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Rochdale SEND local offer for Children, young people and their families.

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Rochdale SEND local offer for Children, young people and their families.

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Email: SEN@rochdale.gov.uk

Telephone: 01706 925981

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Our Rochdale | Welcome to the Rochdale Local Offer

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This website helps children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities and their families find the information and support they are looking for, from across Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale areas. Click on the image above to view our Raising Rochdale Strategy and learn...

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The Neurodiversity Hub :: Northern Care Alliance

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The Neurodiversity Hub is a new service. It supports families and children who are neurodivergent or who have social communication differences, to work together with professionals to problem solve issues that are affecting them. It is based on needs and not a diagnosis.

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Welcome to Our RochdaleProviding information on health, social care, childcare and family services within the borough of Rochdale

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Their forum joins together parents and carers who look after children and young people with SEND to bring positive change from their lived experiences.

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Welcome to Rochdale Parent Carers Voice.
Our forum joins together parents and carers who look after children and young people with SEND to bring positive change from our lived experiences. We listen to families to find out what is important to them and determine whether services across Rochdale, Heywood, Pennines and Middleton meet their needs.

We also work in partnership with local authorities, education settings and health providers to highlight where local services, processes and commissioners are working well, or challenge when changes or improvements need to be made.
Our Base is on the Second Floor, Spotland Bridge Mill, Mellor Street, Rochdale OL11 5BU. Telephone number is 07901 854741 Email address: rochdalepcv@outlook.com

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RPCV Home - Rochdale Parent Carers Voice

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Welcome to Rochdale Parent Carers Voice. Our forum joins together parents and carers who look after children and young people with SEND to bring positive change from our lived experiences. We listen to families to find out what is important to them and determine whether services across Rochdale, Heywood, Pennines and Middleton meet their needs.

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Emotional support for Parents/carers and families of SEND children. 

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Emotional support for Parents/carers and families of SEND children. 

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Colourful Minds is a non profit organisation providing wellbeing and emotional support for parents and carers of families of all ages with SEN and/or disabilities.

Email: office.colourfulminds@gmail.com

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Colourful Minds is a non profit organisation providing wellbeing and emotional support for parents and carers of families of all ages with SEN and/or disabilities. We deliver our services through various forms of support including weekly support group sessions which are offered in term time on alternate morning/evening sessions, also evening sessions available in the school holidays. Sessions will also be attended by guest speakers from local services.

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We are not a 24-hour crisis service so who can you contact instead?

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We are not a 24-hour crisis service so who can you contact instead?

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The GM Keyworker Service, Manchester, United Kingdom. 58 likes · 9 talking about this. Barnardo’s Greater Manchester Keyworker service, supporting children & young people with Learning Di

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Specialist placements and supported living staff available for

Neurodivergent children and young adults

We support up to the age of 25 years

Email: tier3.5@gmt.team

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Our organisation is made up of a multidisciplinary team. We allocate either a mentor (or more than one) to a family as well as a Family wraparound co-ordinator that can signpost to other agencies and carry out Early Help Assessments. This includes support with and for services, attending appointments and/or meetings with or on behalf of the family, support in the home, liaising with housing, schools and supplying items where needed. The Great Minds model by its own definition is a multiagency, working together model. It holistically assesses, evaluates and then implements a bespoke, hands on model of support for families, schools and services in order to ensure better outcomes for children and young people with SEND and/or SEMH needs whilst also identifying other creative, successful and positive models and sharing this good practice with others.

As an organisation we pride ourselves on building relationships and sharing good practice, as well as providing opportunities for the parents and carers that we work with. Communication is the most important part of what we do, and the unique and trusted relationships we have with families means we are able to identify worries that can often go undetected by other services. By working together with others, we can ensure there is wide awareness of what is available in the local community to support families in an effective way. The programme adds value to the significant number schools, other community groups and organisations we work with, as well as the young people, support also extends to the family meaning there is a true whole SEND approach for everyone involved.

