Aspects Together CIC

Supports autistic children, young people, and their families facing distress and isolation. Provides Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) and emotional regulation tools.

AWARE (Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource)

A parent-run group supporting families with children and young adults on the autistic spectrum (formal diagnosis not required). They provide peer support, both face to face and online.

Barnardos

Barnardos virtual family hub offers information, advice, guidance and support for all stages of your parenting or caring journey. A nationwide network of family hubs and children’s centres providing services directly to parents and care givers of children of all ages.

Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre ASK

This group is intended to offer support and information to parents and carers of children and young people who are suffering from a mental health condition, diagnosed or not

Brighter Futures Together

A facilitated peer support group for parents and carers of young people (11-25) experiencing mental health difficulties.

Bradford District Foundation Care Trust

Hosts a monthly online parent support group which runs virtually every third Tuesday of the month. We run two sessions at either 10.30am or 7.30 pm. A safe place to talk and get to know other parents and provide support to each other, facilitated by professionals.

Breathe - Saddleworth Mental Health Group

A peer-led support group for parents and carers of young people with mental health challenges, providing empowerment and signposting to resources.

BREATHE Parent Support in Harrow

A support group for parents of children on the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) waiting list, offering monthly in-person and online meetings. The group meets are in the evening, on the last Tuesday of the month.

Bromley Y

Bromley Y promotes the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children, young people and their parents/carers by enabling change, fostering resilience and helping them build healthy relationships.

Calm Connections CIC

Runs parent-led support groups online and in person, creating a space for parents to share experiences and support each other.

CAMHS Network

Platform for sharing practice, ideas and knowledge base. Let's develop CAMHS (Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services) together.

CAMHS Parent2Parent Support Group

We offer one to one telephone support calls. We have just started parent support group sessions via Microsoft Teams. We attend meetings and put forward the views of families to improve services and understanding.

CHATS Morecambe & Lancaster

A support group for parents/carers of children with emotional or mental health difficulties, meeting monthly in Morecambe. The Facebook group is a friendly, safe space to talk, listen and help each other, available 24/7.

Cognus

Provides education services to mainstream schools and specialist education providers in Sutton. We deliver a wide range of 27 services – from admissions and music, to SEND and Therapies to improve the lives of children, young people, and families.

Define Fine

A peer-support organisation for parents of children experiencing school attendance difficulties, often linked to unmet SEND or mental health needs.

Dudley Parent Carer Forum

An independent group of providing a safe space for parent carers of children and young people (0-25 years) with disabilities and additional needs.

First Steps ED

Hosts monthly drop-in groups for parents and carers to connect, share experiences, and find support for eating disorders.

Fresh+ Group (Fresh Plus Group)

A peer-led support group for parents of children in CAMHS, offering weekly online and in-person sessions. Open to all parents/carers who have a child/children who have ever attended or are attending a CAMHS service (Liverpool & Sefton), or are on the waiting list.

Future in Mind

Delivers monthly parent meetings in partnership with Hampshire CAMHS, featuring clinical experts discussing mental health topics.

Glasgow City HSCP NW Family Well-being Hub

Greater Manchester Mental Health

The Trust provides a wide range of services in the treatment and recovery of mental health conditions and substance misuse. Training for MH professionals to value and embed parent/carer voice and involvement alongside children and young people's participation.

Holding Space

Charity offering parent/ carer peer support. A safe, non- judgemental space where you can connect with others on a similar journey; chat, share and be supported along your journey.

HOPE (Harrow)

Parenting education, parenting course/workshops, 1-2-1 parent mentoring and training to educational and health professionals.

KIDS Yorkshire

Community of Experience, Befriending Service, SENDIASS, Training for Parents, SEN Sleep Service.

Lancashire Positive Minds

Supports families across Lancashire with parent-led but professionally backed meetings, including guest speaker sessions.

Learning Space Parent Voice & Parent Anxiety Group

Online groups for parents of young people struggling with anxiety. A supported social space for parent peer support (Parent Voice).

Let's Talk, Aeryn

A monthly support group for parents of children struggling mental health difficulties, offering peer support and signposting.

