Support

Support Links For Our Parents

This page contains links that may be useful for parents when in need of help or advice. If you can't find what you need here, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will help as best we can.

Information regarding support available for the current cost of living rises can be found here:

Fuel, Food and Finances

Top tips and help with routines can be found here.

Information regarding Family Hubs support for parents and their families can be found here.

Support with keeping your child safe on the internet can be found here.

School Nurse Services

The School Nurse Team are here to listen to and support children and young people. 

• Children, young people, parents, carers and school staff can contact a school nurse by calling the duty line 01273 696011 Ext.1692 (Monday – Friday 9-5pm)

• ChatHealth (textline) is available for young people and parents/carers of primary children on 07480 635423 (9-4.30pm Monday to Friday).

General Support and Self Referral

• Family Hubs
• ACT Early Safeguarding
• Children's Services
• Family Information Service
• Family Lives
• Family Corner

Support with Food

• Brightstore Mile Oak
• Foodbanks
• Food Sharing
• Food Vouchers

Support with Budgeting and Debt

• Moneysaving, Budgeting, Debt and More
• Free Advice and Support
• Family Information Service

Support with Parenting and Behaviour

• Sleep Support
• Toileting
• Parenting
• Child to Parent Abuse
• Empathy Building

Evening Routine

Support with Cyber Safety

• Adding Parental Controls iPhone
• Adding Parental Controls Android
• E-Safety Guides
• TikTok Safety Centre
• PEGI Information
• A Guide to Live Streaming
• A Guide to Watching Videos Online
• A Guide to In-Game Chat
• Controlling Device Use
• NSPCC Net Aware
• Internet Safety
• Setting Parental Controls
• App and Game Information
• Parent Zone Advice

Roblox Safety Information

Healthy Lives

• Recipes
• Exercise
• Healthy Living and Weight Loss
• Eat Well - NHS

Happy Family Low Cost Meals

Happy Family Healthy & Tasty Summer Meals 

Lunch Boxes made easy 

Healthy Teeth

Eating Well on a Budget

Affordable Recipes

Family Meals on a Budget

Support for Children's Mental Health

• E-Wellbeing (YMCA Downslink)
• Young Minds
• Wellbeing Service
• Family Mental Health Support
• Anxiety Support

Suicide Prevention

Support with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

• Autism - Pre and Post Diagnosis
• SEND Family Support
• SEND Family Information
• Counselling for Parents of SEND children

 LGBTQ+ Support

• LGBTQ+ Parents
• LGBTQ+ Children
• Transgender Children

Support with Adult Mental Health and Wellbeing

• Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Mental Health - Mind
• Mental Health
• Recovery College Brighton

Support with Domestic Abuse

• 24 hour Domestic Abuse Helpline
• National LGBT Domestic Violence Helpline
• Respect Men’s Advice Line
• Is Your Behaviour Abusive?

Support with Adult Substance and/or Alcohol Misuse

• Oasis Project
• Change Grow Live
• Council Services

Support with Bereavement

• For Families
• Bereavement Support Directory
• For Children
• Online Support
• Stillbirth and Neonatal
• Samaritans

Parent Support Groups and Information

• Single Parents
• Dads
• Isolation and Loneliness
• Dad Info
• International Women
• Kinship Care

Separation and Co-Parenting

• Parenting when separated
• Free Impartial Advice
• Parenting together after separation
• Support for Fathers after separation
• Free courses for separated parents

Separated Parents Factsheet