We have a large focus on social, emotional wellbeing and life skills. Interventions focused on self-confidence to promote aspirations and vocational opportunities for all members of the family. We provide a Tradership programme which offers CPD certifications, work-based learning and Growth Mindset to increase opportunities and employability for young people pre- and post-16.

In addition, the programme benefits other members of the local community, as we help to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in the area by early intervention and support for young people at risk of exploitation. Also, it will provide an increase in awareness for professionals on understanding the need behind the behaviours and what should be implemented to support young people that may have experienced trauma or have an unidentified or unmet need. This in turn will help professionals continue their professional development and build positive relationships with the young people and their families, as the family wraparound co-ordinator implements a strength based, solution focussed approach to harness the strengths of each individual. We would like to employ our own educational psychologist to support with this and upskill education and support staff.

Our Non-Executive board of Directors is made up of 16 very knowledgeable members, 100% of which have lived experience of the challenges our organisation is addressing both in personal and professionals capacities, and as such are able to support our organisation with an informed perspective.

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Our organisation is made up of a multidisciplinary team. We allocate either a mentor (or more than one) to a family as well as a Family wraparound co-ordinator that can signpost to other agencies and carry out Early Help Assessments.

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A weekly group for LGBT+ young people and those questioning their gender or sexuality aged 13-18 who live or spend time in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale.

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A weekly youth group in Rochdale for LGBT+ young people and those questioning their gender or sexuality

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Welcome to Our Inclusive LGBT Community

Established in 2014, our organization has been a steadfast pillar of support and empowerment for the LGBT community. We're delighted to introduce our vibrant community that offers a spectrum of opportunities for connection, growth, and mutual understanding.

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Our work includes:

Wellbeing Support Services

Supporting South Asian, Eastern European, African & Caribbean communities, as well as refugees & asylum seekers living in the Borough of Rochdale

Outreach sessions in the community

Weekly wellbeing support groups

One to one intervention

Tel:01706 752 338

info@rochdalemind.org.uk

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Rochdale Mind | For better mental health

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We are committed to improving the mental health & emotional wellbeing for individuals from ethnic minority communities.

We provide culturally sensitive services that are better able to meet the needs of diverse local communities in Rochdale. To do this, we are improving access to services for marginalised communities and tackling the stigma, cultural taboos and discrimination that is still associated with mental health.

Our work includes:

Wellbeing Support Services

Supporting South Asian, Eastern European, African & Caribbean communities, as well as refugees & asylum seekers living in the Borough of Rochdale

Outreach sessions in the community

Weekly wellbeing support groups

One to one intervention

Diverse Community Dementia Support

Our Diverse Community Dementia Support group offers mental health and emotional wellbeing to those living with dementia, their carers and their families. Provision of one to one support and in groups in a variety of community languages Urdu, Punjabi, Bangla and Swahili.

Fortnightly Sessions

Mondays 1pm until 2:30pm

Khubsuret House, Ground Floor Lobby, Castlemere Street, Rochdale OL11 3SE

For more information about this free group, contact our Infoline:

[email protected] or call 01706 752338

Cuppa & Chat

Our Dementia Wellbeing Team offers mental health and emotional wellbeing to those living with dementia, their carers and their families. Provision of home visits, one to one support and groups activities is available and delivered in a variety of community languages Urdu, Punjabi, Bangla and Swahili.

Fortnightly Meeting

Tuesdays 10:30am until 12pm

Heywood Library, Lance Corporal Stephen Shaw M C Way, Heywood, Rochdale, OL10 1LL

For more information about this free group, contact our Infoline:

[email protected] or call 01706 752338

Diverse Women's Social Café

The Diverse Women's Social Café drop in provides a safe, non judgmental space for those suffering with their mental health and wellbeing to relax, meet likeminded people and talk and learn new things. Delivered in Urdu, Punjabi and Kashmiri languages to meet the needs of the local communities.

Weekly Drop-In Session

Tuesdays 1pm until 2:30pm

Wardleworth Community Centre, South Street, Rochdale, OL16 2EP

No need to book - just turn up

[email protected] or call 01706 752338

Diverse Women's Support Group

Diverse Women's Support Group encourages women to get together and speak freely about their health and emotional wellbeing in a safe and non-judgmental environment. Participants discuss topics such as menopause, anxiety, depression and loneliness and speak freely about their lives without fear of being judged. Delivered in Urdu, Punjabi and Kashmiri languages to meet the needs of the local communities.

