Safeguarding
If you have any safeguarding concerns, you can email our Safeguarding Team at:
DARRICK WOOD INFANT & NURSERY SCHOOL: support@darrickwoodinfants.com
JOHN WOOD SCHOOL & NURSERY: support@johnwoodschool.com
PICKHURST ACADEMY: safeguarding@pickhurst.com
These email addresses will be checked regularly.
However, if you think that a child or young person under the age of 18 is in danger, being abused or neglected, please contact Children’s Social Care on 0208 461 7373/7379/7026 or Out of hours/weekends/public holiday 0300 303 8671 or if you are seriously concerned about a child’s immediate safety, call 999 and ask for the police.
Family Support & SEND
Bromley Mencap works with disabled people, their families and carers, in the London Borough of Bromley. They include a family support service for those with autistic children.
CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) work with children and young people who have difficulties with their emotional or behavioural wellbeing
Family Lives is a national family support charity providing help and support to families who are struggling.
Gingerbread is a charity supporting single parent families.
National helplines
The following helplines are available nationally to provide advice and support to those who need it.
Addiction
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
Croydon Recovery Network is a drug and alcohol service run by Turning Point.
Talk to Frank provides drug addiction support.
National Gambling Helpline offer free, confidential help for anyone who is worried about their or someone else’s gambling.
Narcotics Anonymous is a non-profit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem.
NHS Live Well offers advice, tips and tools to help you make the best choices about your health and wellbeing.
Bereavement Services
Community Bereavement Service supports adults and children and offer free counselling sessions. There is also a free telephone and face to face service for those cared for by a Bromley GP, or if not registered with a Bromley GP living in the Borough of Bromley.
Care for the Family provides widowed young support, bereaved parent support, supporting bereaved people, bereaved sibling support.
Cruse Bereavement offer support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies.
Compassionate Friends is a charitable organisation of bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents supporting other people after the death of child/children.
Woodside Bereavement Service has been providing bereavement support to people in Croydon for the past 25 years.
Child Abuse
NSPCC is a children's charity dedicated to ending child abuse and child cruelty.
Domestic Abuse
Bromley & Croydon Women's Aid is a free service for anyone suffering from domestic violence.
Domestic Violence Assist specialises in assistance to obtain emergency injunctions from being further abused.
Men's Advice Line is a confidential helpline for male victims of domestic abuse.
The National LGBT Domestic Abuse Helpline provides emotional and practical support for LGBT+ people.
The National Centre for Domestic Violence specialises in assistance to get emergency injunctions from being further abused.
Refuge offers advice on dealing with domestic violence.
Women's Aid Domestic Violence is a free 24-hour national helpline run by Women’s Aid and Refuge.
Eating Disorders
If you know somebody who has an eating disorder or who you think might have an eating disorder, Beat can help you.
Financial Advice
Turn2us helps people in financial need gain access to welfare benefits, charitable grants and other financial help – online, by phone and face to face through our partner organisations.
Working Families is the UK’s work-life balance charity. They help working parents and carers—and their employers—find a better balance between responsibilities at home and in the workplace.
Learning Disabilities
Mencap is a charity working with people with a learning disability, their families and carers.
Mental Health
Anxiety UK provide support if you have been diagnosed with an anxiety condition.
Bipolar UK is a charity helping people living with manic depression or bipolar disorder.
CALM is the Campaign Against Living Miserably, for men aged 15 to 35.
Childline supports all young people, whatever they are going through.
Mental Health Foundation provides information and support for anyone with mental health problems or learning disabilities.
Whether you're concerned about yourself or a loved one, MIND helplines and support groups can offer expert advice.
No Panic is a voluntary charity offering support for sufferers of panic attacks and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Offers a course to help overcome your phobia or OCD.
OCD Action provides support for people with OCD. Includes information on treatment and online resources.
OCD UK is a charity run by people with OCD, for people with OCD. Includes facts, news and treatments.
Papyrus is a young suicide prevention society.
Rethink Mental Illness provides support and advice for people living with mental illness.
The Samaritans offer confidential support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair.
Sane provides emotional support, information and guidance for people affected by mental illness, their families and carers.
Shout is the UK’s first 24/7 text service, free on all major mobile networks, for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere. It’s a place to go if you’re struggling to cope and you need immediate help.
Young Minds provides information on child & adolescent mental health, and services for parents and professionals.
Relationships
Relate is the UK's largest provider of relationship support.
Victims of Crime
Met Police offer the latest crime statistics and advice in your area.
National Stalking Helpline offers guidance on the law, how to report stalking, gathering evidence, staying safe and reducing the risk.
To find your local services phone: 0808 802 9999 (daily, 12pm to 2.30pm and 7pm to 9.30pm)
Victim Support offer free and confidential help to victims of crime, witnesses, their family and friends.
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