help you find the person who can.
If a night goes wrong
Write to us. A person reads it the same day, and a facilitator can be stood down while we look. You will never be asked to sit in a room you would rather leave.
Where to go right now
If you are in danger, call 000. For pregnancy, birth and early parenting, PANDA on 1300 726 306. For anything at any hour, Lifeline on 13 11 14. 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 for family violence and sexual assault.
These sit here rather than buried, because the night a person needs them is the night they are least able to go looking.
Every child arrives carrying a particular quality of imagination, perception and wonder that belongs to no other person who has ever lived.
Paige Lamoureux
Held safely is the whole of the work.
Every child arrives carrying a wonder that belongs to no other person who has ever lived.
Every child arrives carrying a wonder that belongs to no other person who has ever lived.
Every child arrives carrying a wonder that belongs to no other person who has ever lived.
Every child arrives carrying a wonder that belongs to no other person who has ever lived.
Every child arrives carrying a wonder that belongs to no other person who has ever lived.
Every child arrives carrying a wonder that belongs to no other person who has ever lived.
Every child arrives carrying a wonder that belongs to no other person who has ever lived.