Help and Support
Listed below are a number of web pages, resource suggestions and local organisations covering a range of issues including parenting support as well as adult and child wellbeing.
Children's Mental Health and Wellbeing
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Library books to support children's mental health and wellbeing The books in the Reading Well for children book list provides helpful reading to support children’s mental health and wellbeing. The scheme is developed and endorsed by leading health partners and delivered in public libraries and schools. The book list of 33 titles provides quality-assured information, advice and stories to support children’s mental health and wellbeing. The books are all selected and endorsed by health experts, children and families. All the books are available for anyone to borrow from South Gloucestershire Libraries, they can also be reserved on the website www.librarieswest.org.uk for no charge and collected from your nearest library.
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Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Children and Young People South Gloucestershire Children and Young People Mental Health Leaflet about getting help locally with mental health and wellbeing including what to do in a mental health crisis.
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HappyMaps A one-stop hub for young people's mental health HappyMaps is an award-winning charity founded by healthcare professionals in collaboration with parents and young people. They understand the challenges families face when seeking help and how time-consuming it can be to navigate online information and find resources you trust.
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Bourne Family Project Offering affordable play therapy for children
School Nursing Service
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South Gloucestershire School Nursing Service School nurses offer support to children and young people experiencing mild difficulties. The School Nursing Team can support with children experiencing mild anxiety (including general worrying, avoidance of social situations, separation from parents, early Emotionally Based School Avoidance), low self esteem (including irritability or anger) and mild sleep problems. Parents can telephone the team direct for support and advice.
Childhood sleep issues
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Sleep Toolkit Parental support for children 5-13 with challenges sleeping
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Sleep and Young Children Advice from the NHS on supporting children's sleep
Adult Mental Health Support
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South Gloucestershire Talking Therapies A range of Talking Therapies to adults aged 16 and over, who live and are registered with a GP in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
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Bristol Mind Offers mental health support to adults living in Bristol and South Gloucestershire
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Bourne Family Project Offering affordable adult counselling
Food Bank
St Mary's School are able to issue vouchers for South Gloucestershire Food Banks. If you would like a voucher, or would like to find out more about the service, please speak in confidence to Mrs Cowell or email her on SMT-PCL@sgmail.org.uk
Domestic Abuse
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Next Link Plus Next Link Plus provides support services for women, men, children and members of the LGBT community in South Gloucestershire who are or have been victims of domestic abuse. Their services include telephone help and advice, safe house accommodation, community outreach services and group programmes.
Benefits Advice
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North Bristol Advice Centre Free and independent welfare benefits and debt advice
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Talking Money They provide free, independent, specialist money advice to individuals and their families. This includes debt, energy debt, benefits and income maximisation advice.
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One Stop Shop One Stop Shops allow you to visit us in person to answer questions, resolve problems and get advice. We help with all council services and also offer financial support to help with the rising costs of living.
Housing
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Home Choice South Gloucestershire The services offered include applying and bidding for social housing if you are eligible, and free and impartial advice regarding your housing options, including for people in housing need and those who are homeless or threatened with homelessness.
Is my child ready to stay home alone?
Toileting and Bed Wetting Issues
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ERIC ERIC, The Children’s Bowel & Bladder Charity is the UK’s leading charity supporting all children and teenagers with a bowel or bladder problem.