Aanchal
Group support, counselling, workshops. The aim of the 24 Hour Helpline is to provide assistance to women and their families who have or are experiencing domestic violence, especially to those who are not able to seek help independently.
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Abraham's Nursery
Early Start run groups depending on the needs of parents. Specialists visit to talk about subjects eg health visitors and counsellors. Signpost to other services.
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Action and Rights of Disabled People in Newham
General welfare advice and information; opportunities through access; enabling local people to become actively involved in and comment on access issues; 1-2-1 advocacy, support and training for volunteer advocates; regular consultation meetings on a range of topics. Benefits service; supporting disabled people by ensuring maximisation of benefit entitlement. This includes appeals and tribunals where necessary. Free service.
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Adolescent Specialist Addiction Treatment Service (ASATS)
ASATS works assertively with young people, their families and other community agencies to offer services that address complex substance misuse needs [tier 3 & 4], in a creative and collaborative way. ASATS can provide, Community detoxification, Opiate Replacement Therapies, Structured Substance Misuse Counselling, Relapse Prevention Work, Harm Reduction Services, tier 4 assessments leading to placement in inpatient/residential drug and alcohol treatment services.
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Advice Line Newham
Adviceline Newham is a one-stop telephone advice referral service that can link you to the advice, information and help you need, including welfare benefits, immigration, debt, housing etc. Trained advisers from Newham Citizens Advice answer all calls and have up-to-date information on all local advice services. If need be, they can make you an appointment to see someone who can help you.
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AFYA (African Francophone Youth Association)
Provides help and support to women and children about health awareness, activities for children, mother tongue class, outings and holidays and also outreach to homes and hospital. Free service.
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Alternatives Crisis Pregnancy Centre
Schools and educational work, out-reach worker, home visits. The 'We Are Family Group' for young and vulnerable parents includes outings, parenting classes and life skills teaching, e.g. handling conflict, self-esteem, therapy around unplanned pregnancy and post abortion. Free service with clients being seen within 1-2 days. No childcare facilities at counselling centre but crèche provided at the 'We Are Family Group'.
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Arc in the Park
Offers the opportunity for local people and children to come together, provides a safe environment for children to play while parents receive support. Play work is free, there is a £1 entry charge for youth club. Workers have NVQs or diplomas, a BA in art, management qualifications, food and hygiene and advanced child protection.
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Ascension Play
After-school club with activities such as art and crafts, outside play, karaoke, cooking and quizzes. Holiday club. Charges are as follows, with a reduction for further chldren: Term time £35/week Holidays £50/week
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Behaviour Improvement Project (BIP)
To provide bespoke training and support for parents around particular issues. Free service. All staff are qualified within their field.
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Behaviour Support Development and Advisory Team (BSDAT)
Advice; support and training providers for working with school age children and young people with EBSD.
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Breakfast Clubs
Breakfast club childcare provision for children.
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Careers Management Futures
As specialists in providing 1-2-1 careers guidance in a variety of settings in the community, we offer each client individual attention, enabling them to identify their career aims, understand the range of opportunities open to them, and the importance of learning and training throughout life. All our services can be accessed through our advice centres.
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Children's Information Service (CIS)
We provide free information for parents and carers about services for children aged 0-16 in Newham. This includes play and childcare and holiday playschemes. We also have information about childcare, training, and jobs in childcare.
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Children's Rights Counselling Service
Based in Connexions shops and at the Children's Rights Offices. Counselling, advocacy support and advice for children and young people.
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Choice 136 Connexions Service
Counselling, housing advice, careers guidance, legal advice, advice and guidance for teen parents. Staff team: Lisa Marcelle, Natasha Barrow, Angela Jasper, Toni Ferris (admin)
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Clinical Health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care Counselling and Primary Care Psychology
Training, support, supervision and consultation to individuals and staff groups. Community psychology/mental health promotion projects in partnership with local people
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Create
Free service, no waiting list. Practitioners have specific training in child protection, keyworking and assessment, CBT, moptivational interviewing, life coaching, brief solution focussed therapy. Free condom distribution.
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DASL (Drug and Alcohol Service for London)
Young persons' counselling aims to work with young people in an age-appropriate way, on the impact of living in a family where there is parental substance misuse and domestic violence. This will include providing young people with alternative strategies to managing personal or relationship difficulties rather than misusing substances and using violence. Service is free to residents of Newham or attending school in Newham. Waiting list usually 3-4 weeks. Counsellors have a minimum counselling diploma and there is a specialist young persons' counsellor. Clinical specialisms in substance misuse and domestic violence.
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Diana Children's Community Team
Community Nursing and Clinical Psychology service.
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