Support For Families
Please find a list of websites and helplines for support for children and their families.
| Name: | Support Type: | Contact Details: |
|---|---|---|
| Samaritans | Crisis mental health support | 116 123 |
| Childline | Support for children and young people | 0800 1111 |
| Safer Places | Domestic abuse support | 03301025811 www.saferplaces.co.uk |
| Sunflower | Domestic abuse helpline | 0808 808 8088 www.hertssunflower.org/herts sunflower.aspx |
| Shelter | Housing and eviction help and support | www.shelter.org.uk 0800 800 4444 |
| Single Point of Access | Mental health triage for access to mental health support | 0300 777 0707 |
| Mind | Mental health support | 0300 123 3393 |
| Young Minds | Parent helpline for children and adolescents with mental health issues | www.youngminds.org.uk/find help/for-parents/parents helpline/ 0808 802 5544 |
| Harmless | Support and advice for Self-Harm | www.harmless.org.uk |
| The Sandbox by Mindler | Digital mental health support for children and young people aged 5-25 | https://thesandbox.mindler.co.uk/ |
| NESSie | Support vulnerable young people and their families with complex mental health needs | https://nessieined.com/ |
| Family Lives | Support and advice relating to all aspects of family life that include all stages of a child’s development, issues with schools and parenting/relationship support. They also respond when life becomes more complicated and provide support around family breakdown, aggression in the home, bullying, teenage risky behaviour and mental health concerns of both parents and their children. | Email: askus@familylives.org.uk 0808 800 2222 www.familylives.org.uk |
| NSPCC | Information and advice on how to keep children safe, online safety and support for parents. | Helpline: 0808 800 5000 Email: help@nspcc.org.uk |
| Verso | Food banks, children’s clothes & equipment and parent support. | https://www.verso.church/verso-care/feed |
| Child on parent violence | Offer free specialist, tailored support for parents and carers of children—including neuro-diverse young people up to 25yrs. | https://capafirstresponse.org/ |
| Domestic Abuse | Support and helplines for people experiencing domestic abuse | National Domestic Abuse Helpline (Refuge): 0808 2000 247 Men’s Advice Line (Respect): 0808 8010 327 |
| National Centre for Domestic Violence | Providing emergency injunctions within two weeks of police involvements | 0808 2000 247 www.ncdv.org.uk |
