Getting Help - THRIVE Framework

AFASIC supports better services and provision for children and young people with speech and language impairments, in partnership with local and national government, professional and statutory bodies and other voluntary organisations. Information is available to help you to recognise an early problem with your child’s talking and understanding.

• For advice or support Helpline on 0300 666 9410
• AFASIC website (external link)

Youth Space is a website and Youth Club for young people in Haringey who are aged between 11 and 19 (up to 25 years old where there is a specific additional need or disability). They can direct you to access a wide range of informal learning opportunities that enable young people to feel safe, to develop as individuals and to participate, and contribute, as valued members of our community including: What's On at Bruce Grove Youth Club, Jobs and Apprenticeships, local support services for young people, help for Young Carers, children in or leaving care and advice on staying safe or if you have been a victim of crime.

• Bruce Grove Youth Space (external link)

Beat is a leading charity for young people with eating disorders. They have a general Helpline, Youth Helpline and Student Helpline. They have online discussion boards that they moderate. There are a range of tools and sources of information available. There is an online training portal available and the organisation can provide training events.

• BEAT UK (external link)

CARIS Haringey is a holistic range of services for families in temporary accommo​​​​dation. If you are Homeless or living in temporary accommodation in Haringey, and have children who you care for at home, CARIS are available to help you.

• CARIS Haringey (external link)

Haringey Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), provide specialist mental health services to people living in the London boroughs of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey, and a range of more specialist mental health services to there core catchment area and beyond.

• Tel: 020 8702 3000
• CAMHS website (external link)

The Childhood Bereavement Network (CBN) is the hub for those working with bereaved children, young people and their families across the UK.

• Child Bereavement Network (external link)

Childline is a free 24-hour counselling service for children and young people up to 19 years old. You can call, talk to a counsellor online, send an email or post on the message boards.

• Childline website (external link)

Offers helpline support to anyone affected by the death of a child of any age, under any circumstances, however recent or long ago.

• The Child Death Helpline (external link)

The Child Development Centre at St Ann’s provides a comprehensive service to babies, pre school and school aged children with complex special needs.

The service includes Consultant Paediatricians, Specialist Health Visitors, Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Dieticians.

The children may be offered an appointment at the clinic, home or at school. The centre also offers a specialist Immunisation Service for children.

• Child Development Centre

Haringey Children's Centre parenting support and activities bringing together a range of services for children under five and their families, such as family support, health and education. They include good quality childcare, information and support across the local community. The idea is to make services easy to use and to give children the best start in life.

Services offered:

• Access child and family health services
• A friendly place to play and learn
• Meet other families and carers
• Access to family friendly support services
• Support on looking for work or training
• Become a volunteer in the community

Children's Centres pages.

The Community Hub is a welcoming space for people of all ages, genders and ethnicities to come together, stay safe and active and feel included and valued.

• The Community Hub (external link)

If you and your family are struggling to cope and need some practical support to move things forward, help is at hand. Families can face challenges with a range of issues and Haringey’s Early Help Service can offer advice and guidance as well as practical, hands-on support, with a whole family approach. We will work alongside you with other professionals to enable you to make and sustain the changes needed to improve your family situation.

If you have an immediate concern about the safety of a child, please call us.

• Monday to Thursday, 8.45am to 5pm | Friday 8.45am to 4.45pm - Tel: 020 8489 4470
• Out of office hours, including weekends - Tel: 020 8489 0000
• Early Help

To provide high quality psychological support to children, young people and their families to improve their educational and wellbeing outcomes. Working in partnership with families, children’s centres, early years’ settings, schools, further education settings and other agencies to improve their understanding of a child or young person’s educational, developmental and psychological needs and how to meet them.

• Educational Psychologists

Family Based Solutions are a parent abuse and reconciliation service. Family Based Solutions works with the whole family to end the abuse and repair family relationships. They work with families using the solution focused approach which gives the family full control in the direction of the work and each family member has a part to play in moving the family toward their preferred future.

• Family Based Solutions (external link)

Helping families who are struggling with issues such as disability, severe and sudden illness, bereavement, mental health issues and domestic violence.

Tel: 020 3117 0650

• Family Holiday Association (external link)

The emotional, psychological and mental health needs of Haringey looked after child population, including babies and young children, children with neuro-developmental atypicality, unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people (UASC), young people leaving Care and those with undiagnosed learning needs.

• For general queries tel: 020 3961 3410 or email: first.step@nhs.net
• First Step (external link)

A programme for anyone aged between 16-24 who are affected by gangs and serious violence, can get support, no matter what borough they live in. The programme also reduces offending, supports individuals to access safe, stable housing and encourages young people back into employment, education or training.

• General enquiries - tel: 020 7021 0301 | email info@saferlondon.org.uk
• Gangs Programme (external link)

Support bereaved children, young people and their families. Services are free.

