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Parent Carer Support
Our specialist staff run regular support groups and have expertise in local service provision and benefits.
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Support groups offer the opportunity to take time away from your caring role, to learn, share, offload and exchange ideas, experiences and information. You don't have to be struggling to join us, but if you are, and you feel it may be hard to come along, please get in touch so that we can discuss how we can support you.
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If you are care for a child or young person who has a health condition or disability, view our:
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You can access the following main links anytime.
Parent Carer Support Groups
Useful contacts
Please check out our full list of useful contacts for parents/carers below.
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We have compiled a list of useful contacts for you if you are a Parent Carer, with some broken down into categories. For our full list of useful contacts, click here.
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You can also access the Sutton's SEND Local Offer on the Sutton Information Hub website, for useful for information on all local support for children with disabilities and extra needs.
Childline
Call 0800 1111 to discuss any issues issues causing distress or concern. Childline offers free support to anyone under 19 with any issue they’re going through. Young people can talk about anything, whether it’s something big or small, with trained counsellors. The
childline.org.uk/kids service is aimed at primary aged children.
RNIB - Royal National Institute of Blind People
If someone you care about is worried about their eyes, waiting for an appointment with an eye specialist or has found out they have an eye condition, the RNIB provides lots of ways you can support them as well as information on conditions, diagnosis and wellbeing.
National Association of Therapeutic Parents (NATP)
A supportive community dedicated to empowering parents of children who have experienced adverse childhood experiences or whose children present with neurodivergent characteristics.
The NATP run Listening Circles (peer support groups) for parents; our nearest one meets in Epsom. They also have a national virtual Listening Circle and a virtual Listening Circle just for men.
