Talking to people and finding support

Talking to people who can help, finding support and early help

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Talking to people

Support to help you talk things through and share your experiences of local services

SEND Advice and advocacy

Support to make choices and get your voice heard

Finding support and early help

Early help is all about providing help to families who find that they’re struggling

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Finding someone to talk to

People you can talk to who can offer support

Local and national support groups

Local and national groups which may be useful for local families

What SEND professionals do

These are some of the people who may be working with you

My Important Stuff

A place to record people, groups and organisations that can support you.

If things are not working with SEND

There are organisations and services designed to support people to have their feelings and complaints heard

Bereavement and loss

Helpful advice and information about dealing with a loss and grief

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Early Help

Early help is all about providing help to families who find that they’re struggling

WISE Up Workshops

Empowering parent carers to succeed.

Parent Carer Toolkit

Web based information and local support on common topics affecting families

Children and young people’s development advice

Advice sheets for schools, parents and carers about children young people’s development

Child growth and development

The early years of a child’s life are very important for their health and development

Family Solutions Somerset

There’s a new way of working in Somerset which aims to transform the way children and families are supported.

MindEd for Families

MindEd for Families is an interactive online resource offering evidence based advice and information

Sibling support

Brothers and sisters want to have ordinary lives and positive relationships with their disabled siblings

School attendance and children missing education

We check for any child missing from education, including home visits and school attendance sweeps

Support for parents

Information, advice and services to support you being a parent

What SEND professionals do

These are some of the people who may be working with you

Help with costs for families

If you are on a low income, have an illness or disability, unemployed or are a carer, you may be able to claim for extra money to help with your costs