• Grief Encounter (external link)

To tackle the harm caused by alcohol by supporting people to cut back their drinking, reducing risk and raising awareness of the dangers of excessive drinking within Haringey. HAGA’s vision is a community with an informed relationship with alcohol, able to understand and discuss its effects, pleasures and difficulties, with families supported to deal with its negative impacts.

• HAGA website (external link)

HAIL provide support to people with a learning disabilities, mental health, autism, and help other vulnerable people, their carers have opportunities to achieve also - These will include: housing, work, education, leisure, recreation, and relationships. Each person supported by HAIL will receive an individual service which they will be supported to lead.

• General queries tel: 020 8275 6550
• HAIL (external link)

Supports an increase in child and family resilience. Builds stable communities using a common language. Empowers parents, carers and professionals to work together. Uses tools and language in the home, schools and other settings to reduce school and home breakdown, reducing harm and increasing social inclusion. Equips adults to invest in healthy parent/ child relationships for improved social, emotional and mental wellbeing. Increases confidence of parents/carers to share knowledge of their children and successful strategies with professionals. Upholds the rights of children, listening to them.

• Haringey Anchor Project

One of the UK's largest provider of relationship support. In 2018, they helped over two million people of all ages, backgrounds, sexual orientations and gender identities to strengthen their relationships.

• Tel: 01708 441 722 | email: enquiries@relatelnene.org.uk
• Haringey RELATE (external link)

Haringey thinking space aims to improve mental health and community wellbeing in Haringey. With therapeutic spaces in the community where local residents can meet regularly to share their difficulties and think together about how best to address them. This helps them to make changes and build the strength and resilience needed to confront adversity.They have weekly meetings every Tuesday, 6.30-8.30pm. Residents can self-refer by simply attending a thinking space meeting. Health, social care and education professionals can inform Haringey residents about thinking space meetings if they think it would be of benefit to a particular individual.

• Haringey Thinking Space (external link)

Haringey Young Carers Project | Haringey Youth Space

Young carers are children and young people aged 5-18 who help to care for someone in their family who suffers from mental illness, physical illness, disability or drug/alcohol abuse.

Haringey Young Carers Project provides regular group activities for young carers aged 11-18. 

• Haringey Young Carers Project | Haringey Youth Space

Children | Teenagers | Young People 

Youth Space is for young people in Haringey who are aged between 11 and 19 (up to 25 years old where there is a specific additional need or disability). We make use of a wide range of informal learning opportunities to enable young people to feel safe, to develop as individuals and to participate, and contribute, as valued members of our community.

• Haringey Youth Space

HENRY provides a wide range of support for families in the early years including workshops, programmes, resources and online help. All of their support for families is underpinned by the HENRY approach to supporting behaviour change which helps parents gain the confidence, knowledge and skills they need to help the whole family adopt a healthier, happier lifestyle and to give their children a great start in life.

• General enquiries tel: 01865 302 973
• Henry Programme (external link)

Home-Start is a local community network of trained volunteers and expert support helping families with young children through their challenging times. We are there for parents when they need us the most because childhood can’t wait. HomeStart work across Haringey, Hackney and Waltham Forest.

• HomeStart (Haringey)

IMECE Women’s Centre is a woman only registered charity and company limited by guarantee, set up in 1982. Its aim is to empower Black, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BMER) women, particularly Turkish, Kurdish and Turkish Cypriot women and improve quality of their lives. They are part of several networks, forums and boards where we represent the interests of black and ethnic minority communities.

• IMECE Women's Centre (external link)

Let’s Talk Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) is a free NHS evidence-based talking therapy service for people 16 years old and over, who are worried or have low mood. We provide a range of treatment programmes including one to one therapy, counselling and group work. Our service is comprised of:

• Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs), who are skilled at helping people find practical ways to manage their difficulties. Methods used include guided self-help, stress management skills, computerised cognitive behavioural therapy and psycho-education groups
• CBT therapists, who are trained to deliver cognitive behavioural therapy with you alone or in a group
• Counsellors who are trained to provide you with an opportunity to talk about day to day difficulties as well as difficulties from the past
• Online Therapy delivered by accredited therapists and counsellors, using instant chat on a secure platform, available 24/7

IAPT Services (external link).

Insight Platform is a Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered service, located in the heart of Tottenham, that provides support to children, young people and families who are living with or are affected by drug or alcohol misuse in Haringey.

• Insight Platform Haringey (external link)

Free, safe and anonymous online support for young people.

• Kooth website (external link)

Markfield is an inclusive community hub in Haringey where people can play, socialise and get information and support. If you would like to talk to one of their Family Support Workers, you can book onto one of their specialist advice surgeries that happen throughout the week at Markfield and other venues in Haringey: schools, libraries and the Child Development Centre. Some families may require more in-depth support during vulnerable periods of family life.