Life Skills Hub

We have a monthly parents support group with a parent's facebook page.

Manchester Parent Champions/Regen Me

An online peer-to-peer support group for parent carers of children with SEND helping navigate services and share resources.

Mental Health Natters

Runs monthly well-being groups and therapeutic mentoring support for parents and carers of young people who are struggling with mental health and school attendance, to learn new skills, share experiences, and feel supported.

Mind and Body at We Are With You

We deliver sessions to parents and carers to help increase confidence in dealing with their young people who are involved in or are vulnerable to self-harming behaviour, as well as providing an opportunity to explore strategies to best support them.

Mind over Natter

A peer-led support group for parents of children with mental health issues, offering safe spaces for discussion and NHS-backed support.

MyOTAS

MyOTAS was originally set up by a group of parents of autistic children, as a way to provide support to others seeking a kind, non-judgemental space, to discuss their problems and gain help with all the red tape restricting their child’s access to the services they need.

New Maudsley Carers

The Tonbridge Eating Disorders Support Group for Carers offers a warm and friendly welcome and, hopefully, the support that will benefit you and those that you are caring for.

Northorpe Hall Child and Family Trust

Emotional and mental wellbeing support for young people including workshops for parents/carers and drop-ins.

Not Fine in School

A support network for parents of children struggling with school attendance, offering peer support and advocacy resources.

Off the Record (OTR)

We aim to provide spaces and resources to support parents and carers with the challenges of navigating young person’s mental health whilst focusing on their needs and exploring how best to support them.

PACT Parents and Carers Together CIC

Provides peer-led support, training, and resources for parents of children with mental health challenges in Suffolk.

Parent Carer Foundation

Our work recognises anyone living with the challenges of being a carer (children and adults), caring for a family member or friend who is ill, frail, life-limited, disabled, SEND or has mental health needs.

Parents in Mind

Supporting parents who are caring a for a child with Mental Health Issues.

Parental Minds CIC

Developing mental healthcare for young people, highlighting the value of the parental role. Networks, School Support, Resources, Community Peer Support and support for those who use risky behaviour to tolerate distress.

Parents of the Revolution

Parents of the Revolution is a regular informal coffee and chat space with plenty of teas, coffee and snacks and activities. We offer a peer to peer support space in a welcoming and non-judgmental environment at a number of locals across Blackpool.

Parents Online

Offers free online peer support for parents and carers via live text-based chat platform, available five nights a week.

Parents Voices in Wales

Parent and Carer Support Group who campaign for improved mental health and neurodiversity services by working Collaboratively with all sectors in Wales. Supporting parents and carers with an online network, resources and signposting to services.

PEGiS

A support group in Stoke for parents of children with SEND, offering information, advice, and feedback opportunities with local authorities.

The Positivitree

Face to face peer support groups and monthly coffee mornings in the Wirral. Open to all parents and carers raising children (from birth to adulthood) with additional needs, be they developmental, educational, emotional, medical or any type of disability.

PYPT (Parents & Young People Together)

A peer support group, a safe space for parents and carers with a child or young person struggling with emotional/mental health challenges, to share, offload, learn, engage and connect with other experiencing similar challenges.

R.A.Y.S of H.O.P.E.

Supports parents and professionals in helping children overcome mental health barriers, offering termly support groups in Staffordshire.

ReCoCo

An independent peer-led mental health charity that delivers groups, courses, activities, engagement work, training and research in and around mental health

The Re:Minds Group CIC

A parent-led support group for families of children with autism, ADHD, and mental health needs, offering meetings and connections.

SEND Together

A monthly drop-in group providing information and a safe space for parents of children with additional needs.

South Staffs CAMHs Online Parent Support Group

Online parent support group for families in South Staffs whose children are going through the CAMHs process.

Thornleigh College

We offer pastoral support to children and parents in high school and FE education.

Unity

Support and advice for young people and their families in the Test Valley area.

We are with you

We provide 1:1 support, group work support, web chat and dedicated phone line support for parents and families who are affected by the young person's substance use.