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Everyday ideas and activities to support your child’s language, communication and learning.

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Activities for babies, toddlers and children - BBC Tiny Happy People

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A chatty child is a happy child, so Tiny Happy People is here to help you develop your child’s communication skills through simple interaction and play.

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Ten key messages to support the development of language and communication skills for babies and young children.

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Greater Manchester (GM) 10 Tips for Talking

The Greater Manchester (GM) 10 Tips for Talking are ten key messages to support the development of language and communication skills for babies and young children and can be used by everyone. Each tip is designed to give families and anyone working with children some small suggestions that can make a big difference and help give children the best start. Each message is based on sound research and is delivered by children.

The Ten Tips for Talking are part of Greater Manchester's school readiness work, which is funded by the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership. The ambitious programme aims to improve outcomes for young children and their families, and ensure every child achieves their potential.

Below are some resources which have been developed to showcase the tips including a printable leaflet and poster, video clips of children speaking the tips and the tips have also been translated into a number of commonly spoken languages across GM.
GM 10 Tips for Talking Printable Slides (PDF, 5.8KB) GM 10 Tips for Talking Printable A4 Leaflet (PDF, 14.4MB)
GM 10 Tips for Talking Printable A3 Poster (PDF, 1.5MB)
GM 10 Tips for Talking in other languages GM 10 Tips for Talking - English (PDF, 129KB)

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Greater Manchester (GM) 10 Tips for Talking

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Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) - working together to improve the lives of people in Greater Manchester - Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan

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Resources for working with multilingual families

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Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) - working together to improve the lives of people in Greater Manchester - Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan

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Videos to support speech, language and communication development.

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Parent Child Interaction Support Package (18 months - 2.5 years)

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Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) - working together to improve the lives of people in Greater Manchester - Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan

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A parent-led organisation to help children and young people with speech and language impairments and their families. Provide information and training for parents – and professionals – and produce a range of publications.

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Afasic and Naplic have been working together to reach out and help parents of children with DLD (Developmental Language Disorder), and have been able

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The children’s communication charity. Offers practical help for parents who are concerned about their child’s language and communication.

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Speech and Language UK: Changing young lives

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Speech and Language UK: Changing young lives

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We are Speech and Language UK - we want every child to face the future with confidence. For 1.7 million children in the UK, learning to talk and understand words feel like an impossible hurdle.

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Inspire and support children and families to improve their literacy skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking).

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Early years

Resources and tools for early language development and parental engagement.

Primary

Deliver outstanding literacy provision at primary school stage.

Secondary

Help students develop the literacy skills they need to succeed at school and in their future lives.

We empower parents and families

Parents - you're not alone! Discover a wealth of practical tips to help your child's literacy journey, fun activities to try together as well as reassuring support and guidance on our Words for Life website. We have plenty of creative ways to nurture your child's reading, speaking, listening and writing development at home.

We collaborate with communities and local areas

We work collaboratively in 20 areas of the UK that face the biggest challenges with literacy and where we can make the most difference. We work alongside teachers and football coaches, to librarians and youth leaders - to create bespoke solutions that support literacy at home, in school and in the community.

We are 30!

This is a significant year for us at the National Literacy Trust as we celebrate our 30th birthday. Over the past three decades, we have been supporting families and children to change their life stories through the power of literacy and we are ready to celebrate!

News

How we are helping get a library into every primary

On Wednesday 8 November, we welcomed over 100 authors, partner organisations, funders, fellow charities, MPs, peers, and supporters, to Portcullis House in Westminster, to celebrate the anniversary of our Libraries for Primaries campaign.

Read more

News

Celebrating the first of 25 amazing Coronation Libraries

On Wednesday 1 November, we celebrated the opening of the first of 25 Coronation primary school libraries, at a special event at Harris Primary Academy Croydon.

Read more

News

Wicked Writers: Be the Change competition will launch in January 2024

Open to all UK schools and launching on 29 January 2024, Wicked Writers: Be the Change asks 9 to 14-year-olds to harness the power of persuasive writing to think about any environmental issue they feel passionately about.

