Below are key resources available to support families.
Below are key resources available to support families.
| Agency | Contact Information | Email/Website | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent & Family Support Officer.
At Preston School – Mandy Noone |
07825182209 | Mandy.noone@prestonschool.co.uk
|
Support parents and families. Offering 1:1 advice, parenting support and can link to other services |
| Mind | https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/information-for-parents/ | Talking to your teenager about mental health | |
| Young Minds | 0808 802 5544
Webchat also available |
https://www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/ | Detailed advice, emotional support and signposting about a child or young person up to the age of 25 |
| FRANK | 0300 1236600 | https://www.talktofrank.com/get-help/concerned-about-a-child | Drug and Alcohol Advice |
| Somerset Carers | 0800 31 68 600 or 01823 331 222 | https://somersetcarers.org/who-can-help-you/somerset-young-carers/ | Provides support, advice and respite breaks for children and young people under 18 who has substantial caring responsibilities at home. |
| Childline | 0800 1111 | https://www.childline.org.uk/
https://www.childline.org.uk/get-support/ |
A free, private and confidential service for children and young people where they can talk about anything |
| Young Somerset | https://www.youngsomerset.org.uk/ | Provides Targeted Youth Support, Alternative Education Provision and Enterprise, and Mental Health and Wellbeing | |
| Child Exploitation and online Protection | https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
|
Advice and support for online abuse. Resources and information for young people and their families | |
| 2BU | lisa@2bu-somerset.co.uk
07799 136552 (phone or text) |
https://www.2bu-somerset.co.uk/ | Youth support services for LGBTQ+ young people in somerset. Help build resilience and confidence and support each young LGBTQ+ person to a place of healthy self-acceptance. |
| Hub of Hope | App available | https://hubofhope.co.uk/ | UK wide mental health service database. A population of local services to support mental and emotional difficulties |
| MindEd for Families | https://www.cypsomersethealth.org/parent_and_carer_toolkit | Advice and support for worried parents | |
| Somerset Children and Young people Health & Wellbeing
|
https://www.cypsomersethealth.org/parent_and_carer_toolkit | Information and local support on a range of common topics | |
| Little Book of Life Hacks | Click Here | Tips for supporting wellbeing and mental health – developed by Young People in somerset | |
| Samaritans | 116 123
Self-help app also available jo@samaritans.org |
https://www.samaritans.org/ | When you’re ready to talk they are ready to listen. You don’t have to give your real name or any personal information if you don’t want to. Email support available also. |
| SARI
Stand Against Racism & Equality
|
0117 942 0060 | https://saricharity.org.uk/about-us/ | Racial awareness, support, and education |
| SDAS
Somerset Drug & Alcohol Service |
0300 303 8788 | www.turning-point.co.uk/sdas | Free, confidential support and treatment in Somerset for adults, children and families affected by their own or someone else’s use of alcohol and other drugs. |
| Gingerbread
Charity for single parents |
0808 802 0925 | https://www.gingerbread.org.uk/find-information/ | Advice, support and information around a wide range of topics for single parents |
| Somerset Survivors
Somerset Integrated Domestic Abuse Service |
0800 6949 999 | https://somersetsurvivors.org.uk/professional-resources/somerset-integrated-domestic-abuse-service/ | Specialist service which provides support to men, women and children who are affected by domestic abuse. |
| Family Lives
Action for prisoners and offenders’ families |
0808 800 2222
Or email askus@familylives.org.uk |
https://www.familylives.org.uk/how-we-can-help/leaflets | Advice and guidance on supporting families who are affected by imprisonment – online resources available |
| Family Lives | 0808 800 2222
Or email askus@familylives.org.uk |
https://www.familylives.org.uk/ | Family Lives provides targeted early intervention and crisis support to families. If you need to talk, we’re here to listen. Wide range of support available |
| Pact
Prison Advice & Care Trust |
0808 808 2003
|
https://www.prisonadvice.org.uk/ | Charity that supports prisoners, people with convictions, and their children and families. |
| Zing Somerset | 01823 653990 | https://www.sasp.co.uk/zing-somerset | Health trainer service helping people who need support in changing to a healthier lifestyle |
| SWISH
Somerset Wide Integrated Sexual Health Services |
03001245010 | https://www.swishservices.co.uk/ | Support for the diagnosis and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, contraception, and unplanned pregnancies. |
| SWEDA
Somerset and Wessex Eating Disorder Association |
https://swedauk.org/ | Support for people affected by eating disorders, offering access to support services that empower recovery |