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Community Paedaitric Team - Resources for families and young people
ADHD
Autism support (even if the patient is awaiting diagnosis)
- Support for children and young people with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) | Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
- Autism West Midlands Support
- National Autistic Society Support
- Worcestershire County Council SEND Local Offer
- Herefordshire County Council SEND Local Offer
- Solihull Approach – Understanding Your Child
- Daisy Chain Project
Behavioural support
- 0-19 Public Health Nursing - Health visitors
- Challenging Behaviour Foundation - 0300 666 0126 or support@thecbf.org.uk
- Family Lives: support in all aspects of family life - 0808 800 2222 or askus@familylives.org.uk
Down syndrome
Dyspraxia
Epilepsy
- Epilepsy Society – first aid for seizures
- Epilepsy Action: information and advice - 0808 800 5050 or helpline@epilepsy.org.uk
- Young Epilepsy for young people - call 01342 831342
- Photosensitive Epilepsy information
- NICE Guideline for Epilepsy in children and young people
Enuresis
- ERIC - 0808 169 9949
Learning disabilities
- Mencap Advocacy Service - 0808 808 1111 helpline@mencap.org.uk
- Worcestershire SEND Local Offer (education or family support/advice
Mental health and wellbeing
- Herefordshire and Worcestershire school-aged mental health support - CAMHS website
- NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Talking Therapies
- Melo — Mental health and wellbeing support from Onside
- Barnardos
- Big White Wall – online therapy for 16+ year olds
- Mood Juice – self-help
- Young Minds – self-help
- Royal College of Psychiatry – anxiety info for parents/carers
- Solihull Approach – Understanding Your Child
- Kooth - Free online counselling and support
- Lumi Nova
Mental health - Crisis support services
- Herefordshire and Worcestershire 24/7 urgent mental health helpline - Phone 111 and select the mental health option
- Samaritans - 116 123 or jo@samaritans.org
- Shout Crisis Text Line - Text "SHOUT" to 85258 or text "YM" if you're under 19
- Childline - If you're under 19 call 0800 1111
- NHS111 online help service or phone NHS111 if you need urgent help for your mental health, but it’s not an emergency - for example, if you need medication or a prescription and you're unable to contact your GP.
Neurofibromatosis
Neurodivergence
Occupational Therapy
- Worcestershire Children's Therapy Hub
- Worcestershire Children's Therapy Facebook Page (Paediatric Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy)
SEND exclusion support
SEND
- Herefordshire and Worcestershire SEND Information, Advice and Support Service - 01905 768153 or sendiass@worcestershire.gov.uk
- Support for children and young people with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) | Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
- Worcestershire County Council SEND Local Offer
- Herefordshire County Council SEND Local Offer
Sleep
Tourettes
Healthy living
Book recommendations:
- Mindfulness for Children: Help Your Child to be Calm and Content, from Breakfast till Bedtime: Uz Afzal
- Overcoming Your Child's Fears and Worries: A Self-help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques by Cathy Cresswell
- Starving the Anxiety Gremlin for Children Aged 5-9: A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Anxiety Management by Kate Collins-Donnelly
- Hello Happy! Mindful Kids; An activity book for ages 7+ who sometimes feel sad or angry
- What to Do When You Worry Too Much; A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety for 6–12-year-olds by Dawn Huebner
- Autism and Solution Focussed Practice by Ells Mattelin and Hannelore Volckaert
- Super Parenting: How To Become A Super Parent by Desi Stefanova
- The Explosive Child by Ross W Green
- Why We sleep? By Matthew Walker
- Understanding ADHD: By Dr Christopher Green
- Toddler Taming: By Dr Christopher Green
- Understanding ADHD: By Christopher Green