Families and childrens services in Lambeth
Lambeth Families Information Service provides confidential, free and impartial information and advice for families about services and activities for children, young people and families
Brixton Advice Centre’s Online Legal Clinic (a pro bono service) staffed by volunteer lawyers and barristers
Other resources
Gingerbread: free services for single parents including single parent groups, webchat, information, online forum and telephone helpline
Contact a Family: Does your family have a child with a disability? Information and an advice helpline for parents and carers with disabled children
Coram Children’s Legal Centre: includes a free telephone helpline for legal advice concerning the children in your family, including on education matters and parental separation
Family Rights Group: Free, independent and confidential advice for families. Online forum, fact sheets, top tips, free telephone helpline
Young Minds: whether you are a parent, a young person or someone who works with young people, find help, advice and support. Also a free helpline for parents or carers concerned about their child’s mental health
Family Lives: Find advice on all aspects of family life from bonding with your new baby, dealing with tantrums, positive discipline, bullying, communicating with teens and divorce and separation. You can also call the confidential helpline
NSPCC: Are you are worried about the safety or wellbeing of a child?
Kinship: for all kinship carers – advice and support for the grandparents and siblings, the aunts, uncles, and family friends who step up to raise children when their parents can’t
Adfam: an organisation that aims to improve the quality of life for families affected by drug and alcohol use – information to help you cope with your loved one’s drug or alcohol use as well as links to other sources of support and advice
Sexuality and gender issues: – a quality controlled selection of all the best legal information from a wide range of providers hand picked from the best websites by Advicenow
RCJ Advice: Free help if you have a case in the Principal Registry of the Family Division, or other Family Court, and you are not represented by a solicitor or barrister
You may also find the following advice guides from Advicenow useful. Advicenow guides are easy-to-read and practical. They explain what you need to know, where you need to go, and what you need to do to solve your problem:
[Checked and updated by the BAC Team on 02 December 2022]
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