Parenting Advice and Support Information

For any Safeguarding concerns – Children and Families Front Door (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub/ MASH)  01926 414144

Rugby Food bank - We don’t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry. That’s why we provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to us in crisis. We are part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK.

School can make referrals for families in need of this support, please speak to us. https://rugby.foodbank.org.uk/

Families financially struggling  https://communitygrocery.org.uk/how-we-can-help/ 

Victim Support – https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/  Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting victims of crime and traumatic incidents who provide specialist help to support people to cope and move on to the point where they feel they are back on track with their lives.

Warwickshire – Phone 01926 358060

If you’ve been affected by crime, call your local victim care team in Warwickshire. Lines are open 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday.

Out of hours Support line

08 08 16 89 111

If you need support outside of your local team’s opening hours, you can call the Support line for free.

Refuge - If you are experiencing domestic abuse of any kind in Warwickshire, Refuge’s regional Domestic Violence and Abuse Service can support you and your children to keep safe.  Call Refuge’s Domestic Violence and Abuse Service Warwickshire Helpline on 0800 408 1552 (Monday-Friday 8:30am-8:30pm) to speak to one of their support workers. https://refuge.org.uk/i-need-help-now/refuge-domestic-violence-service-warwickshire/

Refuge - https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/en/Your-rights-and-options

Or call the freephone, 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline0808 2000 247

Access to Family Advice Guidance & Services  

Support and advice for families in Warwickshire:

Children and families – Warwickshire County Council

https://api.warwickshire.gov.uk/documents/WCCC-829341009-240

Family Information Service (FIS) Helpline 0800 408 1558/01926 742274 can provide advice, support and guidance to parents and professionals with issues that affect families such as childcare/activities, financial support, divorce and separation support, SEND needs, access to advice of other relevant departments agencies and national support for families supporting families.

https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/fis  or Children and families – Warwickshire County Council 

Access to Parenting Advice and Support  

Family Support Worker Helpline 01926 412412 is available for parents and can support with all issues relating to parenting.  They can offer immediate FSW advice and signposting to access immediate help.  

There are also face to face drop-in sessions for further support.  Call the helpline for further information.

There are free Parenting courses:

Children and families – Warwickshire County Council

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https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/children-families/parenting-support/2 

Also for parents: 2-hour courses: Online Understanding your pregnancy, baby, child, teenager, and child with additional needs Parenting programmes - Parent Management, Positive Parenting, Nurture 12-week Complex parenting programmes 20 week - Incredible years must be discussed that the FSW  

Free Online parenting courses:

https://warwickshire.gov.uk/parentguides

FREE NHS Solihull Approach online parent guides

The NHS Solihull Approach online courses are designed to increase the confidence of parents-to-be, mums, dads, grandparents, and carers. NHS experts and parents have developed them through an evidence-based model known as the Solihull Approach.

There are numerous courses for parents and carers that cover from the antenatal period through to parenting teenagers. There are also courses for adults on topics including understanding relationships and trauma, for teenagers including understanding your brain and feelings, and courses for professionals including understanding attachment and trauma.

All the courses can be completed flexibly, at your own pace. Each of the course modules takes around 15 to 20 minutes to complete. Each course contains several modules.

All the courses are FREE for Warwickshire residents using the access code BEAR. 

Family Lives - Family Lives support for families re parenting, health & wellbeing, behaviour, bullying, school, separation, divorce, relationships, development, online, communications, money, pregnancy, Dads, holidays, online courses, stepfamilies, fostering, SEN, Divorce Family issues - https://www.familylives.org.uk/

Tel: 08088002222

Email: askus@familieslives.org.uk 

Family Lives offer free online parenting courses which you can work through by yourself at a time to suit you.

They offer the following courses:

• Parents Together for families with primary school aged children and under
• Let’s Play Online is aimed at parents of young children to help them develop play and learning
• Coping with Teens is for parents, carers and other family members looking to strengthen the bond with their teen
• New Baby in the Family is for parents looking for ideas and resources to help manage the new change in the family (available in English, Pashtu, and Arabic)
• Bringing Up Confident Children is for parents looking to create a supportive and nurturing environment for children that can help them flourish, manage their feelings and build resilience to help cope with challenges
• Sibling Arguments and How to Manage Them is for parents, carers and other family members to help manage conflicts in family life, particularly between siblings or children in the household.

Rise Recovery & Wellbeing Academy  - https://www.recoveryandwellbeing.co.uk Home - Recovery and Wellbeing The Recovery and Wellbeing Academy offers a learning approach to recovery and wellbeing that compliments existing services provided by Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust and Coventry and Warwickshire Mind. The academy offers a wide range of FREE courses and workshops designed to empower people in recognising their skills, abilities and resources and learning to become experts in their own recovery and wellbeing. Courses are open to anyone over the age of 18 living in Coventry & Warwickshire.

Access Children’s Young People Health Support  

Connect for Health is a school nurse-led service that supports children, young people and their families in Warwickshire. We deliver key elements of the Healthy Child programme, working to identify and meet the health and wellbeing needs of the school-age population and give individuals the best possible start in life https://www.compass-uk.org/services/c4h/

Connect for Health Chat Health Parent Warwickshire - If you are the parent of carer of a school aged child, you can text a school nurse on 07520 619 376 Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm