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Pony Pals Wrekin
07948 981047
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Telford Family Hubs
01952 385385
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Family Hub services aim to make a positive difference to children, young people and their families by providing the right help at the right time....

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Derwen College
01691 661234
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Delivering exceptional pre-vocational, vocational and independence programmes to support young people with SEND, in preparation for adulthood.

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Wrekin View Counselling
Wrekin View Counselling
07305 242373
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Wrekin View Counselling is a face to face counselling service at the foothills of the Wrekin. I offer CBT therapy either in my Shepherds hut...

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Al-Anon: support for those affected by someone else’s drinking

  • al-anonuk.org.uk

Alcoholics Anonymous National Helpline

  • 0800 917 7650

All Shropshire Health Visitors

  • 0333 358 3654

All Telford & Newport Health Visitors & School Nurses

  • 0333 358 3328

Autism West Midlands Helpline: free local info & advice sessions

  • 0121 450 7575

Autonomy: self-help & social group for people who have autism

  • shropshireautonomy.co.uk

Baby Steps: free money & advice service from Citizens Advice T&W

  • babystepstelford.org.uk

Beat Eating Disorders Helpline

  • 0808 801 0677

Birth Trauma Resolution Shropshire

  • btrshropshire.co.uk

Breathe: family bereavement support. St Barnabas, Shrewsbury

  • bcp.onl/breathe

British Dyslexia Association helpline

  • 0333 405 4567

British Red Cross First Aid training, Shrewsbury & Telford

  • www.redcrossfirstaidtraining.co.uk

Build a Story Stack: family learning for adults & their children

  • www.4all.foundation

Bywater Therapy: online counselling for children & families. No waitlists

  • www.bywatertherapy.co.uk

CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) Helpline

  • 0800 58 58 58

CARES Tutoring & Consultancy Services: guidance for parents of SEND children

  • www.carestcs.co.uk

Cavalier Centre: wellbeing courses with horses. Much Wenlock

  • 01952 443752

Child Bereavement UK

  • 0800 02 888 40

Child Death Helpline

  • 0800 282 986

Child Therapy Telford: NLP for kids. Wellington

  • childtherapytelford.nlp4kids.org

Childline

  • 0800 11 11

Children’s Occupational Therapy Services, Shrewsbury

  • www.childrensotservices.org

Cognet Training: Paediatric First Aid courses, Shrewsbury & Telford

Contact Helpline: support for families with disabled children

  • 0808 808 3555

Cruse Bereavement Support

  • 0808 808 1677

Dads’ Hub: 1st Mon, 10-11am. Dawley Town Hall

Derwen College

Di Smart Life Coach: child & family support

  • www.dismart-coach.co.uk

Diabetes UK Shropshire & Borders Family Group

  • volunteer.diabetes.org.uk/teams

EHCP Team (Shropshire)

  • 01743 254267

Empathy for Special Children: support for neurodiverse children & families

  • empathyforspecialchildren.org

Epilepsy Action Helpline

  • 0808 800 5050

Family Connect, Telford & Wrekin Council

  • www.familyconnecttelford.co.uk

Family Hub Drop-ins, Shrewsbury, Wem & more. Details on website

  • Family Hubs at shropshire.gov.uk

Family Hubs Drop In: 1st & 3rd Friday, 10am-12pm. Arleston

Family Hubs Drop In: 1st Mon 1-3pm (term time). Lightmoor

Family Hubs Drop In: 2nd & 4th Thurs 10am-12pm. Wellington Library

Family Hubs Drop In: 2nd Mon 1-3pm (term time). Lawley

Family Hubs Drop In: every other Weds 10am-12pm. Anstice, Madeley

Family Hubs Drop In: Fri 2-4pm (term time). Hadley

Family Hubs Drop In: Fri 9.30-11.30am (term time). Donnington

Family Hubs Drop In: last Mon 11.30am-1pm (term time). Cherry Blossom Hub, PODS

Family Hubs Drop In: Mon 10am-12pm (term time). Dawley

Family Hubs Drop In: Mon 11am-1pm. Park Lane Centre Woodside

Family Hubs Drop In: Thur 9-11.30am. Brookside Central

Family Hubs Drop In: Thurs 10am-12pm. The Hub, Newport

Family Hubs Drop In: Weds 1-2.30pm (term time). Oakengates

Family Hubs Drop In: Weds 9.30am-12.30pm. Southwater Library

Family Learning courses, Gateway Centre, Shrewsbury

  • 01743 562063

Family Lives: support, info & online courses for parents

  • 0808 800 2222

Frank: information about drugs & solvents

  • 0300 123 6600

Gingerbread: support & advice for single parents

  • www.gingerbread.org.uk

Helen King Children’s Physiotherapy, Shrewsbury

  • helenkingchildrensphysio.co.uk

In the Loop: lip reading classes & deaf awareness courses

Journey in Mind: emotional wellbeing for children, teens, parents & schools

  • www.journeyinmind.com

Katie the happiness coach: wellbeing for kids, teens & schools

  • katiethehappinesscoach.co.uk

Key Skills First Aid, Shropshire

  • 07891 868367

Lisa Collins Acupuncture, Shrewsbury

  • lisacollinsacupuncture.co.uk

Little Gannets: fussy eating support with nutrition advisor, 18mths-10yrs

  • littlegannets.co.uk

Little Stars: Baby bank, plus tots-teens clothes, school uniform (referral only)

