Please find below, details of various organisation that can offer specific support for you and your family.
You may also be aware of the Education Inclusion Family Advisor (EIFA) who supports families at home with challenges such as anxiety, worry, sibling rivalry, sleep and eating. They can offer up to 6, 1:1 sessions online tailoring support relating specifically to your needs. You can find out more about the EIFA service here and self-refer here.
Support for your family:
| Relate Cambridge |
www.relatecambridge.org.uk |
Relationships within the family |
| The Red Hen Project | The Red Hen Project: Helping children to achieve at home and at school in Cambridge |
Support for families with children up to the age of 12 1:1 family support, term-time drop-ins/holiday groups |
| Children and Family Centres | Cambridgeshire Online Childandfamilycentre.south@cambridgeshire.gov.uk |
Child and family workshops and sessions |
| Education Inclusion Family Advisor (EIFA) | Education Inclusion Family Advisors | Cambridgeshire County Council | Support including managing behaviour, worry, sleep, eating, sibling rivalry |
Emotional wellbeing:
| YOUnited (CAMHS) | www.cpft.nhs.uk/younited | Children's mental health support |
| NHS Talking Therapies | NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Talking Therapies | CPFT NHS Trust | Emotional support for adults |
| Keep your Head | Keep Your Head – Mental health and wellbeing information for children, young people, adults, professionals, and schools across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough | Mental health website for parents and young people living in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire |
| Kooth | Kooth Digital Health - Home |
Online counselling/mental health support for children and adults |
| RCE Wellbeing Hub | RCE | CPFT NHS Trust |
Offering short bitesize courses, online and face to face, on a variety of topics aimed at helping us look after our own wellbeing and those around us |
Finance and Housing:
| P3 Charity | https://p3charity.org | Housing advice |
| John Huntingdon Charity | John Huntingdon's Charity | Housing advice and grants |
| Citizen’s Advice - Debt and Money | Debt and money - Citizens Advice | Impartial financial advice |
| Cambridge Money Advice Centre |
adviser@cambridgemoneyadvicecentre.org.uk 01223 727455 |
Financial advice |
Food banks and nutrition:
| Food bank vouchers (Council) | 01954 713000 (Benefits team) | For families to self-refer to get food vouchers |
| Food bank (Barrington) | Barrington Church |
For families living in Barrington – no voucher needed
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| Harston Food Hub | Harston Community Food Hub | Neighbourly | Every Wednesday and Friday (11.30-1) |
SEND:
| NESSie | https://nessieined.com | Emotional support for families of a child with SEND |
| Pinpoint | Cambs SEND Parent/Carer Support from Pinpoint Cambridgeshire | Support for families, parent courses and events |
| SENDIASS | Cambridgeshire Online | SEND Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) | Independent advice on legal rights |
Domestic Abuse:
| Cambridgeshire Constabulary | Support organisations for victims of domestic violence | Cambridgeshire Constabulary | Support for victims of domestic abuse |
| Cambridge and Peterborough Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Partnership | Cambridgeshire County Council DASV Partnership - Local Contacts | Support for victims of domestic abuse |
| Domestic Abuse Support Service (DASS) | www.impakt.org.uk/dass | Individuals can refer themselves, or be referred by a professional |
| Woman’s Aid |
Cambridge Women's Aid - Supporting women affected by domestic abuse |
Support for victims of domestic abuse |
| Immediate help from the Police | 999 | Once you have dialled 999, you can press '55' to alert the operator that you need assistance but are unable to talk |
Substance abuse:
| CASUS/Centre 33 – Stepping Stones Pathway | Casus@cpft.nhs.uk 01480 445316 |
Support for children of parents affected by substance abuse |
Legal advice:
| Anglia Law Clinic (ARU) | Law Clinic - ARU | Offering a free, 30 minute legal advice session |
| Civil Legal Aid | Civil Legal Advice (CLA) - GOV.UK | Free legal aid for those who meet the eligibility criteria |
| Child Law Advice | Home new - childlawadvice.org.uk |
Free to access 'How to' guides |
Online resources for parents:
| Parentkind |
Parent webinars | Parentkind |
Free online webinars for parents |
| Togetherness | Online Learning | Free parenting courses relating to emotional wellbeing, additional needs and feelings |
| Family Lives | Online parenting courses - Coram Family Lives | Free parenting courses relating to confidence, neurodivergence, sibling relationships, divorce, new baby, co-parenting |
| Action for Children - Parent Talk | Parent Talk - Support for Parents from Action For Children | Free resources for parents relating to neurodiversity, school life, feelings and behaviour, home life |
| Witherslack Group | Children's Mental Health Support Pack | Children's Mental Health Support Pack including support relating to anxiety, dysregulation, transitions |