Parent Support
There are a number of organisations to help parents, particularly when faced with difficulties or trauma.
Meet Libby
Libby Mason is our dedicated Family Liaison Officer
What can we help with?
To listen to parents/residents who are seeking advice on any issues.
To provide impartial advice on matters such as…
• Emotional support and mental health
• Financial advice
• Housing support
• Debt and application support
• Language support
• Extra staple items from the pantry
• Foodbank referrals
• Parenting advice
• Uniform help
• Services that can be provided to families
• Early Help referrals
• Jigsaw Families program
• Any other issues people may have
Family Information Service (FIS)
Follow the link below for information about this service.
Family Information Service (FIS) | Gloucestershire County Council
Trauma Support
A trauma support group meets regularly in Cheltenham. The group, which is facilitated by an NHS therapist, provides support for people who have experienced a traumatic event which continues to impact upon their life.
The trauma may be violent crime, natural disaster (including fire, flood), the traumatic death of a loved one, military combat, sexual assault, domestic violence or road traffic accident.
It’s a small, supportive group which meets fortnightly on Tuesday evenings at 6pm.
The group is run by the charity Suicide Crisis, which runs a separate Trauma Centre. Please phone 07975 974455 for details or visit their website at www.suicidecrisis.co.uk
Monkscroft Pastoral Support
Monscroft support children who are are experiencing social, emotional or behavioural difficulties either at school or at home. They meet with families in their own home or in the community. Their aim is to serve each family to improve their lives, become happier and achieve potential.
There are a number of organisations to help parents, particularly when faced with difficulties or trauma.
Early Help
The new Children and Families Act 2014 means changes to the law to give greater protection to vulnerable children, better support for children whose parents are separating, a new system to help children with special educational needs and disabilities, and help for parents to balance work and family life. Early help is important because it ensures vulnerable children and their families receive the help they need when they need it. It can prevent problems getting worse and requiring specialist intervention from social care, health and the youth justice system.
The Gloucestershire Children’s Partnership has adopted the Munro ‘Working Together’ definition of Early Help:
Early help means providing support as soon as a problem emerges, at any point in a child’s life, from the foundation years through to the teenage years.
