County Durham's Families Information Service

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 a safe, confidential and fair environment where separated couples can resolve disputes about issues such as contact with children, child maintenance and sharing of finances. We are qualified to work directly with children. We also assist in resolving disputes for families in Care…

01670 528 441

We are a charity offering non-judgemental support and information to mothers apart from their children in a wide variety of circumstances. Our members include those who are sharing parenting and those who have little or no contact. We believe that children have a basic human right…

0800 689 4104

ACLT is a 40+ time award-winning charity committed to providing hope to patients living with blood cancer and illnesses where a matched donor (stem cell, blood, or organ) is required to save a life. Our work is driven by a belief that no one should…

0203 757 7700

We are a group of volunteers who offer support to families of lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans-gendered sons and daughters. As parents of gay children ourselves, we offer our experience and knowledge to help you through what can be a difficult time and help you…

0191 455 2868

We provide emotional support and practical help via our free helpline, to families with babies who cry excessively and are very unsettled. All members of Cry-sis are themselves parents who have been through similar experiences and fully appreciate how worrying and exhausting a constantly crying or sleepless…

0800 448 0737

Working Families is the UK’s national charity for working parents and carers. Our mission is to remove the barriers that people with caring responsibilities face in the workplace. We provide advice and information on parents' rights at work, including maternity and paternity, parental leave, flexible working, in-work benefits and…

03000 120 312

The community paediatric service is provided within four district localities and provides neuro-disability services to children up to school leaving age in accessible venues including clinics, schools, community hospital sites and health centres. Services include specialist multi disciplinary clinics including pre-school child development, feeding, cerebral…

Smile offers training and support to schools and settings across the North East. Established in 2008 this service provides a high quality, friendly, flexible support. Ran by Vicki Lydon who previously worked for County Durham Anti-Bullying Service and who is now a director of Bullying…

07870 499 275

Triple P Teen Group is a 10 session course that gives parents simple and practical strategies to help them build strong, healthy relationships with their teenagers; overcome some challenging behaviours; and raise parental confidence to manage their adolescent's behaviour to address and prevent more problems…

07789 943 011
03000 264 779

County Durham's Families Information Service

Contact - For families with disabled children

Family Mediation - Family Mediation North East

Matchmothers

ACLT Charity - Give Hope, Gift Life

Parents Enquiry North East (PENE)

Cry-sis Helpline

Working Families

Community Paediatrics

Smile Emotional Health & Well Being Service

Triple P Course (Positive Parenting Programme)

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