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Agency |
How they support parents |
How to contact them |
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Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) |
SENDIASS exists to provide advice and information to parents and pupils in Birmingham. This information is designed to explain special educational needs procedures, to help you understand the law and procedures that affect you and your child, and to provide information on other issues that may be useful. |
SENDIASS Telephone Number: 0121 303 5004 |
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School Family Support worker |
Information, signposting and short term support programmes for children and their families |
Referral by senior members of school staff |
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Autism West Midlands |
Support for children and families who have a child diagnosed with Autism |
Email Address: info@autismwestmidlands.org.uk Telephone Number: 0303 0300111 |
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Beyond the Horizon |
Counselling for familyu breakdown and bereavement |
School or other Professional can make a referral with parental consent |
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Think Families |
Think Families team will allocate a worker who will offer support to the family in any way possible. |
Meet the national and local criteria and referred by a professional |
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Featherstone family support team |
Family support interventions and multi-agency support |
Professional referral – with previous work evidenced
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Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) |
Early detection of mental health issues in children and young people |
School can fill in a form which parents or carers sign. The family doctor can also complete this form.
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Edward’s Trust |
Counselling Service for families suffering from bereavement |
Email Address: Telephone Number: 0121 4541705
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Children’s Centre’s (St Barnabas, Featherstone, Pype Hayes, Osborne, Erdington Hall)
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Support for families in their community, signposting and group work |
Contact individual Children’s Centres: St Barnabas 0121 4648397 Featherstone 0121 6753408 Pype Hayes 0121 4644252 Osborne 0121 6751123 Erdington Hall 0121 6752223 |
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North locality Parenting Support
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Parenting courses - Triple P, Incredible years, Promoting happier parenting |
Referral from school or professional with parental consent |