County Durham's Families Information Service

Family Rights Group promotes policies and practices that keep children safe within their family and strengthen the family and community networks of those children who cannot live at home. We campaign for families to have their voice heard, be treated fairly and get help early…

Advice line: 0808 801 0366
Text Phone: please dial 18001 and then 0808 801 0366
Admin: 0207 923 2628

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Our Learning Disabilities Floating Support service provides tenancy support for people living in their own home who have an identified Learning Disability or difficulty. Up to 35 spaces available across County Durham Support for people aged 18 and over. Short term support for up to two years. Areas…

0191 332 4935
08000 731 837

West Cornforth is a fully furnished supported accommodation service for people with mental health needs, offering medium length support for up to seven years. Our aim is to support people to reach their full potential and take control over their own lives to enable them in…

0300 131 0401

If you are a parent and you are not seeing your children or in dispute about children or if you are separating or divorcing and you have Financial issues about which you cannot agree. Family mediation is about helping people who are in conflict over issues such as contact with children, non-payment of maintenance or issues relating to Property & Finance in divorce where professionally trained mediators will work…

0191 375 3871

We provide health, wellbeing and practical housing related support and accommodation for young vulnerable people with a view to enabling them to gain the necessary skills for them to get their own tenancy. We can help you: to understand tenancy responsibilities to develop independent living…

0800 073 1837

The Child Law Advice Service provides legal advice and information on areas of child, family and education law. Please see our website for further details.

Floating Support is a flexible support service offered to you in your home. We will help you to identify your needs, and support you to develop your independent living skills if you are: aged 16 to 25 years living in County Durham in need of advice about and…

01325 731 160

INQUEST provide free and independent advice to bereaved people following a death in state care or detention in England and Wales, and in other cases where wider issues of state and corporate accountability are in question. We also provide support through the inquest process. Our…

0207 263 1111

We represent children in family court cases. We make sure that children's voices are heard and decisions are taken in their best interests. We are independent of the courts, social services, education and health authorities and all similar agencies. Our duty is to safeguard and…

0300 456 4000

County Durham's Families Information Service

Family Rights Group

Locate

Learning Disabilities Floating Support, Home Group – Care and Support

Sedgefield Supported Accommodation, Home Group – Care and Support

Stepping Stones Family Mediation

Dales Supported Accommodation, Home Group – Care and Support

Coram Children's Legal Centre

Humankind - County Durham Young People's Floating Support

INQUEST

Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass)

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