County Durham's Families Information Service

At any given time up to 40% of adults and 50% of children (this rises to 80% with a SEND diagnosis) have difficulties with their sleep. Yet in a recent survey, almost 60% of adults felt there was a lack of support for sleep issues.…

03303 530 541

We are Contact, the charity for families with disabled children. We support families with the best possible guidance and information. We bring families together to support each other. And we help families to campaign, volunteer and fundraise to improve life for themselves and others.

Helpline: 0808 808 3555

We offer sling hire, advice and support across the region from our base in Durham City. Sessions are run by trained and insured babywearing consultants. It is £15 for 4 weeks hire. Appointments must be prebooked in advance. Sessions held on the 1st, 3rd and…

0191 378 9768
07989 242 664

Our community centre is run by a team of volunteers, three staff and various outside organisations. Please contact us to see what activities we run.

0191 370 1674

We offer counselling, support and information to bereaved people, and aims to enable anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss, regardless of age, race, religion, disability, gender or sexual preference. Cruse's specially trained volunteers offer support to children and young…

01642 210 284

I offer bespoke counselling services for children, young people and families. Key features include: No lengthy delays - appointments usually available within two weeks. Early intervention; addressing issues and concerns without delay. Private and confidential location without school or clinical environment. Out of school hours. A choice…

07582 017 585

The Compassionate Friends is an organisation of bereaved parents offering support, understanding and friendship to others after the loss of a child, of any age, from any cause. We offer a national telephone helpline, staffed only by bereaved parents, who are available for support and…

0345 123 2304

Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence (ERIC) is a national charity providing information and support to children, young people, parents and carers on all aspects of childhood continence including bedwetting, daytime wetting, soiling and constipation. ERIC has lots of useful information, including a series of…

Helpline: 0808 801 0343

Charity providing support for families with twins, triplets or more. We provide information and support for families of twins, triplets and more, highlighting their unique needs to all involved in their care. We have a number of specialist support services including Twinline - a free,…

01252 332 344
0800 138 0509 Twinline

In County Durham, we need foster carers who can provide children and young people with the love, security and stability that family life can offer. There are lots of reasons why children need foster carers, often it's because of problems at home and they need…

03000 269 400
0800 917 7771

County Durham's Families Information Service

National Sleep Helpline

Contact - For families with disabled children

North East Sling Library

Grange Villa Community Enterprise

Cruse Bereavement Support - Darlington and Durham Area

Teesdale Counselling Services

The Compassionate Friends

ERIC (Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence)

Twins Trust

Durham County Council Fostering Service

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