Resources
Contact – provides advice and support for families with disabled children. They include a helpline and listening ear service, workshops, information on benefits and guidance on working with professionals.
Contact provides a wealth of information through the following link; Help for families | Contact
Listening ear service offers 1-1 telphone appointments for parent-carers looking for emotional support; https://contact.org.uk/help-for-families/listening-ear/
Carers UK - advice information and support for carers and enabling carers to connect. https://www.carersuk.org/
Parent Carer Forums - You can also get peer to peer support from your local Parent Carer Forum. If you are not sure who runs your local Parent Carer Forum please use the link below and then scroll down to your region and then local area: Find/ Join Your Local Forum – National Network of Parent Carer Forums C.I.C (nnpcf.org.uk)
If you have any further thoughts you would like to share with us or if you feel you would like to provide feedback on your experience of participating in this research study, please email us at Resetting.Services@ncl.ac.uk. Our researchers will be happy to hear your comments so that we can continue to develop the way we involve families.