Signposting Resources for Professionals, Parents and Carers

Bereavement

  • Hope Again - Resources for children and young people ages 12+ living after loss
  • Harlington Hospice - Child and adolescent service for children who've been bereaved
  • Child Bereavement UK - Individual, group and app support for children who've been bereaved
  • Halo Children's Foundation - Arts Sessions, peer support, day trips, school support and counselling for children who've been bereaved
  • Child Bereavement Network - A hub for supporting bereaved children
  • Winstons Wish - A charity supporting children growing up having experienced bereavement
  • The Lullaby Trust - Supporting families and siblings who have a child bereavement from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS, Previously known as Cot death)
  • SANDS - Supporting families who have experienced baby loss

Care Experienced Children

Crisis Support

Disability and Additional Needs

  • The National Autistic Society - Resource for ASD information and support
  • Talking Point - Provides parents, carers and professionals information about speech, language and communication
  • British Dyslexia Association - Information and guidance for parents whose children are or may be dyslexic
  • National Deaf Children's Association - Information for professionals, parents and carers of deal children
  • Sibs - Information and support for professionals, parents, carers and children with disabled siblings
  • Family Fund - Offers financial support and grants for families with disabled children
  • The Centre for ADHD and Autism Support - Hillingdon based support services available for young people 11+ and their parents
  • Hillingdon Autistic Care & Support - Activities for young people with autism aged 7+
  • DASH - Advice, support and activities for disabled people and their families
  • IPSEA - Helpline offering free and impartial legal advice to help get the right education for children and young people with all kinds of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
  • Hillingdon SEND advice - SEND advisory service for advice and support
  • SENDAS - Hillingdon SENDIASS is a free, confidential and impartial support service for parents/carers and children and young people (0 to 25-years-old) where the child or young person has, or may have, special educational needs.

Drugs and Alcohol

Eating Disorders

  • BEAT - Helpline, chat room, information and resources for children, young people and professionals

LGBTQIA+

  • Galop - Support for LGBTQ+ children and young people aged 13+ who are worried about or experiencing abuse
  • Hillingdon LGBTQ+ support - LGBTQ+ support groups for 11+ in Hillingdon
  • FFlag - Resources and advice for parents of LGBTQIA+ young people
  • Metro - Counselling for LGBTQIA+ young people in London aged 8+

Mental Health

  • Hillingdon Educational Psychology Service - educationalpsychologyservice@hillingdon.gov.uk  for parents who feel their children may benefit from an educational psychology assessment
  • CALM - Mental Health Support line for men aged 15+
  • NSPCC - Helpline for Adults and Children 
  • Young Minds - Resources, support and information for young people, parents, carers and professionals
  • Kooth - Online counselling and wellbeing platform for children and young people accessible through mobile, desktop and tablet
  • CAMHS (Children and adolescent mental health service) - Resources and information for professionals
  • CAMHS (Children and adolescent mental health service) - Resources and information for children (primary)
  • CAMHS (Children and adolescent mental health service) - Resources and information for young people (secondary)
  • CAMHS (Children and adolescent mental health service) - Resources and information for parents and carers
  • LINK - Youth Counselling Service for young people within Hillingdon borough aged 11- 14
  • SafeSpot - An app for children and young people to develop good coping skills
  • Let's Talk Loneliness - Resource
  • Young Minds - Help sheet about racism and mental health
  • Knus - the UK's first free, confidential, mental health peer support and coaching chat service
  • Knus leaflet 1
  • Knus leaflet 2

Relationships and Sex Education

  • Brook - Relationship & Sex Resources for young people and professionals
  • KISS - Keep It Safe & Sorted sexual health clinic for young people aged 13+

Support for Parents

Safeguarding

Self-Harm

  • Calm Harm - App which is designed to help distract young people from self harming via selecting a distraction activity for a specified period
  • Self Harm UK - 8 week courses for young people aged 14-19 struggling with self-harm
  • Self-Injury Support - Dedicated helpline, textline and e-mail support for girls and young women affected by self-harm

Suicide

Transition to Secondary School

Violence and Abuse

  • Teachers' Helpline : Operation Encompass - Helpline for teachers who are working with children or young people at risk of or experiencing domestic violence
  • Women and Girls Network - Helpline, advocacy, counselling and support for black and minoritized (this includes LGBTQIA+ and disabled) young women 14+
  • Ascent Advice Line - 0808 801 0660.  Open Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm and from 6pm-9pm on Wednesdays. Immediate, free and confidential information, advice, advocacy and support for women and girls (14 years+) affected by any form of gendered violence and abuse. Also suitable for professionals.
  • London Survivors Gateway - 0808 801 0860.  The London Survivors Gateway is a route into support services for anyone over the age of 13 living in London who has experienced sexual violence at any time in their life. Our service is for all survivors, regardless of their gender, sexuality, disability, language, ethnicity or immigration status.
  • Sexual Violence Helpline - 0808 801 0770.  Open Monday to Friday 10am-12.30pm and 2.30pm-4pm, also Wednesday evenings from 6pm-9pm.  Free and confidential emotional support for anyone in London, who self identifies as a woman (aged 14 years+), and who has been affected by any form of sexual violence at any time in their lives.
  • Karma Nirvana - Protecting victims of forced marriage. Helpline and support services

Young Carers