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Mothers Uncovered

Mothers Uncovered run creative peer support groups for mothers. We are now providing online sessions for mothers of children with SEND. Look out for our SEND groups on our social media and website. The groups provide mums with a chance to explore their feelings and experiences creatively...

NOVIO

NOVIO are the Area A hub to support SEND. NOVIO is a collaborative setting to setting network. Our aim is to support 0-25 with special educational needs and disabilities to have successful placements in mainstream settings.

Novus Care - A Local Live-in Care Agency

Novus Care is a family run home-care agency providing quality live-in care in the home to the elderly and those living with complex care needs across West Sussex and the surrounding areas. For over 14 years we have been committed to providing unique and personalised home care support,...

Online Support for parent carers

Carers Support West Sussex now runs and Online Support service where you can chat, online, with one of our support workers for information and support for Carers in West Sussex

PANS PANDAS UK

PANS (paediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric syndrome) and PANDAS (paediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric syndrome associated with strep) are devastating neuropsychiatric conditions that are currently poorly recognised, diagnosed and supported both medically and in schools. One estimate...

Rainbow Trust Childrens Charity (National)

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity supports seriously ill children and their families in the family home and local community. Families who have a child or young person up to the age of 18 with a life threatening or terminal condition (e.g. cancer, some neurological conditions, babies in neonatal...

Reaching Families Animations

Reaching Families have designed several animations on various issues related to children with SEND. This novel method of delivery is designed to help parents of children who may not be able to attend training or who enjoy receiving information in a visual format.

Reaching Families: A parent-carer-led...

Reaching Families is a parent-carer-led charity established to empower, inform and support parents and families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in West Sussex. We achieve our mission through the delivery of information, training and peer support to...

Reaching Families Benefits Advice Service

We are currently unable to provide 1-2-1 benefits advice. We are in the process of recruiting an advisor and will update our webpage when we can resume normal service. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Parents/carers can still access our claim check and editing service as...

Reaching Families Face-2-Face befriending

Face-2-Face provides emotional and practical support to parent-carers of children during the period of their child’s diagnosis. Our team of specially trained befrienders can help parents learn more about their child’s diagnosis, share their experience of caring for a child with additional needs,...

Reaching Families Facebook group

Reaching Families Facebook group is the largest of its kind in West Sussex, an engaging and supportive forum of over 7,000 parent-carers providing hints, tips, discussion and advice on an array of subjects including benefits, education and schools, mental health and wellbeing and specific...

Reaching Families Fact Sheets

Our fact sheets library covers a wide range of issues including major childhood disabilities and associated subjects. They have been localised to ensure that parents can find out about relevant services and resources here in West Sussex.