Further Support for Parents
Support Resources Document
Warwickshire Family Information Service (FIS)
Warwickshire provide information, advice and one-to-one support for families with children and young people aged 0 to 25 across Warwickshire on issues including:
- family relationships
- finance
- housing
- parenting support
- special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
- childcare
- health and wellbeing
Details can be found here:
- Website: https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/children-families
- Email: fis@warwickshire.gov.uk
- Twitter: @WarksFIS
- Facebook: Warwickshire Family Information Service
Phone: 0800 408 1558 or 01926 742 274
It is highly recommended that you join the mailing list to get the most up to date information from Warwickshire. You can view previous newsletters here:
Free parenting courses can be found here:
Children and Family Centres in Warwickshire:
https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/childrenandfamilycentres
Warwickshire Family support helpline and face to face consultations
Family support workers are available across Warwickshire to listen, support and offer advice and guidance to families and professionals.
To speak to a family support worker over the telephone, call 01926 412412, Monday to Friday between 9am - 4pm.
If you would like to book a face-to-face consultation with a family support worker at one of the sessions shown below, please telephone the family support line on 01926 412412, Monday to Friday, between 9am-4pm.
Or you can visit for a drop in session:
Information on Free School Meals
https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/education-learning/apply-free-school-meals
Mental Health and Well Being Support Documents for Parents
Further Information for Support
- Anna Freud -Emotional based parenting support Anna Freud Centre Parents and Carers | Advice and Guidance | Anna Freud Centre - Building the mental wellbeing of the next generation https://www.annafreud.org/
- Family Lives support for families re parenting, health & wellbeing, behaviour, bullying, school, separation, divorce, relationships, development, online, communications, money, pregnancy, Dads, holidays, online courses, stepfamilies, fostering, SEN, Divorce Family issues - https://www.familylives.org.uk/ tell 08088002222 email askus@familieslives.org.uk
- https://thesleepcharity.org.uk/information-support/children/
- https://raisingchildren.net.au/
- Child to parent violence /support with establishing action plan to help everybody feel safe at home, general parental advice and guidance https://capafirstresponse.org/families/ and https://www.pegsupport.co.uk/#Home-supportforparents
- https://www.childcare.co.uk/ - announced as the winner of a DfE competition to find innovative ways to help parents choose the right childcare
- http://www.parentpages.co.uk/ - the national directory of services aimed at parents
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education - The latest and widest range of public service information from the UK government
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/parenting/ - Advice for parents of primary-aged children
Health Services
- Access Children’s Young People Health Support refer to school health support with medical condition telephone 03300245204 email connectforhealth@compass-uk.org
- Connect to Health Chat Health Parent Warwickshire - If you are the parent of carer of a school aged child, you can text a school nurse on 07520 619 376 Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm
- https://www.youngepilepsy.org.uk/
- https://111.nhs.uk/
- https://www.wellbeing4life.co.uk/
- https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/
Co Parenting- parenting, dealing with separation, conflict & divorce
See WCC parenting programmes- Parenting together /Keeping child in mind – Parents can book here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/warwickshire-parenting-support-71623337213
Parents and Carers | Advice and Guidance | Anna Freud Centre -
Advice and guidance for parents and carers to help them support a child or a young person experiencing poor mental health or wellbeing
Childline has resources available to support when parents are splitting up or divorce
https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/home-families/family-relationships/divorce-separation/
Separated parents’ impact on the young person - https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/family-relationships-1/separation-co-parenting
Access to Parenting Conflict Support - Separated parents’ impact on the young person - https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/family-relationships-1/separation-co-parenting
CAFCASS -https://www.cafcass.gov.uk/parent-carer-or-family-member/my-family-involved-private-law-proceedings/resources-help-you-make-arrangements-are-your-childs-best-interests/how-parenting-plan-can-help https://www.seeitdifferently.org/
Adult Emotional Wellbeing Support /Mental health
- Hub of Hope – www.hubofhope.co.uk Has list of all Mental Health conditions and things affecting Mental Health services accessible in your area and site will direct you to the local offer
- Wellbeing for Warwickshire helpline 0800616171 16+, online https://cwmind.org.uk/wellbeing-for-warwickshire/ & face to face visiting one of the 7 hubs available throughout Warwickshire.
- Parenting project counselling https://parentingproject.org.uk/
- Togetherall https://togetherall.com/en-gb/ online self-accessible emotional wellbeing resource, it is moderated and has accesses to counsellors, practitioners, post & chats and has emotional wellbeing resources such as mood diaries etc.