• Family Support Team Administrator: 020 3667 5233 | Special Educational Needs and Disabilities helpline: 020 8802 2611 | email: familyadmin@markfield.org.uk
• Markfield (external link)

Provides information, advice and support to people affected by mental health problems, primarily in Haringey.

• MIND in Haringey (external link)

More Than Mentors programmes takes an Early Action approach aimed at preventing future mental health need for young people through an innovative model of peer mentoring. By supporting students who present early, we aspire to address early markers for mental health needs such as depression, stress and anxieties, and reduce associated symptoms. Through peer mentoring we are looking to build young people’s emotional resilience and self-confidence, improve their attendance and attainment at school and offer a preventative approach to mental health and emotional distress within Haringey.

• More Than Mentors (external link)

Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice provides clinical, practical and emotional support to babies, children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions and their families living in North and Central London and Hertsmere. Every child receives a bespoke package of Hospice-at-Home support, including specialist care and therapies as well as access to our family activities programme. Our work is magnified by our trained volunteers who give families support at home, helping them spend more time together.

• Noah's Ark (external link)

Obtaining simple advice for a happier life.

• One You Haringey - sign up form (external link)

This service is for anyone who is parenting teenagers or young adults aged 12-21. It is usually targeted at parents who are worried about a young person who does not want to access or accept help themselves, but they can be flexible depending on family needs and circumstances. They help with any worries parents may have including emotional problems, truancy, non-communication, substance misuse, illness (including mental illness), defiance and many more.

• Open Door (external link)

 Working alongside parents and carers of children who are or are at risk of being exploited. Support for parents is free.

• Pace UK (external link)

Adopt London North provides the best possible service for children waiting to be adopted and for those wanting to adopt.

• Post Adoption Service (external link)

Sands is the stillbirth and neonatal death charity. They support anyone affected by the death of a baby, working to improve the care bereaved parents receive, and promoting research to reduce the loss of babies’ lives.

• Sands National (external link)

Contact us for free, confidential, non-judgemental support around self-injury and related issues.

• Tel: 0808 800 8088 | Text - Message 07537 432 444
• Self Injury Support (external link)

Early help is offered by all of the services and providers - internal, external, voluntary and community based - that enable families to achieve long-term, positive outcomes, become more resilient, and prevent the escalation of their needs.

• Single Point of Access

Solace Women’s Aid offers free advice and support to women and children in London to build safe and strong lives. Futures free from abuse and violence

• Solace (external link)

Tavistock Relationships is an internationally renowned charity for advanced practice, training and research to support couples, individuals and families. Looking after our wellbeing, our children’s mental health and development and how we engage with others in our community. For people on benefits this may be low or no cost.

• Tavistock Relationship Centre (external link)

Being a young person can be tough, especially if you are struggling with personal or emotional difficulties. Haringey residents need to be referred by a GP, Social Worker or a local CAMHS service. Family assessment, Family Mental Health, Forensic CAMHS, Fostering, First Steps, Autistic Spectrum conditions and Learning Disabilities, Parent Condition Service (PCS), Patman Clinic for disturbing sexual behaviours, Criminality and Violence, Refuge Services.

Referrals are via CAMHS, Social workers in schools and GPs.

• Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust (external link)

“We don't know whether the coronavirus situation will impact on children and young people's mental health, but we think that it may. We want to do all we can to prevent this from happening, or to minimise it. That is why we are giving this clear, simple advice to all those who are supporting children and young people - including to young people themselves. There is much that each one of us can do to support the wellbeing of those in our lives, including children and young people who may already be vulnerable or suffering from mental health difficulties.”

• The Anna Freud Centre - Coronavirus Mental Health and Wellbeing Support (external link)

Get advice about keeping yourself and your friends safe online. There are separate websites suitable for ages 4 to 7, 8 to 10, 11 to 13, 14+ , parents and carers and professionals.

• Think U Know (external link)

The foundation focuses on specialist programmes that deliver to the attributes of building community cohesion, promoting healthy lifestyle, improving achievement and supporting people with disabilities.

• Tottenham Hotspur Foundation (external link)

Giving hope to grieving children.

• Winston's Wish (external link)

Young Minds' mission is to make sure all young people get the best possible mental health support and have the resilience to overcome life's challenges.

• Young Minds (external link)

For children, teenagers and young people

Youth Space is for young people in Haringey who are aged between 11 and 19 (up to 25 years old where there is a specific additional need or disability). We make use of a wide range of informal learning opportunities to enable young people to feel safe, to develop as individuals and to participate, and contribute, as valued members of our community. 

• Haringey Youth Space