Read more

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National Literacy Trust | UK Literacy Charity

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We are an independent charity working with schools and communities to give children the literacy skills to succeed in life.

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Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

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Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

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The professional body for speech and language therapists in the UK.

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We are the RCSLT - the professional body for SLTs in the UK, creating better lives for people with communication and swallowing needs.

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A Canadian charitable organization, aiming to enable parents to transform their daily interactions with young children to build the best possible lifelong social, language and literacy skills.

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Children Who Lead Get the Language They Need!

This Better Speech and Hearing Month, we've put together a special page all about Following Your Child's Lead - a key strategy for encouraging early language learning. Read on for practical tips, research, articles, videos and more!
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The Hanen Centre | Speech and Language Development for Children

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The UK national charity for people who stammer (or stutter) and those that support them. Provide information, resources and support to those who stammer as well as those close to them. Also operate a free, confidential and anonymous helpline.

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© 2018 - 2023 STAMMA, British Stammering Association trading as STAMMA, reg. charity no. 1089967/SC038866, reg. company no. 04297778 (England & Wales)

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Help children, young people and adults who stammer through individually-tailored therapy delivered by highly experienced specialists. Also offer a helpline and a range of resources.

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Providing support, guidance and advice on lots of various topics for Autistic people and their families.

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We are the UKs leading charity for autistic people and their families. Since 1962, we have been providing support, guidance and advice, as well as campaigning for improved rights, services and opportunities to help create a society that works for autistic people.

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A number of resources collected by CAMHS to help support young people's mental health and wellbeing.

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Manchester Mind Children & Young People Service

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Manchester Mind Children & Young People Service

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A service designed to provide support to 13-25 year-olds who are struggling. Resources include peer support groups and listening support services.

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Children and Young People (CYP) - Manchester Mind

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CYP has been designed with young people to help 13-25 year olds when they are struggling.

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A free, private and confidential service for young people under the age of19. Childline offer many resources on many topics, including bullying, emotions, friendships and relationships.

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Set up to develop and provide support services to young people with an Autism diagnosis and their families, guardians and carers, I Am Autism offer 1-1 and group support throughout Greater Manchester.

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I AM - Celebrating Autism in Greater Manchester

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Specialised 1-2-1 support

We provide specialised 1-2-1 support for a variety of needs to both members and non-members.

Aspirations - social and leisure activities

Aspirations has been running for over 20 years, providing a wide range of social and leisure activities for young people and adults from the age of ten upwards.

Parents and carers group

It's not just people on the autistic spectrum who can benefit from coming together and sharing experiences in our groups.

I AM - a community working with and supporting a wide range of people, aged 10 years and upwards, who have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Condition.

£15 COULD BUY

Something for a young person aged 10 to 18 e.g. a youth group session.

£30 COULD BUY

Something for 18 + e.g. a support session.

£50 COULD BUY

Something for an elderly person e.g. life skills development.

Who we support?

The different terms used to describe the autism spectrum can be confusing and have changed over time. In recent years there have been changes to the systems that professionals use to make a diagnosis and diagnostic categories have changed. The most used term now is Autistic Spectrum Condition.

This means that people who have recently had an assessment are most likely to be given a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Condition.

Our community understands the challenges that ASC can bring. We have the knowledge, experience and passion to help individuals and families work through them towards a happier place with autism as a part of their daily lives.

Our mission is to create communities of support across Greater Manchester for people on the autistic spectrum which enable personal and professional development.

I AM - Celebrating Autism Greater Manchester

Set up to work with people with a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome or High Functioning Autism. We only work with people who have had an assessment and received a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Condition (or one of the previously used terms).

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The service focuses on addressing the emotional wellbeing needs of 5-12 year olds in Trafford through effective, evidence-based group support.

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Trafford Sunrise addresses the emotional well-being needs of 5-12 year olds in Trafford through effective, evidence-based group support. Please note that 1:1 support will only be offered on an exceptional basis.

In line with the Thrive model, Trafford Sunrise offers support at levels 1 (Getting Advice) and 2 (Getting Help).

