Looking for Support?
We support the whole family, schools, social workers, the police, local organisations and anyone else who asks! A diagnosis is not needed to access our services as we support people both pre and post diagnosis!
It is so valuable to be able to connect with other families who have similar experiences, who have been in your position and can give advice or sometimes we all just need an ear to listen.
We host a range of fully funded (free) courses, coffee mornings, peer to peer support sessions and 1 on 1 advice and guidance sessions. If you would like book a space please contact us here.
We also have a private Facebook Group where you can ask questions, find out more about upcoming local sessions from organisations across the city and speak to parents and carers. To request to join Facebook group please click here.
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Support available in Liverpool & Knowsley:
Addvanced solutions
ADDvanced Solutions Community Network encourages, equips and empowers children, young people and their families living with neurodevelopmental conditions, learning difficulties and associated mental health needs. Our engaging, community-based, learning, coaching and mentoring programmes will help you and your family to better recognise, understand and meet your individual needs, enabling you to
manage the day to day challenges.
Liverpool CAMHS Offer
CAMHS stands for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
CAMHS is the name for the NHS services that assess, and treat young people with emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties. You might also see CYPMHS used which stands for Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services. www.youngminds.org.uk
Liverpool Local Offer
Liverpool’s local offer provides information for children and young people up to the age of 25 with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) their parents or carers – all in one place.
Knowing what is out there gives you more choice and control over what support is right for you or your child.
On the local offer website you can:
- Search for services from a range of local agencies including education, health and social care.
- Find out more about SEND reforms and keep up to date with the scope of the local offer as it develops and grows.
- View a range of SEND documents and reports.
LIVPAC (Liverpool parent carer)
Liverpool Parent and Carers Forum (LivPaC) empower parents / carers to have a voice and enable them to navigate the special educational needs and / or disabilities processes through awareness, information and confidence training.
Liverpool and Knowsley SENDIASS
Liverpool and Knowsley SENDIASS offer advice and support around various topics relating to Special Educational Needs and disabilities (SEND) for children and young people aged 0-25 living in the Liverpool and Knowsley Area District and their families.
They offer telephone and email advice, social media, information packs, casework, drop in sessions by appointment, workshops, training for professionals, a parent steering group, children’s focus groups and support to young people who access our service independently.
Our opening hours are Monday – Friday, 9am-4.30pm.
Telephone: 0333 323 7768
You can contact our team on the above number and leave your details, you will receive a call back from one of the team who will give you advice or information over the phone and decide if you meet the criteria for a caseworker.
YPAS (Young persons advisory service)
Young Person’s Advisory Service (YPAS) – CAMHS offers a range of wellbeing and therapeutic services for children, young people and families in Liverpool.
YPAS is a Youth Information Advice and Counselling Service (YIAC) that provides free, easily accessible and age-appropriate support to young people with a wide range of issues. YIACS are driven by the needs of young people
Children and young people from age 5 – 25 years old
We deliver our services across Liverpool; in primary and secondary schools, in our three community hubs based in the north, south and city centre and in GP surgeries. www.ypas.org.uk
Sunshine support
Sunshine support offer courses, information and guidance on all areas of Special educational needs, it was founded by a mum who had to fight to get her daughter the support she was entitled to. They offer webinars and plenty or online resources as well as offering tailored support for you and your child.
