Mothers offered help to escape drug cycle and regain custody of kids

“Sally” (not her real name) worked as a prostitute on the streets of Ipswich for seven years to feed a drug habit before finally kicking her addiction in 2004. “I consider myself lucky now,” says the 38-year-old mother of six. “I’ve got my kids back. They might be a handful, but life is back on track.”

Sally’s is an exceptional story. Last year, 1,120 babies under one month old were taken into care with little prospect of their mothers getting them back ? with a devastating effect on those women whose first response is often to have more children. In one case, a family court judge reported removing 14 children from the same mother.

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