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Signposting for Families

Parent Workshops - Virtual workshops on a range of topics to watch at any time

Norfolk County Council - Family Support Poster

General

Just One Norfolk

Just one norfolk.nhs

  • Parent line number
  • Video appointments
  • Healthy child programme
  • Specialist services - OT, SaLT, Mental health support
  • Family hubs
  • Resources
  • Referrals 

School and Community Teams 

School & Community Teams - Norfolk County Council

The school and community teams offer support to education settings and families with a focus on inclusion, early help, and prevention.

Family Hubs

Norfolk.- family hubs 

Our Start for Life and family hubs approach supports parents and carers of children and young people from conception until they are 19-years-old. We can support families with young people who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, until they are 25-years-old.

You can get support:

  • Online 
  • In your community, in places you might already visit  
  • By visiting a local family hub site and speaking in person to someone who can help
  • From another experienced parent or carer

SEND Norfolk

Norfolk.gov - SEND 

  • SEND Local offer
  • Advice and support
  • Forums
  • Financial support
  • Local activities and events

SENDIASS

Norfolk - sendiass

  • Appointments with an advisor
  • Training
  • Advice clinics
  • Resources and signposting 

MENCAP

Mencap - Support for children with special educational needs (SEN)

Mencap - Support for parents and carers of children and young people

  • Information regarding financial support 
  • Family support programmes
  • Information, advice and support services

Autism

Autism Central

Autism central 

Autism central - East of England delivered by Essex County Council

  • Resources and information 
  • 1:1 chats
  • Events, workshops and coffee mornings
  • Online communities 

Local Hub: - Autism Central Peer Education Programme - East of England Hub 

Booking a 1:1 appointment: - Request for support  
 

Autism Education Trust

Autism education trust 

Autism education trust - parent support

  • Collaboration with Autism Central
  • Parent guides 
  • Articles 

National Autistic Society 

National Autistic Society 

Family support programmes:

Online community: 

  • Training programmes 
  • Online community
  • Advice and guidance 
  • Stories from the Spectrum 

Ambitious about Autism

Ambitious about Autism

Online community:

Autism Anglia

Autism Anglia

  • Information
  • Help and advice
  • Support groups
  • Training and workshops

ASD Helping Hands

ASD Helping Hands 

Guidance, practical advice and support whether you are personally affected or you are a family member, carer, friend or professional.

  • Support groups
  • Guidance
  • Information 
  • Training
  • Volunteering

Norfolk Autism Partnership

Norfolk Autism Partnership

The All-age Norfolk Autism partnership was set up to respond to the Autism Act. It aims to help develop improved services for children, young people and adults who have, or who may have autism.

  • Newsletter
  • Forum 
  • Working groups
  • Information 
  • Online training

Information Padlets

Information for parents and carers 

The Zones of Regulation

Autism information for parents 

Sleep 

SEMH information for parents 

Social, Emotional and Mental Health and Behaviour

www.semh.co.uk 

  • Behaviour tool 
  • Resources
  • Sensory suggester tool 
  • Parent questionnaire 
  • Blog posts 

BellsCroft Training Consultancy

BellsCroft Training Consultancy 

  • Behaviour support training for families 

Beacon House 

Beacon House 

  • Trauma and loss specialists 

Beacon House - Free resources 

Health and Sleep

NANSA

NANSA

  • Sleep service
  • Support groups
  • Steps and stages programme for parents 

The Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity

The Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity 

  • Toileting needs
  • Toilet training 
  • Helpline
  • Family webinars 

Safeguarding

NSPCC

NSPCC

  • Support for parents
  • PANTS 
  • Keeping children safe

The Daisy Programme 

The Daisy Programme 

  • Domestic violence support
  • Raising children programme