other support groups & useful links
Useful lnformationThe Sensory Spectrum
An online sensory community.
Rainbow Resource
Learning tools for home and schools.
North Bristol Advice Centre
Providing free, professional, confidential advice, information and representation to the communities of North Bristol and South Gloucestershire.
Diverse
Shout for support in crisis
Shout is the UK’s first free 24/7 direct messaging service for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere. This service already exists in the US as ‘Crisis Text Line’, but this is the first time this tried and tested technology has come to the UK.
South Gloucestershire Mental Health and Wellbeing - Directory of Services for Children and Young People
This directory provides a place for children and young people, their families and professionals to get quick, easy and direct access to up-to-date mental health and wellbeing information in South Gloucestershire, including:
- Clear, accurate information about support and services available in South Gloucestershire
- Ideas for activities locally to help you look after your wellbeing
- Self-help tools and information including online resources
BritisH Society of audiology
The leading UK organisation for all professionals working to improve the lives of people with hearing and balance problems.
Time2Share (Bristol families only)
Time2Share provides short breaks and a befriending service to give disabled children and young people support and stimulation. They link volunteer befrienders to offer 1:1 support, company, independence and fuller participation in social and leisure activities.
National Deaf Children's Society
Moodjuice
Helps with emotional problems.
KIDS
Tel: 01179476111
Supportive Parents
Support to get help when your child is struggling in nursery or school.
Swindon Parent Carers
Swindon Carers Centre works in partnership with Children’s Services and Adult Social Care as well as NHS services and other local voluntary organisations, with the aim of identifying as many carers as possible, to provide the most relevant support for your caring situation.
Options Support
Tel: 0117 9667451 / 07702802679
Email: sam@optionssupport.com / rocio@optionssupport.com
FACE
Tel: 0117 9691938 / 07562666005
Email: emma@facefilton.org.uk
Bristol Parent and Carers
For families with children and young people with disabilities and special needs.
South Glos Parents and Carers
A supportive community for parents and carers of children aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Also has an activity group for under 5’s.
South Gloucestershire Council
Mencap
Talk Speech and Language Therapy Ltd.
Talk Speech and Language Therapy is an independent practice of over twenty Speech and Language Therapists.
Make it Mentoring
Young People in Bristol and Beyond.
Tel: 07722911902
Cerebra
Tel: 0800 3281159
Bristol Autism Support
Sense
Sense for deaf blind people.
Tel: 0117 9670008
Afasic
Helping Families to understand speech, language and communication needs (SLCN)
& Development language disorder (DLD)
We offer: Support For Families, Advice & Information
Call our helpline: 0300 666 9410
Cerebral Palsy Plus
Tel: 0117 9655028
Carers Support Centre Bristol and South Gloucestershire
Carers Support Centre is a charity which provides support, information and advice to carers of any age living in the Bristol and South Gloucestershire areas.
Carers Line: 0117 965 2200
An overview of benefits and funding
16-19 Bursary Fund A bursary is money that you, or your education or training provider, can use to pay for things like clothing, books and other equipment for your course, transport and lunch on days you study or train. You can also apply for a bursary if you are...
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