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Sarah Travers

Sarah started at BBC Radio Foyle in 1995 before moving to the Belfast newsroom in 1997

Meet the team

Male childcarers

A conference hears the arguments for more men to consider childcare as a career

Family Focus

The story of a father whose life was shattered when his wife died suddenly

Family mediation

Helping separating couples resolve differences over their children outside of court

Four's company

The parents of quads talk about their experience of coping with multiple births

The future of foster care

The lack of younger foster carers has led to serious concerns for the future

Early detection of autism

The pilot project which helps to identify autism in very young children

Against the odds

Louise Firinne was homeless at 19. Now at 30 she is a successful businesswoman.

Love thy neighbourhood

The campaign aiming to bring back a sense of pride in local communities

Family Focus

A mother's fight to be reunited with her children

Family Focus - ear piercing

Sarah looks at the trend of piercing the ears of very young children

Family Focus - First Aid

More than eighty percent of heart attacks happen in the home

Family Focus

A Belfast family's fight to help their seriously ill grandson

Schoolboy peacemakers

The west Belfast school which is reaching out into the wider community

Family Focus

Helping people with disablilities get into work

Family Focus

Evidence the current economic uncertainties are having a real impact on family life

Social Workers

Family focus has been looking into those we task with protecting children

Family Focus

In this weeks Family Focus we look at the Community Befriending Scheme

Young Carers

In this week's family focus we look at an issue important to many people

Family Focus, 11th December

Many people are still finding it difficult to make ends meet, never mind buy Christmas presents

Family Focus, 4th December

The death of Baby 'P' in London has brought into question how children are protected

Family Focus, 27th November

Sarah spent a day with Patricia Lewsley, the Children's Commissioner

Family Focus

Tracing a birth relative if you've been adopted can be a hugely emotive subject

Family Focus

Older people in Northern Ireland now have someone to champion their cause

Credit Crunch

A survey has revealed that 41 percent of families here have cut down on family treats

Child Contact Centres

1 in 3 marriages ends in divorce leaving hundreds of thousands of children caught in the middle

Baby Loss Awareness

Sarah Travers visited a young mother who has had to try and come to terms with the loss of her baby.

Family Focus - Employment Law

A new employment law will affect you, if you are expecting a baby on or adopting after this Sunday.

Family Focus, Cancer

When you're a single mother staying alive to see your children grow up is everything.

Family Time

Nearly a year ago Sarah met a family about to embark on a daunting new project.

Family Focus - Childminders

The latest in our family focus series investigates the importance of a good childminder.

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