  • littlestarscharity.org

Live Well Talking Therapies for children & adults

  • 07471 202562

Liz Somerville Consultancy: coaching for parents

  • lizsomervilleconsultancy.co.uk

Love from, George: baby loss support coffee mornings. Priorslee, Telford

  • Facebook @lovefromgeorge

Me Time: for mums 24 & under, creche included, Thur 10-11.30am. Southwater

  • 01952 872280

Meningitis Now Helpline

  • 0808 80 10 388

Mini First Aid: classes for children & adults. Shropshire

  • shropshire.minifirstaid.co.uk

Missing People Helpline

  • 116 000

Moon and Mother: home help to mothers & motherhood meditation sessions

  • Facebook @moonandmother

National Association for Children of Alcoholics

  • 0800 358 3456

National Deaf Children’s Society

  • ndcs.org.uk

Natural Health Centre, Radbrook, Shrewsbury

  • 01743 248878

NCT: new baby, first aid & weaning courses

  • nct.org.uk

New Chapters Fostercare, Shropshire & Telford

  • 01952 463251

NSPCC Helpline

  • 0808 800 5000

One to Learn Dyslexia Tuition, AMBDA qualified, Shrewsbury

  • 07949 215094

Open access clinics, Meole Brace Community Hub & Sunflower House, Shrewsbury

  • 0333 358 3654

Opportunity Preschool (fully inclusive), Shrewsbury

  • 01743 247600

PANDAS helpline: PND support & advice

  • pandasfoundation.org.uk

PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide Helpline

  • 0800 068 4141

Parallel Parents Fostering Agency

  • 0800 023 4450

PODS (Parents Opening Doors) Forum, Telford

  • www.podstelford.org

Pony Pals Wrekin

Pony Pals Wrekin: equine & movement therapy

Positive Parenting Progam: free online course for Telford parents

  • www.triplep-parenting.uk.net

Progress Care Solutions Fostering

  • 01902 561066

REMAP: providers of free bespoke disability aids

  • remap.org.uk

Samaritans

  • 116 123

Sarah Waterfall Acupuncture (12yrs+), BAcC member. Telford

  • www.sarahwaterfallacupuncture.co.uk

Scope disability helpline

  • 0808 800 3333

Sea Change Trust: support for new parents & young children

SENDIASS Telford: info, advice & support service for parents, carers & children

  • telfordsendiass.org.uk

Sensory Inclusion Service for children with hearing and/or visual impairment

  • 01952 385269

Shrewsbury Family Chiropractic, Shrewsbury

  • 01743 588190

Shrewsbury Osteopaths, Sweetlake, Shrewsbury

  • 01743 365746

Shropcom Children’s Speech and Language Service

  • Facebook @ShropcomSLT

Shropshire Carers Support team

  • 01743 341995

Shropshire Child Contact Centres, Shrewsbury, Wellington & Oswestry

  • 07721 952857

Shropshire Deaf Children’s Society (SDCS)

  • www.sdcs.org.uk

Shropshire Epilepsy Support

  • www.shropshireepilepsysupport.com

Shropshire Fostering

  • 01743 253797

Shropshire Parenting Team Support & Helpline

  • 01743 250950

Shropshire School Nurses

  • 0333 358 3654

Shropshire School Nurses, text service

  • 07507 330346

Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin NHS Trust

  • 01952 580300

St. John’s Ambulance First Aid courses

  • 0344 770 4800

SYA All About Youth: supports youth clubs, groups & organisations

  • www.sya.org.uk

Taylor Support: specialist support for people with a disability

  • taylorsupport.co.uk

Teens with Tots: Mon 10am-12pm, parents up to 22yrs. Darwin Comm. Centre, Shrews

  • @teens_with_tots

Telford & Wrekin Baby & Toddler Bank (referrals only)

Telford & Wrekin Carers Centre

  • 01952 240209

Telford & Wrekin CVS

  • 01952 916035

Telford and Wrekin Child Development Centre

  • 01952 972431

Telford Children’s Autism Hub: info, advice & support for families in Telford

  • telfordautismhub.org.uk

Telford Crisis Support: School Uniform Project

  • telfordcrisissupport.org.uk

Telford Family Hubs

Telford Fostering

  • telfordfostering.co.uk

Telford SEND Team

  • telfordsend.org.uk

The British Stammering Association

  • stamma.org

The Green Oak Foundation: affordable counselling. Shrewsbury

  • 01743 340880

The Lullaby Trust: bereavement support line

  • 0808 802 6868

Together4Children adoption agency

  • 0300 111 8044

Tuesday Time Out: social for young parents & their children. The Lodge, Monkmoor

  • www.sya.org.uk

Understanding Your Child/Sleep Tight workshops with Shrops Parenting Team

Victoria Everall: speech & language therapist. Shrewsbury

  • victoriaeverall.co.uk

Wem SEN Hub: Parent carer peer support group & family inclusive events. Wem

  • search Wem SEN Hub on Facebook

Willow Path Wellness: yoga, workshops, counselling & CBT. Telford

  • Instagram @willowpath_wellness

Wrekin View Counselling

Wrekin View Counselling: CBT & Equine Assisted therapy for all ages

Young Minds: parents’ helpline

  • 0808 802 5544

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