Parent Workshops

Trafford Sunrise is commissioned to deliver drop-in workshops to families in the community. This is a universal provision, and referrals for workshops are not required. These are held both online and face-to-face in community venues. Workshop topics may include anxiety, behavioural difficulties, parental separation and divorce, and bullying. Parents can be signposted to themed parent workshops. Information about workshops is shared frequently, including details of dates and topics on the Just Psychology Facebook page and Twitter feed.

For families needing focused goals-based input, a referral can be made to Trafford Sunrise by the child's GP, Paediatrician or via an Early Help Assessment. The criteria for referrals to Trafford Sunrise are:

Child is age 5-12 years at referral

Trafford resident/Trafford GP

Mild to moderate emotional or behavioural difficulties

Not actively self-harming or expressing suicidal ideation

Not currently receiving support from CAMHS (unless being supported through a diagnostic pathway)

Parent/carer is able to engage in group-based support

This service is not suitable for families being supported by social care at either Child in Need or Child Protection level (level 4) or children who are care experienced (Level 5) (Please follow this link for more information http://www.trafforddirectory.c...)

For those families referred to Trafford Sunrise, we offer the following support:
Early Support Group
Once Trafford Sunrise accepts a referral, parents are offered an Early Support Group. The Early Support Group is an online group for parents (without the children) and consists of two sessions focusing on anxiety, behaviour and emotional regulation. These sessions aim to provide helpful information based on research evidence and consider strategies to support the child. Parents have reported finding it beneficial to have some space to reflect on the issues they are dealing with and to understand some psychological principles relating to emotional regulation, anxiety and behaviour. Early Support Groups are held online on Zoom.

Working Together Groups

Once parents have completed an Early Support Group, they will be offered a Working Together Group, which they attend with their child for six weeks in a community venue in Trafford. Working Together groups are facilitated by a Practitioner Psychologist, Mental Health Practitioner, Psychotherapist or Assistant Psychologist. The groups usually have between 5 and 10 children, categorised by age. Both child and parent are expected to attend each group.

Typically, groups will cover the following (this is not exhaustive):

Recognising and understanding feelings

Strategies and resources to cope with difficult feelings

The purpose of the group is to support children and parents to develop skills which will help the children deal with stressors in their lives.

The group encourages children, parents and facilitators to work together to develop strategies to support the children through their difficulties.

Trafford Sunrise is predominantly commissioned to deliver group-based interventions and has only a very limited resource to provide 1:1 support on an exceptional basis determined by clinical need. We have a lot of experience delivering group-based approaches and work really hard to support parents and children to feel comfortable in a group. We find that most families can benefit from this approach.
Please note that we have a new referral form and will not be accepting referrals on previous versions. For enquiries, please contact us at [email protected]

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We provide support for children and parents in Trafford in coping with stress and promoting emotional wellbeing.

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For any health concerns, it is recommended that you contact your general practitioner (GP) in the first instance. Your GP can also make referrals to appropriate services.

If you are not registered with a GP, you can get started at: nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-gp

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Find a GP near you on the NHS website. Check your local GPs opening times, services and facilities, performance measures, reviews and ratings.

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Our Health Visiting teams work with families to get the best health and development outcomes for the children of Trafford. Our Health Visiting Teams role is to offer information and support to families through the early years, from pregnancy to primary school entry.

You can find out more about the role of the Health Visiting Teams at: https://traffordlco.org/services/childrens-community-services/health-visiting/

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The service is delivered through home visits, contact in the community and telephone calls as necessary. Healthy Child drop-in sessions for well babies and children are provided in various venues. Health visitors work with other services such as GPs, midwives, school nurses and social workers.

Before your baby is born you will receive support from the Midwifery Service. After the birth you will be contacted by a health visitor who will make an appointment to visit you at home when your baby is between 10 and 14 days old. During this visit you will be able to discuss the health and well-being of your family and your child's developmental progress. The health visitor will provide advice, support and local information about drop-in sessions and services for children and families. The Personal Child Health Record (or 'red book') is a record of your child's health and development, it is yours to keep. The health visitor will go through this with you on the first visit.
Please remember to take the book with you to your child's health appointments. All members of the team carry identification badges with photographs.

