Shropshire Family Support

The Shropshire Parenting Team

https://next.shropshire.gov.uk/the-send-local-offer/early-help/the-parenting-team/

Parenting practitioners offer the following:

• Parenting help and support line
• 'Understanding Your Child – From Toddler To Teen' groups, and 'Understanding Your Child With SEND – From Toddler To Teen' groups
• 'Sleep Tight' and 'Sleep Tight with SEND' groups
• One-to-one support for our most vulnerable families

Parenting help and support line 01743 250950

Do you have any questions around child development and parenting?

You can call the Parenting support line, where trained parenting practitioners will be ready to listen to you. The line is open Monday to Thursday from 9:30am to 4:30pm, and Friday from 9:30am to 3:30pm. Call 01743 250950. If you have concerns about a child’s safety or wellbeing, please call First Point of Contact on 0345 678 9021.

Family Help Together in Shropshire

Longlands works within Family Help Together – A Framework for Action. The framework sets out a shared responsibility to keep children safe, supported and able to thrive. It emphasises putting children first, involving parents and wider family as partners, being open about decisions, treating people with dignity and sharing information appropriately.

Explore the Shropshire Safeguarding Community Partnership

• Family Help Together – A Framework for Action – Shropshire’s framework for coordinated, child-centred help and safeguarding.
• Shropshire Family Help Services – Information about family help in Shropshire.
• Shropshire Family Hubs – Open-access spaces offering information, advice and links to support.
• Shropshire Community and Family Directory – Search for local family, health, SEND, wellbeing and community services.
• Shropshire Safeguarding Community Partnership – Local safeguarding information, procedures and support links.

The Shropshire Council family hub information states that hubs support families with children and young people aged 0 to 19, or up to 25 for young people with SEND. Market Drayton’s hub is listed at Raven House, TF9 3AH.

Mental health and wellbeing information

• BeeU children and young people’s mental health services – Local NHS information about emotional wellbeing and mental health services.
• NHS children and young people’s mental health – Advice for children, young people, parents and carers.
• Anna Freud: advice for parents and carers – Evidence-informed guidance for supporting children’s mental health and wellbeing.
• YoungMinds parent support – Information for parents and carers who are worried about a child or young person.
• Childline – Free, confidential support for children and young people.