SEND Support
SENDIASS – Local free, impartial advice on SEND education, health, and social care
🔗 https://councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/sendiassIPSEA – Legal advice and support with SEND law, including EHCP appeals
🔗 https://www.ipsea.org.ukSOS!SEN – Independent charity offering SEND legal advice and a helpline
🔗 https://sossen.org.ukNNPCF – National Network of Parent Carer Forums, connecting local forums for peer support
🔗 https://nnpcf.org.ukNational Autistic Society – Autism resources, helplines, and parent programmes (EarlyBird, Teen Life)
🔗 https://www.autism.org.ukBarnardo’s Cygnet – Parent programme for children with autism (ages 5–18)
🔗 https://www.barnardos.org.uk/what-we-do/supporting-autistic-childrenADHD UK – Information, resources, and peer support for families affected by ADHD
🔗 https://adhduk.co.ukBritish Dyslexia Association – Guidance, helplines, and resources for dyslexia
🔗 https://www.bdadyslexia.org.ukDyspraxia Foundation – Support and resources for families of children with dyspraxia
🔗 https://dyspraxiafoundation.org.ukTourettes Action – National charity for Tourette Syndrome support and advocacy
🔗 https://www.tourettes-action.org.ukPDA Society – Guidance and peer support for Pathological Demand Avoidance
🔗 https://www.pdasociety.org.ukScope – Disability equality charity offering family support services
🔗 https://www.scope.org.ukContact – Support for families with disabled children across the UK
🔗 https://contact.org.ukKIDS – National charity supporting disabled children, young people, and their families
🔗 https://www.kids.org.uk
NHS Urgent Mental Health Helplines — Find your local 24/7 crisis line.
NHS Urgent Mental Health Helplines – Find your local 24/7 crisis line
🔗 https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/mental-health/find-an-urgent-mental-health-helplineSamaritans – 24/7 confidential emotional support by phone (116 123) or email
🔗 https://www.samaritans.orgShout – Free 24/7 text support for anyone in crisis (text 85258)
🔗 https://giveusashout.orgPAPYRUS HOPELINE247 – Suicide prevention support for under-35s and concerned others
🔗 https://www.papyrus-uk.orgYoungMinds – Resources and Parents Helpline (0808 802 5544)
🔗 https://www.youngminds.org.ukChildline – 24/7 phone and online support for under-19s (0800 1111)
🔗 https://www.childline.org.ukNSPCC – Child protection and safeguarding helpline (0808 800 5000)
🔗 https://www.nspcc.org.ukNHS CAMHS – Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services
🔗 https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/nhs-voluntary-charity-services/nhs-services/children-young-people-mental-health-services-cypmhsEarly Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) – Specialist NHS services for first-episode psychosis
🔗 https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/psychosis/treatmentNHS Talking Therapies – Free NHS counselling for adults and parents (self-referral)
🔗 https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/mental-health/find-an-nhs-talking-therapies-serviceHarmless – Support and resources around self-harm
🔗 https://harmless.org.ukSelf Injury Support – Helpline and resources for women and girls affected by self-injury
🔗 https://www.selfinjurysupport.org.ukBEAT – National charity for eating disorder support
🔗 https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.ukOCD-UK – Information and support for obsessive-compulsive disorder
🔗 https://www.ocduk.orgAnxiety UK – Resources and helplines for anxiety disorders
🔗 https://www.anxietyuk.org.ukMind – National charity providing information, helplines, and advocacy for mental health
🔗 https://www.mind.org.ukRethink Mental Illness – Support and advice for people with severe mental illness and carers
🔗 https://www.rethink.orgSANEline – Out-of-hours helpline offering emotional support for mental illness
🔗 https://www.sane.org.uk/how-we-help/emotional-support/sanelineCALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) – Focused on suicide prevention, especially men’s mental health
🔗 https://www.thecalmzone.netPlace2Be – School-based mental health services for children and families
🔗 https://www.place2be.org.ukAnna Freud Centre – Research-based resources for children, families, and schools
🔗 https://www.annafreud.orgKooth – Free, anonymous online counselling for ages 10–25 (in many areas)
🔗 https://www.kooth.comQwell – Free, anonymous online counselling for adults (in some areas)
🔗 https://www.qwell.ioChild Bereavement UK – Support for grieving children, parents, and families
🔗 https://www.childbereavementuk.orgInternet Matters – Online-safety guidance for families, with parental control guides
🔗 https://www.internetmatters.orgNSPCC Net Aware – Reviews of apps and games with parental safety advice
🔗 https://www.net-aware.org.ukOfcom – UK media regulator, research on children’s online habits and screen time
🔗 https://www.ofcom.org.ukNHS Talking Therapies Coventry & Warwickshire – Example of a regional NHS Talking Therapies site
🔗 https://mktalkingtherapies.nhs.ukNICE – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, evidence-based guidelines
🔗 https://www.nice.org.ukBarnardo’s Parenting Support – Parent programmes, advice, and resources
🔗 https://barnardos-parenting.org.uk