Resources for Families
Please find below a list of resources for your information:
- Domestic abuse services:
- Mental health and emotional wellbeing:
- MIND in Bexley are still taking referrals and doing virtual appointments. The Crisis Café remains open and is seeing clients face-to-face. Details available here.
- Cocoon Family Support offers free peer support groups and low-cost individual counselling for parents struggling with their mental health during pregnancy and early parenthood. They offer support to both mums and dads. Due to Covid-19 they have moved all their support online including their Bexley Perinatal Peer Support Group on a Monday 1-2pm. Further details of these and other services including training for professionals and peer support consultancy are available here.
- Mindful Mums and Being Dad are offering online support sessions for expectant / new mums & dads in Bexley, Bromley, Lewisham and Greenwich. Due to Covid-19 these are currently being offered via Zoom. Mindful Mums is on Wednesdays 11.30am–12.15pm and Fridays 1-1.45pm. Being Dad is on Tuesdays 8pm-9pm. For further information including details of how to join in, please contact mindfulmums@blgmind.org.uk or beingdad@blgmind.org.uk.
- Bereavement:
o Coronavirus: dealing with bereavement and grief
o Supporting bereaved children during the outbreak
o Coronavirus: support for bereaved children and young people
