Acorns provides end of life care, emergency care and short breaks to children who are life threatened and life limited. A range of support groups are offered to family members along with psychosocial support and opportunities for pre and post bereavement support.
The National Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service provides people-friendly information and resources about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder to anyone who needs assistance - parents, sufferers, teachers or health professionals.
Established in 1968, Afasic is a UK charity, which aims to help children and young people affected by the hidden disability of speech, language and communication impairments, as well as their families and the professionals working with them. Afasic is a recognised training provider and offers a range of services and information that include a…
Autonomy is a Shropshire support group for young people and adults who have Asperger Syndrome (AS), diagnosed or undiagnosed. Membership is free. Autonomy offers: telephone advice and support (for people with AS and/or their carers); social activities; friendship; a free newsletter by mail or email; opportunities to meet others with AS. Autonomy…
If you are providing help to a friend, relative or neighbour with practical, personal or emotional support, you are a carer. The Carers Contact Centre offer free support, information and advice to carers in Telford & Wrekin.
Cerebra is a charity set up to help improve the lives of children under the age of 16 with brain related conditions (both traumatic and acquired) through researching, educating and directly supporting children and their carers. These problems manifest themselves in conditions such as cerebral palsy, autistic spectrum disorder, epilepsy, learning…
Teenage parent drop-in. Young parents have the opportunity to chat and play with their children whilst gaining support from other teenage parents. Children are aged between 0-5 years.
Aims to help children and families where there has been the death of a significant family member. Provides information such as what to tell the children about death and dying, should children go to funerals, how children grieve, etc. They provide reading and activity books for children; run age specific groups for bereaved children; run monthly…
CLAPA was set up in 1979 as a partnership between parents and health professionals. It provides support for new parents, and for people with the condition and their families, from infancy through to adulthood. CLAPA Head Office is based in London with 26 CLAPA branches (branches are all run by volunteers) and many other regional contacts in the…