Help & Advice for Parents and Carers
We recognise that sometimes parenting can be challenging and additional help and advice can be useful. Below are details of websites containing help and advice for parents and carers on a wide range of parenting issues:
| PARENT/CARER SUPPORT - GENERAL | |
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| Cambridgeshire County Council | Information on local services and support for families |
| Young Minds | Mental health guidance for parents and carers. Parent helpline (phone/online) |
| NESSie | Supporting mental health through webinars, support lines, sessions and groups |
| KeepYourHead | Information on mental health and wellbeing for young people and parents/carers |
| Beat Eating Disorders | Service to support eating disorders |
| Parent Zone | Tips and advice on all aspects of parenting, including ideas and links to access additional support and information |
| CASUS | Local Advice on spotting signs of drug use in young people and the support available |
| Talk to FRANK | Practical advice for parents and carers on how to talk to your child about drugs |
| FFLAG | Support for families and friends of LGBT+ young people |
| The Kite Trust | Direct support for young people around sexuality and gender, including support groups and 1:1 Project workers |
| My Family Coach | Expert parenting support |
| NHS-Children's Health | Cambridge/Peterborough - General and specialist advice for health, behaviour, emotions and mental health |
| NSPCC | Advice and support for parents and carers |
| NHS Scot | Self-help guides for mental health |
| Mind | Mental health support and useful organisation contact details |
| The Mix | Support service - mental health, money, housing, safety |
| Brook | Confidential sexual health support |
| With You | Confidential support with drugs, alcohol and mental health |
| Kooth | Online mental health and wellbeing support. This NHS approved service is available for young people aged 11-18 in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. The free, safe and anonymous support includes text-based chat support with professional counsellors available 365 days a year |
Here are some useful resources to support parents and carers to keep your children safe online:
| ONLINE SAFETY INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Thinkuknow | Provides advice from the National Crime Agency (NCA) on staying safe online |
| Parent Zone | Safer Digital opportunities and advice |
| Childnet | Offers a toolkit to support parents and carers of children of any age to start discussions about their online life, to set boundaries around online behaviour and technology use, and to find out where to get more help and support |
| Internet Matters | Provides parents and carers with guidance, advice and support to keep children safe online |
| UK Safer Internet Centre | Providing support and services to children and young people regarding online activity |
| Report Remove | Confidentiality report images to be removed from the internet |
| Take it Down | Service to help remove online photos and videos |
| DOMESTIC ABUSE | |
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| For support around sexual violence - National Rape Crisis online chat https://rapecrisis.org.uk/ | |
| ISVA services (Sexual Violence) https://www.caprcp.org.uk/ | |
| Cambs & Peterborough DASV Partnership https://www.cambsdasv.org.uk/website | |
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Bright Sky is a free to download mobile app, launched in partnership with the Vodafone Foundation, providing support and information to anyone who may be in an abusive relationship or those concerned about someone they know https://www.hestia.org/brightsky And for victims the police advise to phone on 999 if it is an emergency, and if unable to speak at that time, press 55 after the automated message. The call will then be transferred to your local police and callers will be given further instructions |
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| Women's Aid - Supporting women and children affected by domestic abuse | |
| Refuge - Supporting women and children affected by domestic abuse | |
| Respect - Supporting males affected by domestic abuse | |
| ManKind - Supporting males affected by domestic abuse | |
| Get help - Karma Nirvana - Honour based violence/forced marriage | |
| CCC DASV Partnership - Reducing the harm, risk & costs associated with domestic abuse |
| FOSTER CARERS AND ADOPTIVE PARENTS |
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UK Safer Internet Centre advice for adoptive parents: www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/foster-carers-and-adoptive-parents |
| APPS |
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| Separating Better - Supporting parental separation (phone app) |
| Stem4 - Collection of apps for self harm, anxiety, low mood, mental health support and poor body image |