NCT Parents in Mind — Newham
Peer support for expectant and new parents, including support for fathers and non-birthing parents.
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Free UK charity and specialist support, organised around the problem you are trying to solve. Peer support groups can also be narrowed by area and what they support.
There are no paid placements here. This is simply a directory to make useful support easier to find.
Peer support groups
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NCT Parents in Mind — Coventry & Warwickshire
Local parent-volunteer peer support for people experiencing emotional or mental-health difficulties around pregnancy and early parenthood.
Perinatal mental healthNCT Parents in Mind — Hartlepool
Peer-led support for expectant and new parents who want understanding and connection from people with lived experience.
Perinatal mental healthNCT Parents in Mind — Halton, St Helens & Warrington
Peer support around pregnancy, birth and the first two years of parenthood.
Perinatal mental healthSands support groups
Peer support after pregnancy or baby loss through a UK-wide network of local groups, with online support meetings where a nearby group is not suitable.
Baby lossBereavementPANDAS Foundation support groups
Peer-to-peer support from trained volunteers for parents affected by perinatal mental-health difficulties, with group and online options.
Perinatal mental healthKinship — Selby
A peer support group for kinship carers to meet, listen, share and support one another.
Kinship carersKinship — Salford, Lancaster, Warrington, Bolton, Wigan & Blackburn
Local peer groups where kinship carers can meet others who understand their circumstances.
Kinship carersKinship — Morpeth and North East groups
Peer support for kinship carers, including local groups and drop-ins.
Kinship carersKinship — St Albans
A friendly space for kinship carers to listen, share experiences and support each other.
Kinship carersKinship — Boston and Chesterfield/Bolsover
Peer support groups for kinship carers in the East Midlands and surrounding areas.
Kinship carersKinship — London groups
Local groups including Queens Road and Walthamstow for kinship carers to share experiences and support one another.
Kinship carersKinship — Stratford-upon-Avon
A confidential local space for kinship carers to meet others and share experiences.
Kinship carersKinship — Uckfield and Battle
Independent peer groups for kinship carers in and around these South East communities.
Kinship carersKinship — national online peer support
Online peer support for kinship carers who cannot attend a local group or prefer to connect from home.
Kinship carersOnlineNo matching group is listed here yet. Try Online / wider-area, clear one of the filters, or use the organisation finders below.
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Other support by need
I'm struggling with my mental health during pregnancy or after having a baby
Peer support and specialist perinatal mental-health resources for mums, dads, partners and families.
- NCT Parents in Mind — peer support for expectant and new parents.
- PANDAS Foundation — free perinatal mental-health support for parents and their support networks.
People may search: postnatal depression help, postpartum anxiety support, perinatal mental health charity, new mum mental health, new dad mental health.
I had a traumatic birth and need support
Specialist information and peer support for parents affected by a frightening, difficult or traumatic birth.
- Birth Trauma Association — specialist support for families affected by birth trauma.
People may search: birth trauma support UK, traumatic birth help, PTSD after childbirth, difficult birth support.
My baby is premature, sick or in neonatal care
Practical information, emotional support and resources for families with a baby in neonatal care or coming home after neonatal care.
- Bliss — free support and information for families of premature and sick babies.
People may search: premature baby support, NICU parent support UK, neonatal unit help, sick newborn support.
I've had a miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy or baby loss
Specialist information, helplines and support after pregnancy loss or the death of a baby.
- Miscarriage UK — support and trusted information about miscarriage, ectopic and molar pregnancy.
- Sands — pregnancy and baby-loss bereavement support.
People may search: miscarriage support UK, ectopic pregnancy support, molar pregnancy support, baby loss help, stillbirth support.
I've had a worrying antenatal screening or scan result
Non-directive information and support for parents facing antenatal testing decisions, fetal-anomaly results or difficult choices.
- Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC) — specialist support before, during and after antenatal screening and diagnosis.
People may search: abnormal scan result support, antenatal screening help, fetal anomaly support, prenatal diagnosis support UK.
I'm worried about a serious pregnancy complication
Condition-specific charities can provide focused information alongside care from your midwife, maternity unit or doctor.
- Action on Pre-eclampsia (APEC) — specialist pre-eclampsia information, support and patient resources.
People may search: pre-eclampsia support, preeclampsia symptoms help, pregnancy high blood pressure charity, pregnancy complication support UK.
I need help with SEND, an EHCP or support for my disabled child
Free information for parents navigating special educational needs, disability support and education rights.
- IPSEA — free SEND legal guides, resources, template letters and helplines in England.
- Contact — information, advice and support for families with disabled children across the UK.
People may search: EHCP help, SEND legal advice, school refusing support for SEN, disabled child benefits help, parent carer support.
I'm raising a grandchild or another relative's child
Advice and peer support for grandparents, relatives and friends caring for a child who cannot live with their parents.
- Kinship — advice, local support and peer groups for kinship carers.
- Family Rights Group — specialist advice for parents and kinship carers involved with children's services.
People may search: grandparents raising grandchildren help, kinship carer support, special guardianship help, children's services advice for grandparents.
I or my family may be experiencing domestic abuse
National and specialist services for different circumstances. If it is unsafe to use a shared device, consider whether browsing history may be visible to someone else.
- Women's Aid — domestic-abuse information and routes to specialist services.
- Bawso — specialist support for Black minority ethnic and migrant victims and survivors.
- SignHealth — domestic-abuse support for Deaf people, including BSL-accessible help.
- Karma Nirvana — specialist support around honour-based abuse and forced marriage.
People may search: domestic abuse help UK, migrant woman domestic abuse support, Deaf domestic abuse help BSL, forced marriage help, honour based abuse support.
I'm expecting or raising twins, triplets or more
Specialist practical information, communities and direct support for families with multiple births.
- Twins Trust — specialist support, advice and communities for families with twins, triplets or more.
People may search: twin pregnancy support, triplet parent help, twins feeding advice, support for parents of multiples.
I need help supporting a grieving child or young person
Age-appropriate bereavement information and support for children, young people, parents and carers.
- Child Bereavement UK — support and free guidance for grieving children, young people and families.
People may search: child grief support, how to tell a child someone died, bereavement support for teenagers, child bereavement charity UK.
About these listings
The purpose of this directory is to help useful charitable resources be found by people who need them, including specialist organisations that may be less widely known. Inclusion is free and is not a paid placement or a guarantee of every service, statement or outcome.
Group details can change. Always check the organisation's own website for current meetings, eligibility, geographical coverage and contact details. This directory is not an emergency service. If there is an immediate risk to life or safety, contact the appropriate emergency service.