Do you need help?
Being a parent isn't easy
Parenting can be wonderful and rewarding, but it can also be difficult
Most parents experience moments of feeling overwhelmed
Fear not, there is a lot of early support available
Speak to your child’s Head of Year, Pastoral Manager or Denise Hopkins (Family Support & Home liaison coordinator)
Birmingham Children's Partnership is a collection of organisations including the NHS and Birmingham City Council, that can help families and children.
Back to School – Free Online Parenting Courses for Parents and Carers
As children and young people prepare to return to school, we are sending a reminder of FREE online courses available to everyone in Birmingham to help to support with parenting.
There are 24 different online courses in a variety of languages. The courses include:
- Understanding your child: from toddler to teenager
- Understanding your child with additional needs
- Understanding your child’s mental health and well being
- Understanding your relationships
Just enter the word COMMUNITY in the access code box to get started - Online Learning (heiapply.com)
For queries or further information please contact the Family Hubs team at familyhubs@birmingham.gov.uk
LINKS TO SERVICES
Birmingham Food Club
Family Action has launched Food Clubs in Birmingham to provide families with good quality food at a low cost. Click the poster for more info.
Kooth
A FREE mental health support website for young people aged 11-25, that was previously only available in Solihull, is now open to all young people in Birmingham.
NSPCC
We’re the leading children's charity fighting to end child abuse in the UK and Channel Islands. We help children who’ve been abused to rebuild their lives, protect those at risk, and find the best ways of preventing abuse from ever happening.
Birmingham Community Healthcare
Birmingham Community Healthcare is committed to making sure every child in the city - and their parents or carers - is provided with the personalised care and support he or she needs to get the very best start in life. This site highlights services available.
Children and Families
Being a parent
Many parents have lots of questions in the early days. Here, we give information on the topics new parents most commonly ask about.
Shelter
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness – and we campaign to prevent it in the first place.
Pause call back service
Need to talk to someone, struggling with feelings, Pause can help.
Birmingham Safeguarding
Assisting with safeguarding
Sure Start
Locate your local centre, they are open to all parents, carers and children and many of the services are free. You can get help and advice on child and family health, parenting, money, training and employment.