Weekly Sessions

Thursdays 1pm until 2:30pm

Rochdale Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE

For more information about this free group, contact our Infoline:

[email protected] or call 01706 752338

Support on offer is culturally appropriate and, where required, spoken in the community languages. Intervention is face to face and telephone both one to one and in groups with the aim to empower and enhance the ability to live well.

Our staff currently speak the following languages: Urdu. Punjabi, Bangla and Swahili.

Wellbeing Directory

Useful list of services & groups in Rochdale dedicated to helping our local community.

Find out more

Side by Side

Our online community where you can be yourself and know there's a safe place to listen.

Find out more

Information Line

Rochdale and District Mind operate a confidential mental health telephone information line.

Find out more

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Ethnically Diverse Communities | Rochdale Mind

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Skip to content We provide culturally sensitive services that are better able to meet the needs of diverse local communities in Rochdale. To do this, we are improving access to services for marginalised communities and tackling the stigma, cultural taboos and discrimination that is still associated with mental health.

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“My mental health has improved loads…I don’t think I’ve been this happy since I was a little kid.” - Ella’s experience

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18-year-old Ella, from Greater Manchester, shares her experience getting life-changing mental health support from our Greater Manchester Key Working service.

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17-year-old Freya, from Greater Manchester, shares her experience getting support for her mental health from her keyworker Lisa and our Greater Manchester Key Working service.

"Lisa helped me navigate my way out of the hospital."

"My journey started when I was 16 and I was sectioned in hospital," Freya says. "I was really struggling with my mental health. I have autism, ADHD and I have also been diagnosed with emotionally unstable personality disorder.

"Whilst I was in hospital, referrals were made to different services and Barnardo's came forward. That's how I got in touch with my keyworker, Lisa, and she's been with me ever since.

"I was working with Lisa while I was in hospital, and she would call me every Friday. She'd bring breakfast and we'd talk about different things. We did work on positive relationships and managing emotions, and she always had really good feedback and sources which really helped me. Lisa helped me navigate my way out of the hospital to my placement with the keyworker service."

"All the support I've had has been tailored to me"

"I feel like I've been supported really well. All the support I've had has been tailored to me and specific for what I need," she says.

"There's been so many things that have helped me. One time, I was given vouchers to get some new ear defenders. That really helped because when I'm out and things are too noisy, my ear defenders enable me to manage my feelings more and it makes it easier to face those struggles.

"I've also been supported by going on days out with the service and having outside time.

"I've been able to access other vouchers to purchase items that supported my mental health too. I love painting and drawing, so Lisa helped me get some arts and crafts equipment. And when I was in hospital, I loved playing the keyboard and I always wanted one of my own, so the vouchers allowed me to purchase a keyboard as well. Being creative really helps me focus and improve my mental health so being able to get those items was really helpful for me," Freya explains.

"Since being with Barnardo's, I've seen myself grow as a more confident person and I'm so proud of how far I've progressed.

"Even the smallest of things like having my ear defenders makes me feel more confident to go out now and be able to manage. I've been able to find lots of strategies to help manage my emotions, especially around regulating my feelings after I've been out in the community which was often overwhelming for me before."

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"Since being with Barnardo's, I've seen myself grow as a more confident person." - Freya's experience

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17-year-old Freya, from Greater Manchester, shares her experience getting support for her mental health from her keyworker Lisa and our Greater Manchester Key Working service.

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We are looking for young people to help make our service better, could you help?

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We are looking for young people to help make our service better, could you help?

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We are looking for parent/carers to help make our service better, could you help?

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We are looking for parent/carers to help make our service better, could you help?

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Can't access the QR code? Use this link instead: Speak up, Speak out

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Services in Greater Manchester that can support you with your mental health and wellbeing

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Services in Greater Manchester that can support you with your mental health and wellbeing