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Special educational needs and disability (SEND) | warrington.gov.uk

Children, young people and families | warrington.gov.uk

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Find information about services for children and young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabillities in and around the Warrington area.

Children's Services Directory

www.help4me.info

A National Directory outlining activities and support/guidance for families. This has been developed locally to include information on what is happening in wards/by postcode.

Family and Parenting Institute
www.familyandparenting.org

This is a charity aiming to improve the well-being of children.There are links to a wide range of websites for parents offering advice, child health & well being, childcare, children’s services, diversity,  family relationships, family services, fundraising, law & justice system, poverty & social exclusion, schools, work and families

Directgov

www.direct.gov.uk

Advice & guidance for parents

Contact a Family Helpline

www.cafamily.org.uk | helpline@cafamily.org.uk | tel 0808 808 3555 

A one-stop shop for parents of disabled children

Lone Parent Support

www.gingerbread.org.uk

Offers dedicated help and expert advice to lone parents

Child Law Advice Line

http://www.childrenslegalcentre.com | clc@essex.ac.uk | tel 0845 120 2948

Ensures that children, parents, carers and professionals can get accurate information on child law and access the support and services that they are entitled to.

Early Help Assessments

All you need to know about Early Help Assessments.

Please click here for more information

ChatHealth

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is beginning the roll out of a new secure text messaging service for parents and carers of children and young people aged 0-19 years old, enabling them to get timely and trusted health advice from a health professional (a Health Visitor or School Nurse).

As our lives have changed over the last few months due to coronavirus, it’s more important than ever for young people families to have easy access to support, particularly in the absence of face to face interaction.

The service (which is available in Warrington, Halton and Oldham) does not aim to replace face to face contacts, rather increase choice for service users about how they access advice from a health professional and provides a new line of communication as face to face contact is reduced.

The ChatHealth text number will operate Monday-Friday from 9am until 5pm. Messages will be responded to within 24 hours during this period. Outside these hours, service users will receive a ‘bounce back’ text message indicating that they will receive a response when the line re-opens. Of course, ChatHealth is not an emergency service, and accordingly parents will be instructed to follow usual advice in seeking urgent medical attention.

The text numbers for Warrington are:

• 11 - 19 Young People's Service – 07507 330101

• 0 - 5 Parents Service – 07507 327981

• 5 - 19 Parents Service – 07480 635994

  Or visit chathealth.nhs.uk to start a chat