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School nurses work to promote the health and wellbeing of all school-aged children in Trafford.

You can find out more about the role of school health at: https://traffordlco.org/services/childrens-community-services/school-nursing/

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The teams consist of qualified nurses and support workers who deliver the core elements of the Healthy Child Programme 5-19 which includes delivering public health messages through classroom based teaching and individual support sessions. School Nurses offer support and advice for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. Support workers deliver the National Child Measurement Programme and offer important hearing for reception aged children.

Support and advice can be offered on a range of topics:

Relationships and Sex Education

Drug and Alcohol Education

Healthy Lifestyles

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Social and Emotional Health

Unintentional Injury Prevention

PSHE

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If you feel your child is in imminent danger or you are worried about their safety, please visit your nearest Accident & Emergency (A&E). If the situation is life threatening, please dial 999.

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Tips and resources for local parents and carers of children aged 2-18 years in Trafford.

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One-to-one clinics for Trafford families to get personalised sleep plans

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Children's Intensive Behaviour Support Service (CIBSS)

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Children's Intensive Behaviour Support Service (CIBSS)

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Support parents and carers to help their children to develop to their fullest potential. This includes supporting parents and carers with their children’s emotional and behavioural difficulties and to promote their school readiness.

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Trafford Sunrise will re-open to new referrals on Monday 5 September 2022. The service will focus on addressing the emotional wellbeing needs of 5-12 year olds in Trafford through effective, evidence-based group support. Please note that 1:1 support will only be offered on an exceptional basis determined by clinical need.
In line with the Thrive model, Trafford Sunrise offers support at level 1 (Getting Advice) and level 2 (Getting Help).
Parent Workshops
Trafford Sunrise is commissioned to deliver drop-in workshops to families in the community. This is a universal provision and referrals for workshops are not required. These are held both online and face to face in community venues. Workshop topics may include anxiety, behavioural difficulties, parental separation and divorce, and bullying amongst others. Parents can be signposted to themed parent workshops. Information about workshops is shared frequently including details of dates and topics.

For families needing focused goals-based input, a referral can be made to Trafford Sunrise by the child's GP, Paediatrician or via an Early Help Assessment. The criteria for referrals to Trafford Sunrise are:

Child is age 5-12 years at referral

Trafford resident/Trafford GP

Mild to moderate emotional or behavioural difficulties

Not actively self-harming or expressing suicidal ideation

Not currently receiving support from CAMHS (unless being supported through a diagnostic pathway)

Parent/carer is able to engage in group-based support

This service is not suitable for families being supported by social care at either Child in Need or Child Protection level (level 4) or children who are care experienced (Level 5) (Please follow this link for more information Trafford levels of need for social care support | Trafford Directory )

Early Support Groups
Once a referral is accepted by Trafford Sunrise, parents are initially offered an Early Support Group. The Early Support Group is an online group for parents (without the children) and consists of two sessions focusing on anxiety, behaviour and emotional regulation. The aim of these sessions is to provide some useful information based on research evidence and consider some strategies to support the child. Parents have reported finding it helpful to have some space to reflect on the issues they are dealing with and to understand some psychological principles relating to emotional regulation, anxiety and behaviour. Early Support Groups are held online on Zoom.
Working Together Groups
Once parents have completed an Early Support Group, they will then be offered a Working Together Group which they attend together with their child for 6 weeks in a community venue in Trafford. Working Together groups are facilitated either by a Practitioner Psychologist, Mental Health Practitioner, Psychotherapist or Assistant Psychologist. The groups usually have between 5 and 10 children in them, categorized by age. Both child and parent are expected to attend each group.

Typically, groups will cover the following (this is not exhaustive)

Recognising and understanding feelings

Strategies and resources to cope with difficult feelings

The purpose of the group is to support children and parents to develop skills which will help the children deal with stressors in their lives.

The group encourages children, parents and facilitators to work together to develop strategies which will support the children through their difficulties.