- IAPT access to counselling Tel 02476671090
- Coventry & Warwickshire Mind Tel 02476552847 https://cwmind.org.uk/2021-services/
- Saneline SANEline services - SANE open every day of the year from 4pm to 10pm on 0300 304 7000
- Every Mind Matters Better Health https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/
- Samaritans 116123 https://www.samaritans.org/– Free 24hour listening support
- CALM Campaign Against Living Miserably Tel 0800585858 5pm-12am
- Web chat available and website https://www.thecalmzone.net/help/get-help/
- Adult Mental Health Support
- Key Ring Community Support - Matthew Wilson - 07825 275 405 -matthew.wilson@keyring.org
- Mental Health Access Hubs Tel Phone: 0300 200 0011 – Press 1 for mental health 24/7 365 days per year
- Digital Mental Wellbeing Free support for adults across the UK Quell https://www.qwell.io/
Access to Domestic Abuse support
Access to Domestic Abuse Services – Warwickshire
Refuge Domestic Violence Service Warwickshire - Refuge
Refuge Warwickshire's Domestic Violence and Abuse Service is a countywide service offering help and support to women, men and children experiencing domestic violence in Warwickshire. They have a 24-hour national helpline, safe house accommodation, advocacy, and outreach support. Drop-in sessions are provided around the county. If you live in Warwickshire, you can call 0800 408 1552 to speak to a support worker.
North Warwickshire, Nuneaton & Stratford Upon Avon Domestic Abuse Counselling both female and male and offers perpetrator programme in Nuneaton http://dacservice.org.uk/
Telephone Counselling http://dacservice.org.uk/services/telephone-counselling/
Victim Service for children & young people http://dacservice.org.uk/our-services/
Partner programme http://dacservice.org.uk/services/partner-support-service/
Victim Support http://dacservice.org.uk/services/victims-services/
Insight CCSS nsightccss.org.uk 02476351137
North Warwickshire - Cohort 4
Cohort 4 is a peer support organisation for women based in North Warwickshire. It is a non-profit social enterprise made up of women who all have experience of abuse, criminal justice, and mental health issues. Women decide what they need and when they need it, to enhance and reinforce their confidence and wellbeing in the community of North Warwickshire, which covers Tamworth, Atherstone, North Warwickshire villages, Nuneaton, and Bedworth.
Telephone 03003020484 info@cohort4.org.uk website https://www.cohort4.org.uk/contact/
National Support Services
Talk2someone https://www.talk2someone.org.uk/support-services/ Tel 08004081552
Everyman Project
The Everyman Project provides information for men seeking help for their angry thoughts and feelings and self-help strategies and support to control violent or abusive behaviours.
Website www.everymanproject.co.uk/
Men Seeking to change their behaviour – 02036428850
Survivors of Domestic Abuse – 02036428860
The National Centre for Domestic Violence (NCDV)
NCDV is a free, fast emergency court injunction service to survivors of domestic violence. This can sometimes be issued within 24 hours of making contact.
Tel 020718682280 opt 1
Tel 08009702070
Email office@ncdv.org.uk
Women’s Aid
“I will listen to the voices of survivors, so they get the Mental Health support they deserve”
Website https://www.womensaid.org.uk/
Women's Aid have also created The Hideout to help children and young people understand domestic abuse and how to take positive action, plus the Rail to Refuge scheme, which provides free rail travel for survivors with a refuge space. http://thehideout.org.uk/, https://www.womensaid.org.uk/rail-to-refuge/
Mankind
Mankind provides a confidential helpline for male victims of domestic abuse and domestic violence along with information and advice for victims and professionals and survivors’ stories.
National Telephone number 01823334244 email admin@mankind.org.uk
Trauma -Specialist services
https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/resources/warwickshire/
Phone 01926 358060
If you’ve been affected by crime, call your local victim care team in Warwickshire. Lines are open 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday.
Out of hours Support line 08 08 16 89 111
https://blueskycentre.org.uk/#:~:text=We%20offer%20free%2C%20confidential%20healthcare,year%2C%20on%200330%20223%200099.
https://www.lucyfaithfull.org.uk/
https://winstonswish.org/death-through-homicide/
https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/attachment/
Support for families with a family member in prison
https://childrenheardandseen.co.uk/what-we-offer/
https://www.prisonadvice.org.uk/
Prisoners' Families Helpline The helpline number is 0808 808 2003. Lines are open Monday to Friday from 9am to 8pm and Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 3pm.