SEND support groups
Support from other parent carers has always been recognised as really important for SEND families. Locally there are a number of parent carer run support groups, where parent carers can chat with each other, and share experiences and information.
- Cleobury Mortimer Community Hub SEND support group (second Tuesday of the month 1.30pm-3pm)
- Empathy community
- Jigsaw community Facebook group
- NAMPSS - neurological and mental health parent support Shropshire
- Oswestry SEN parents Facebook page
- PACC early years 0-6 chat
- PACC forum closed group
- PACC post-16 chat group - PACC preparation for adulthood 14-25 group
- Parents supporting parents
- Severndale parents voice chat group
- Shropshire Downs Syndrome support group
- Shropshire epilepsy support group
- Tea and Time - social group for SEND parent carers
- Wem SEN Hub
If you'd like a group to be added to this list, please email: local.offer@shropshire.gov.uk.
There are also some national support groups available, where you can connect with other parent/carers:
- Ambitious About Autism - online parent community
- Contact - for families with disabled children online support group
- Define Fine: parent peer support for children with school attendance difficulties
- Gingerbread - online community for single parents of children with SEND
- Include Me TOO - Parent 2 Parent
- Mencap online community
- OCD Action - online support groups
- PANS / PANDAS - online support group
- Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) - connect family support group
- Tourettes Action online support groups
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