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 family-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.

More information and resources

• Daybreak stories of Family Group Conferences with Adults

• Family and Group Conference in Adults Research & Practice Network

• An Evaluation Report of using Family Group Conferences in Adult Social Care, by Daybreak (2016)

• Family Group Conferences for children, young people and families

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