Get help from the Family Support Service

The Family Support Service offers support to children, young people and families with children and young people aged 0 to 19 or up to 25 years with a special educational need or disability (SEND)

This support includes:

• advice through the Family Information Service
• open-access sessions and health services at Family Centres
• support with issues affecting families

The Family Support Service offer a number opportunities to access help within groups for:

• Parenting support
• Early years developmental issues
• Youth work programmes
• Support for those affected by domestic abuse
• Family Learning

The Family Support Service can work with families, children or young people who need help because they are:

• Excluded from school or having difficulties engaging with education
• Currently or at risk of becoming NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training)
• Affected by domestic abuse or parental conflict
• Demonstrating risk-taking behaviour
• Impacted by the consequences of substance misuse
• Affected by poor mental health
• Impacted by poor attachments or relationships within the family
• Having difficulty parenting in a consistent way
• Impacted by financial problems and debt
• Having difficulty maintaining boundaries and expectations within the home
• Involved with the criminal justice system
• Young carers
• Vulnerable to exploitation
• In a home environment impacting on the health and well-being of a child

You can request support for a child, young person or family online if you are:

1. A professional, requesting support on behalf of a family or child
2. A family member, requesting support for you or your family
3. A young person, requesting support for yourself