Trafford Sunrise is predominantly commissioned to deliver group-based interventions and has only a very limited resource to provide 1:1 support on an exceptional basis determined by clinical need. We have a lot of experience of delivering group-based approaches and work really hard to support both parents and children to feel comfortable in a group. We find that most families are able to benefit from this approach.

For enquiries, please contact:
sunrise@justpsychology.co.uk

Who to contact

Telephone

0161 262 1622 0161 262 1622

E-mail

Website

Just Psychology website

Scan to visit this website

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009103510254

Twitter

https://twitter.com/Just_Psychology

Notes

Where to go

Notes

Please check for updates on this page, or by enquiring with the team.

Who is it for?

Ages

Children aged 5-12 and their parents

Eligibility Details

Children experiencing emerging mild to moderate problems with emotional wellbeing.

Accessibility

Details

We aim to use community venues that are accessible to all.

Details

This service is commissioned by Trafford Council and is free to families.

Referral Required?

Yes

Referral Details

Children and families must be referred to Trafford Sunrise by a professional. Professionals could be a GP or other health professional, social worker, teacher, psychologist, education welfare officer, family support worker etc.
Professionals: Referrals can be made directly to our service using the Early Help Assesment or Trafford Sunrise GP and Paediatric Referral forms. Please note that old referral forms will not be accepted. Please send a request to the email below to obtain a copy of the new form.
Please send us your electronic referral to sunrise@justpsychology.co.uk via a secure platform (e.g Egress).

Referrals are not required for our Parent Workshops.

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Early Help in Trafford aims to make sure that services to support children, young people and their families are there when they need them. Early Help support is for the whole family; children, young people and adults. We recognise you know your family best and when one person is facing a challenge it can affect others, and sometimes there is a significant life event that affects everyone.

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Early Help in Trafford aims to make sure that services to support children, young people and their families are there when they need them.

Early Help support is for the whole family; children, young people and adults. We recognise you know your family best and when one person is facing a challenge it can affect others, and sometimes there is a significant life event that affects everyone.

Find out more about Early Help Assessments and Plans

Support for families

Partington hub - 0161 912 2122 https://www.facebook.com/PUWACC/

email: partingtonccandearlyhelphub@trafford.gov.uk

Stretford hub - number 0161 912 5020 https://www.facebook.com/SEHH9

email: stretfordccandearlyhelphub@trafford.gov.uk
We will aim to get back to you within 2 days.
Panel information - North Area Panel - onetraffordresponse@trafford.gov.uk

Early Help Panel - earlyhelppanel@trafford.gov.uk

For the Partington hub - midwife/ maternity enquiries contact St Mary's hospital 0161 624 0420 or Wythenshawe on 0161 291 2950

We are working with other partners and agencies to ensure we can offer the best support and advice at this time, please contact the Community Response Hub line on 0808 278 7803 for advice on the following: food shopping, Getting fuel (on a pre-paid meter), getting essential medication, looking after pets or someone to talk to.

Services for Parents

Online parenting course

The Solihull Approach
FREE Access Code: WATERPARK
New online learning to help parents, families, carers and professionals feel more confident when looking after children and young people.

Learning is split up into 6 sections:

Understanding pregnancy, labour, birth and your baby

Understanding your baby

Understanding your child

Understanding your child with additional needs

Understanding your teenager's brain.

Understanding your brain (for teenagers only!)

Reducing Parental Conflict - Trafford Safeguarding Partnership

Parenting Courses - courses available via the early help hubs in Stretford and Partington including Increadible Years, Escape and Riding the Rapids.

Trafford Sunrise - support for parents of children aged 5-12 years coping with difficult feelings and/or behavioural difficulties.

Sleep Tight Trafford - 1 to 1 clinics for any parent whose child is struggling to sleep and specialist Sleep clinic for children who are under the care of a paediatrician or HYM.

Me, You and Baby Too - is an online resource designed to help new and expectant parents adapt to the changes that parenthood can have on their relationship.

Family Support Services

Homestart - supports families going through difficult times by providing volunteers who visit them regularly in their own homes.

Intensive Family Support - for families experiencing multiple and/or complex needs that require additional support.

Early Break Holding Families - whole family support for children and family members affected by parental substance misuse.

