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Support for Families

Children and Family Practices

The CFP (Central) team have effective links with partner organisations, working closely to ensure that they co-ordinate advice and signpost families to the most appropriate services. These organisations include:

  • Schools, children’s centres and day nurseries;
  • Youth Provision and Connexions
  • Health services;
  • Housing;
  • Children’s Social Care;
  • Police;
  • Youth offending and probation services; and
  • community and voluntary groups.

Contact them on 01908 252696

 

Strengthening Families

Strengthening families offers advice and support to those families that :

  • have been out of work for a long time
  • are struggling to cope with supporting their children to attend school
  • have had conflicts with neighbours
  • have children who are, or have been, in trouble with the police
  • experience violence within the home
  • have had support from social care and are still having difficulties
  • have physical and mental health problems affected by life choices.

https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/children-young-people-families/early-help/strengthening-families

This service is accessed by referral from a professional.  Mrs Robertson can support with this.

 

Relate

Relate offer support to individuals, couples, families and young people.  They can help families struggling with

  • communication difficulties,
  • issues following separation or divorce,
  • bereavement, 
  • changes in the family eg new baby, new partner, step children etc.

https://relatemk.org/

01908 310010

 

COMPASS

Compass provide a free, confidential substance misuse service for all Milton Keynes residents aged 18+. They welcome all those in the community who are experiencing problems with drugs and alcohol misuse and specialise in supporting recovery.

https://www.compass-uk.org/services/milton-keynes-adult-service/

01908 250730