Family Support Links

The following pages includes useful support for all areas of family life. 

If you are unsure of the services available to you, a good starting point is

Family Lives. 

Additional local and national support networks can be found using the links below:

Financial / Cost of Living Support

• Citizens Advice - https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/ 
• YoungMinds - Money and Mental Health - https://www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/parents-a-z-mental-health-guide/money-and-mental-health/
• MK Community Fridge - http://www.mkcommunityfridge.org/
• MK Food Banks - https://mkfoodbank.org.uk/

Mental Health and Wellbeing

• YoungMinds - A-Z Mental Health Guide - https://www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/parents-a-z-mental-health-guide/
• NSPCC - https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/ 
• ChildLine - https://www.childline.org.uk/ 
• Child Mind Institute - A-Z of Support - https://childmind.org/topics-a-z/ 
• Anxiety UK - Children and anxiety - https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/get-help/helping-your-child/

Domestic Abuse

MK Act - https://www.mkact.com/ 

Young Carers

• Carers MK - https://carersmiltonkeynes.org/information-for-carers/young-carers/

Look After Children

• MK Virtual School - https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/children-young-people-and-families/virtual-school

EAL (English as an Additional Language)

• Bell Foundation Parent Guides (Available in 22 Languages)  - https://www.bell-foundation.org.uk/eal-programme/guidance/parental-involvement/

Online Safety Support

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