Services for 0-11s

Early Help Hub Stretford and Early Help Hub - Partington - service hubs where children and their families can receive seamless integrated services and information.

List of services available at Early Help Hubs - including family support, midwives clinic, registering a birth and stay & play.

Trafford Sunrise - support for children aged 5-12 years in coping with difficult feelings and/or behavioural difficulties and promoting emotional wellbeing.

Engage Mentoring - intensive mentoring and group activity sessions for young people aged between 8 and 16.

Services for Young People

YES - Trafford Youth Engagement Service - provides a wide range of opportunities for young people to access support and information in a safe, non-judgmental and confidential manner.

Kooth - free anonymous online counselling, advice and mental health support service for young people in Trafford aged 11-18.

Engage Mentoring - intensive mentoring and group activity sessions for young people aged between 8 and 16.

Rainbow Reflections - Trafford youth group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans people or those questioning their gender or sexuality.

42nd Street - for those who are aged 13 to 25, and under stress, or know someone who is.

Young Carers - work with young carers offering one to one support, groups and activities and support at school.

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An organisation whose aim is to provide support for families of people with learning disabilities, offering many services including 1-1 support, advocacy, and training courses.

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If you would like to book an appointment please call us on;

0161 203 4095

We are open 10am to 3pm, Monday to Friday

Or email us at;

IMPORTANT: If you have a face-to-face appointment at our support centre we would ask you to please wear a face mask and sanitise your hands on entry of our building.

For the latest news and information please check out our Facebook and Twitter pages;

Talbot House supports parents and carers of people who have learning disabilities in Manchester. We are a one stop shop where carers can pop in for a cup of tea and a chat with others in the same boat. We also offer additional services such as:

One to one support

Information about money and benefits

Training for carers

Carer's lunches

Day trips out

Pampering treatments - nail bar, massage and beauty treatments

THRIVE - this is our special project for older carers where we assist carers to make plans for the future

and much more...

We are here to improve the quality of life for parent carers of people with learning disabilities.

People can laugh, cry, identify and support each other here through the sharing of personal experiences and they always leave feeling better than when they came in!

Call us or pop into the centre you will always be made welcome and our tea is second to none!

We are open from 10:00am - 3:00pm Monday to Friday

Talbot House is extremely grateful and thankful for the funding and support we have received from the below organisations and trusts during 2021 & 2022. Without them we wouldn't be able to support our service users, so thank you !!

Find out more about our funders here

Talbot House is an associate partner of Carers Manchester.

Carers Manchester is a partnership of statutory and voluntary organisations, working together to improve services for Manchester's unwaged carers.

This partnership has developed a new pathway for unwaged carers in the city to receive advice, guidance and support.

Talbot House works within this partnership and we are here for the unwaged carers of Manchester and our local community, striving to ensure that they get the right support at the right time, and in the right place.
Contact Point
Phone number: 0161 543 8000

Email: contact.point@carersmanchester.org.uk
www.carersmanchester.org.uk

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Talbot House is a support service for parents and carers of people who have learning disabilities who live in the Manchester area. It is led by parents themselves. Listed here are some of the services we offer; emotional support, consulting with carers to shape services, access to training for carers, information about money and benefits, breaks for carers and advocacy.

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Free, confidential mental health and wellbeing service for young people aged 13-25 throughout Greater Manchester. 42nd Street aim to provide an effective, creative, young person-centred and rights-based approach to mental health support.

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42nd Street’s vision is for inclusive, accessible mental health and wellbeing support and opportunities for all young people.

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Trafford Parent Carer Forum works to represent the ‘voice’ of parents and carers of children and young people aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). They work in partnership with Trafford Local Authority, Education, Health, Social Care and other providers to make sure the services they plan and deliver meet the needs of Trafford families.

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A resource for parents who are experiencing their own mental health difficulties. Self Help UK promotes, supports, and encourages Self Help Groups. Self Help groups enable people to take better control of their circumstances or conditions, gain strength and support from others, and improve their self-care.

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An organisation who provide information and seminars for parents of children with ASC, along with information about adulthood transition and PIP.

