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    Parents' Zone!

    Here follows some useful and helpful information and resources to support and inspire you as parents during these unusual times.

    Support for Parents

    Emergency Contacts

    Organisation What do they offer? Contact Details
    Children's Services Emergency safeguarding Tel: 0208 379 2536 (Referrals)
    Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) Onward referrals to Early Help or Social Services Tel: 0208 379 5555
    Samaritans Crisis mental health support Tel: 116 123
    Childline Support for children and young people Tel: 0800 1111
    National Centre for Domestic Violence National Centre for Domestic Violence Tel: 0207 186 8270 / 0800 970 2070
    (Press option 1)
    www.ncdv.org.uk
    Solace Domestic abuse helpline Tel: 0808 802 5565
    Out of hours mental health support Emergency mental health support. This service operates 24 hours a day. Tel: 020 8702 3800
    Crisis resolution Enfield Intensive mental health care in people’s homes Tel: 020 8702 3800
    Child Law Advice

    Advice on legal matters to do with child and family law

    e-mails

    Tel: 0300 330 5480
    www.childlawadvice.org.uk
    Mental Health Support  
    Enable Specialist treatment anyone over the age of 18 living in Enfield who is worried about their alcohol or drug use. Tel: 0208 379 6010
    Mind Mental Health Support Tel: 0300 123 3393
    Young Minds Parent helpline for children and adolescents with mental health issues Parent Helpline
    Give us a shout / Rethink Mental health support and advice - online, by phone and via text Text ‘SHOUT’ to 85258
    Give us a Shout
    Rethink Mental Illness
    Community Support and Recovery Team Enfield Treatment and support to people with common mental health issue such as anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia, bi-polar affective disorder, psychotic depression and other psychiatric disorder 58-60 Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3EP
    Tel: 020 8379 414
    Sane Line Emotional support

    Tel: 0300 304 7000

    http://www.sane.org.uk/

    Support Line Emotional support for people who are vulnerable – available via e-mail currently

    Email: info@supportline.org.uk

    Tel: 01708 765200
    www.supportline.org.uk

    Campaign against living miserably (CALM) Calm helpline

    7 hours a day, 7 days a week for

    anyone who needs to talk about life’s problems.

    Tel: 0800 58 58 58
    Parenting Advice
    Family Lives Support and advice relating to all aspects of family life that include all stages of a child’s development, issues with schools and parenting/ relationship support. We also respond when life becomes more complicated and provide support around family breakdown, aggression in the home, bullying, teenage risky behaviour and mental health concerns of both parents and their children. Tel: 0808 800 2222
    www.familylives.org.uk
    NSPCC

    Information and advice on how to keep children safe, online safety and support for parents.

    Helpline: 0808 800 5000
    Email: help@nspcc.org.uk
    Positive Parenting
    Care for the family Support and advice linked to relationships, parenting and bereavement. Parent Support
    Action for children

    Support and advice for parents on a range of topics and information on fostering and adoption.

    Advice and Support for Parents
    Family Based Solutions

    Family Based Solutions works with the whole family to end the abuse and repair family relationships.

    Tel: 020 8363 6262
    admin@familybasedsolutions.org.uk

    Keep children safe online

    Here are some tips to help keep your children safe if they are using these apps.

    There is a lot of support available to keep your child safe online while they will probably be spending a lot more time this way at the moment. Below are some useful links to help parents and carers: