Parent/Carer Support

For Parent/Carers the best people to contact are the Knowsley Parent Carers Voice forum which is a local group of parents and carers that have children of their own with special education needs and disabilities ranging from new born to 25 years of age.  This forum works very closely with Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council and the Local Offer.

There is also a smaller support group Stars Liverpool which is a parent support group specifically for parents/carers with children under 10 years.

The Cheshire and Merseyside Transforming Care Partnership has commissioned free on-line training for parents and carers of children and adults with Learning Disabilities and/ or Autism. The training is now available via email registration.  Employers of support workers and personal assistants can access the training for a small charge.

The Navigate Service delivered by Scope is designed for parents who have a child on the pathway to diagnosis, or who have a child diagnosed with a disability or impairment within the last 12 months.

Autims.org have a Parent to Parent Service, where you can talk to someone who really understands what it's like to live with a child or adult on the autism spectrum. 

Daisy Chain also offer a Autism Support Helpline - A free, confidential service providing advice, support and information for neurodiverse adults, young people and their families.  Covering Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder , Sensory Processing Differences 0800 031 5445.  They can offer strategies, resources, signposting to other services, advice and supportive listening.

ADDvanced Solutions Community Network’s community-based groups and family learning programmes raise awareness; develop skills; share learning experiences; and build confidence. The team support children, young people, and families living with neurodevelopmental conditions, learning difficulties and associated mental health needs. Join other families on their family activity days that take place during school holidays, they include trips to the park, fun days, walks with the ranger, cookery activity days and days out.  ADDvanced Solutions Community Network also have a resource section with useful downloads 

If you are under 19 and involved with caring for someone, there is the Knowsley Young Carers Support Service - 'Me Time' Programme and the Knowsley Young Carers Service.  For young adult carers aged 17-25 there is the Knowsley Carers Centre - Young Adult Carers Support Project (found under Our Services on their website).