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GMAC aims to be a point of contact for anyone in Greater Manchester needing information about autism and related issues. We are managed by the UK's leading charity for autistic people and their families The National Autistic Society . To find out more visit our About us page.

Since 1993 we have been providing information and advice to autistic people and their families, delivering training and developing resources. In 2019 we launched Greater Manchester's first Autism Strategy to help create a region that works better for autistic people.

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GMAC aims to be a point of contact for anyone in Greater Manchester needing information about autism and related issues. We are managed by the UK's leading charity for autistic people and their families The National Autistic Society . To find out more visit our About us page.

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Trafford Special Education and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)

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Trafford Special Education and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)

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SENDIASS offer information, advice and support to children, young people and parents/carers about special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This includes health and social care where it is linked to education.

See: https://sendiass.trafford.gov.uk/Home.aspx for a full list of what SENDIASS can assist with, including local policy, law and offers, Education Health and Care Plans(EHCPs), mediation and dispute resolution, and support with dealing with other services and agencies.

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Coronavirus (Covid-19) update

Trafford SENDIASS is still open during the coronavirus outbreak. Our staff is working remotely, and you can call us on 0161 912 3150 or email sendiass@trafford.gov.uk and we will get back to you.

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You can find the latest updates and information on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Trafford Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service (Trafford SENDIASS) provides impartial information, advice and support to children and young people with SEND, as well as their parents and carers.
We provide free, confidential, impartial advice and support to parent carers, children and young people age 0-25 in relation to Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) who live in Trafford.

We can also support you with:

The law around SEND

Education health care plans (EHCP)

Resolving any disagreements

Health and social care in relation to special educational needs provision

Transition post 16 - Preparing for adulthood

Personal budgets

Information on the Local Offer (Services and provision available for those with SEND)

The work we do is underpinned by The Children and Families Act 2014 and the SEND code of practice, which are intended to strengthen the participation of parents, children and young people.

Trafford SENDIASS is available all year-round on 0161 912 3150, our helpline is open from 9am to 12 noon, Monday to Friday. We also have a 24-hour answer machine, and if you leave us a message we will aim to get back to you within three working days.

You can also contact us using our online referral form.

If you need to speak to somebody outside our office opening hours, you can also call the national helpline run by Contact on 0808 808 3555 which is open from 9:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

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Trafford SENDIASS is still open during the coronavirus outbreak. Our staff is working remotely, and you can call us on 0161 912 3150 or email sendiass@trafford.gov.uk and we will get back to you. Why not follow us on social media? You can find the latest updates and information on our Facebook and Twitter pages.

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One Education work with schools and school leaders to support all children to achieve the best possible outcomes. They work with education professionals to develop positive strategies when dealing with children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

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Children and young people all learn in different ways and at different speeds, however some children may require additional support to help them to learn and develop the same way as other children in their class.

The SEND Code of Practice states 'A child or young person has SEN if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made, namely provision different from or additional to that normally available to pupils of the same age.'

Our belief is that every child deserves the best possible education and our range of services have been developed to support all young people.

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Children and young people all learn in different ways and at different speeds, however some children may require additional support to help them to learn and develop the same way as other children in their class.

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Please click this link to access our Advice Leaflets Padlet

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Please click this link to access our Advice Leaflets Padlet

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Contact the Trafford Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service	

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Contact the Trafford Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service

Sale Waterside

1st Floor

Waterside House

Sale

M33 7ZF

Tel.  0161 912 2592

Email: cslt@mft.nhs.uk

http://www.facebook.com/traffordchildrensSLT

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Cost of Living Support in Greater Manchester

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Cost of Living Support in Greater Manchester

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The Money Advice Referral Tool (MART) has been developed to boost household income and financial resilience by getting more money into people's pockets, and helping them access the support they are entitled to.

It gives links and information about the different money advice and related support services available, together with details of how to contact them.

MART was created via the Trafford Poverty Action Group, and has been developed in partnership with the Greater Manchester Poverty Action Group (GMPA).

What's your situation?

