Contact: Families with disabled children
Support, advice and information for parents with disabled children.
Helpline: 0808 808 3555
Website: www.cafamily.org.uk
Family Lives
An organisation providing immediate help from volunteer parent support workers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Helpline: 0808 800 2222
Website: www.familylives.org.uk
Family Rights Group
Support for parents and other family members whose children are involved with or need social care services.
Helpline: 0808 801 0366
Website: www.frg.org.uk
Gingerbread: Single Parents, Equal Families
Help and advice on the issues that matter to lone parents.
Helpline: 0808 802 0925
Website: www.gingerbread.org.uk
Parent and Baby Groups
To find out about local groups:
- ask your health visitor or GP
- look on noticeboards and for leaflets at your local child health clinic, health centre, GP’s waiting room, children’s centre, library, advice centre, supermarket, newsagent, or toy shop
- In some areas, there are groups that offer support to parents who share the same background and culture. Many of these are women’s or mothers’ groups.
Lots of children’s centres also run fathers’ groups and groups for teenage parents.
Your health visitor may know whether there are any groups like these near you.
