Young People &

Family Services

Organisation	Description of Service
Daisy East Mental Health Website: http://www.start360.org/how-can-we-help-you/daisy-east-mental-health Contact number during Covid pandemic: 07923129559 Email: [email protected]	This service provides counselling, family support, family systemic work, therapeutic group work, holistic therapies, harm reduction and risk management to young people aged from 11–25-year-olds. Concern category: mental health, drugs and/or alcohol. This service operates an open referral system.
Extern Mental health and suicide services. Website: https://www.extern.org/Pages/Category/mental-health-and-suicide https://www.extern.org/Pages/Category/all-our-services	Extern offers peer support and other services in the Downpatrick area. Please visit websites for more information.
Papyrus UK/ HOPELINE UK Website: https://www.papyrus-uk.org/what-we-do/ Call: 08000684141 Text: 07860039967 Email: [email protected]	Papyrus/Hopeline is a confidential support and advice service for children and young people under the age of 35 who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, or anyone concerned that a young person could be thinking about suicide. Open every day from 9:00 am to 12:00 am (midnight).
MACS Downpatrick Website: https://www.macsni.org/ Contact telephone no.: 02844615155	MACS provide support for children and young people aged from 6 – 25 year olds who may be experiencing homelessness, substance abuse, self-harm, mental health issues, leaving care, marginalised and at risk. They offer supported housing, floating support, wellbeing support, and a participation service for young people. Most of the services are open referral, however supported housing and floating support is accessed by secondary referral.
Aware NI Website: https://aware-ni.org/wellbeing-during-pregnancy-parenthood Email: [email protected].	This service offers information and advice on wellbeing during pregnancy and parenthood.
Aware NI Website: https://aware-ni.org/postnatal-depression Email: [email protected].	This service offers information, advice, and self-care management for post-natal depression.
Special Educational Needs Advice Centre (SENAC) Website: https://senac.co.uk/ Advice line: 028 9079 5779 (Operational from Mon-Fri 10am – 1pm. Email: [email protected]	SENAC offers advice and support for parents in relation to their children’s special educational needs to ensure children receive the right support and resources according to their needs.
Barnardo’s NI/ See Hear Respond Website: https://www.barnardos.org.uk/see-hear-respond-northern-ireland free helpline: 0800 157 7015	Provides help to children, young people and families cope with the Covid-19 crisis. Service offers a support hub of advice and information for debt, isolation, school anxiety, mental health needs, relationships with parent(s)/carers and/or families and keeping safe and well during Covid, and much more.
Down Sure Start Website: https://www.downsurestart.org/ Contact number: 02844613630 Advice Page: https://www.downsurestart.org/category/advice/	Service for children under 4 years and their parents/families to experience new opportunities and maximise their full potential – giving every child the best start in life. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Sure Start are unable to provide face to face groups however there are lots of groups now running via zoom. The staff are also still working behind the scenes to provide support to children and families. Please contact Sure Start by telephone, website, or advice page for more information.
Children in Northern Ireland (CiNI)/ Parentline NI Website: http://www.ci-ni.org.uk/parentline-ni Contact Telephone: 0808 8020 400	Parentline NI is open from 9am to 9pm Monday to Thursday, 9-5pm Friday and 9am-1pm on Saturday. Offers advice and guidance on parenting related issues, such as child’s behaviour, teenage behaviour, separation and family tensions.
Parenting NI Website: https://www.parentingni.org/ Free confidential support line: 0808 8010 722.	Offers a free helpline service, programmes and workshops for parents, parental participation, family support services and training for professionals.
Parenting NI/Dads Project Website: https://www.parentingni.org/parents/dads-project/	The Dads Project supports dads in Northern Ireland who are separating, separated or currently involved within the courts service. The Dads Project promotes dads being engaged and involved in their children’s lives.
So Me LGBT Northern Ireland A portal for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people http://lgbtni.org/portfolio/so-me/ Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.equalityni.org/ Contact enquiry service: 02890 500600	So Me (Sexual Orientation More Equality) is an Equality Commission for Northern Ireland initiative for Lesbian Gay and Bi sexual (LGB) people and anyone who thinks LGB people should have the right to live a life free from discrimination.
NSPCC N.I Website: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/northern-ireland/ Childline: 0800 1111 NSPCC: 0808 800 5000 Email: email [email protected].	NSPCC work directly with children and families in their service centres across the UK and Channel Islands and give support to thousands of adults and young people in need through the NSPCC helpline and Childline. Please visit the website for more information.