I suddenly have no money

Lost job

Benefits stopped (sanctioned/failed a medical)

Emergency/disaster (fire, flood, lost money)

Relationship breakdown

No recourse to public funds (NRPF)

Options

I'm waiting on a payment / decision

New claim made for benefit

Benefit is delayed

Waiting for benefit decision to be reassessed

Options

My money does not stretch far enough

Deciding between food and fuel

Low income or zero-hours contract

Not sure if eligible to claim for benefit

Change of circumstances (eg. bereavement, illness, new baby, reduction in benefit)

Unsure how to manage my money/overspending

Options

Rent, council tax, gas or electricity arrears

Payday/high-cost loans or owing friends and family

Benefit repayments

Options

I have other problems that are affecting how I manage my money

Other issues such as mental health, homelessness, addiction or gambling are hindering my finances.

See the Other Support section.

What are some of your options?

Benefit advance or hardship payment

If you have applied for benefits and are waiting for your first payment you may be able to get an advance. This will have to be paid back. If you have no money because of a sanction, you may be able to claim a hardship payment from the Jobcentre. Hardship payments of Universal Credit need to be paid back, but hardship payments of JSA or ESA do not. You should get advice before accessing either of these.

Challenging a decision

You can challenge a benefit decision if your benefit has been stopped, sanctioned or reduced and you believe the decision is wrong. Most decisions need to be challenged within one month, or within 13 months if there are special reasons for delay.

Advice and support to manage the money you have more effectively.

Benefit check

A benefit check can ensure you are receiving your maximum entitlement and you can receive help to claim benefits. If you're pregnant or have child under four years old you can also ask the advisor about healthy start vouchers.
NHS Healthy Start

Who can help?

Debt advice

Advice and support including financial assessments, solutions, debt recovery options available to creditors, income maximisation, budgeting advice and financial statements.

Energy advice

If you are struggling to pay your energy bills (or having to choose between food or fuel) you may be able to get support to reduce your bills, apply for a warm home discount, or access other grants. You may also be able to get support in making your home more energy efficient which will reduce your bills.

Who can help?

Discretionary Housing Payment

Payments may be awarded when the Council considers that you need further assistance to meet your housing costs.

You must already be in receipt of any amount of either Housing Benefit or the housing element of Universal Credit.

Migrant Destitution Fund

Crisis grants of up to £80 per month are available for destitute migrants who are subject to migration controls and have no recourse to public funds.

Who can help?

Citizens Advice Trafford

Free, independent, confidential advice on welfare benefits, money advice, housing, homelessness, immigration, community care, employment and family issues. We offer specialist services in benefits, money advice, housing, community care and immigration.

Energyworks at Groundwork

Energyworks provide advice, support and information to eligible households around energy efficiency in the home, applications for grants and additional support available as well as the installation of small measures such as LED lightbulbs.

Other support

Age 50+ support

Age UK Trafford

Advice to over 50s to access benefits, housing options, community care and a range of other issues.

If you do need to borrow money, Credit Unions are local not-for-profit firms which can provide low-cost loans subject to affordability.

Domestic abuse

Trafford Domestic Abuse Service

Support to individuals and families who are suffering or who have suffered domestic abuse.

Drugs and alcohol

Achieve Recovery Service

Provides substance misuse treatment and recovery services to people affected by alcohol or drug misuse.

NHS Northern Gambling Service

Provides specialist addiction therapy and recovery to people affected by gambling addiction and help to people close to those with gambling addiction.

Housing / homelessness

HOST (Housing Options Service Trafford)

Offers impartial and confidential advice and assistance on housing related issues.

Mental health

Samaritans

When life is difficult, Samaritans are here - day or night, 365 days a year

Qwell

Qwell provides range of online, anonymous support for adults including via live chats and messaging.

Blue Sci

Blue Sci provide mental health and wellbeing support at our four wellbeing centres.

Café open seven days a week 7pm until 2am; 5pm start at weekends.

Tenants of social housing

Registered social landlords provide many of the advice services described throughout this tool. Tenant of these housing providers may want to check first with their provider what support it can offer them.

Housing associations in Trafford

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The Money Advice Referral Tool (MART) has been developed to boost household income and financial resilience