Links to support in Torbay
We cannot endorse any of the organisations listed but you may find the following links helpful.
Benefits, Energy and Money
- National Citizens Advice or call 03444 111 444
- Local Citizens Advice Torbay (based in Paignton) – check for drop in times
Telephone Adviceline on 0300 3309026 (local call rate) Monday to Friday 9.30am -12.30pm - Money Advice Service
- Torbay Advice Network
- What’s Your Problem
- Turn 2 Us
- Clear Benefits Torbay, email: tanclearbenefits@mail.com, Telephone: 07546186001
- Disability Support Torbay
- Universal Credit Support
Housing Advice
- Torbay Housing Department - Telephone: 01803 208723 or Contact
- Shelter National Helpline: 0808 800 4444
- Citizen’s Advice
- Home Maker SW
Return to work, training and jobs
Parenting
- Action for Children’s Parent Talk: A free Monday to Friday one to one online chat facility to speak with a parenting coach. The website includes lots of useful articles.
- Family Hub Torbay: This website run by Action for Children alongside TSDHT, Torbay Council and The Children’s Society will give you lots of different advice, signposting and relevant information for children aged 0-19 and when expecting a baby.
- Best Beginnings (free online group support sessions for antenatal and postnatal parents):
- Incredible Years
- Homestart
- Bringing Up Baby Text Catch Up Service: Homestart’s text check-in service for anyone with a baby under 12-months. See Homestart poster for details.
- Institute of Health Visiting
- Family Action: Providing a listening ear, answer those particular parenting questions or help with guidance around more complex issues. They can also provide longer term support through regular sessions with our befrienders and counsellors. All via telephone, text message or email for free. Monday to Friday 9am - 9pm. Telephone: 0808 802 6666, Text message: 07537 404 282, Email: familyline@family-action.org.uk or live web chat through
- Family Lives: 0808 800 2222 (9am – 9pm Mon- Fri, 10am-3pm Sat and Sun) Online Chat available 1.30pm – 5.30pm Mon – Fri.
- Tiny Happy People can help you develop your child’s language and communication skills, so they get the best start in life
- Hungry Little Minds: Simple, fun activities for kids, from new-born to five.
- Words For Life: Gives you an idea of what communication milestones your baby and child might reach as they grow. There are ideas for fun activities you can do together to help your children develop their skills.
- NSPCC Look Say Sing Play: We’ve teamed up with Vroom™ to give you some fun and easy tips to help you bring even more Look, Say, Sing and Play into your daily routine with your baby.
Early Days and Infant Development
- The Association For Infant Mental Health
- NHS
- Unicef’s Baby Friendly Initiative
- Best Beginnings
- Brazelton Centre, Learning what your baby is saying to you
- Future Learn courses - Infant Nutrition
Infant Feeding
- Unicef BFI
- Global Health Infant Feeding
- La Leche - 0345 120 2918 (helpline is open from 8am to 11pm, seven days a week)
- National Breastfeeding Helpline - 0300 100 0212 (Open 9.30am – 9.30pm every single day of the year, Live online support also available via web chat service)
- NHS
- Twins Trust - breastfeedingsupport@twinstrust.org
- BfN
- NHS Weaning
- NCT Weaning
Coping with Crying
Infant Sleep
Specific Torbay Support and Local Meet Ups
Relationships
- Relationship Matters (Supporting Parents whether together or separated with relationship difficulties)
- Click Relationships
Food and Clothes Banks
- https://www.torbay.gov.uk/crisissupport
- Torquay Community Larder: info@torquaycommunitylarder.org.uk, Torquay Salvation Army, 29 Market Street, Torquay TQ1 3AF. The current opening hours are Monday and Friday, 10.30am-1pm.
- Paignton Community Larder (please contact for further details)
- Food Bank at The Edge Brixham, 11.00am to 5.00pm. They can deliver if shielding due to COVID-19. info@yesbrixham.org.uk or 01803 851414
- Torbay Communities
- Punk Against Poverty
Additional Support:
Devon Rape Crisis: Offers support for anyone who has experiences sexual abuse or sexual violence, 01392 204174 support@devonrapecrisis.org.uk
Devon Victim Support: Providing emotional and practical support to victims and witnesses of crime, 0300 303 0554 devon.cornwall@victimsupport.org.uk
- Cruse Devon: Bereavement support, 0300 330 5466
- Balloons: Bereavement support especially for families.
- Choices Pregnancy Centre: Support for pregnancy, miscarriage, and stillbirth.
- Rainbows
- Royal British Legion: Help offered for ex or serving armed forces and their family, free advice line 8am-8pm 0808 802 8080
- Devon Forces Family provides information for anyone who has ever served in any branch of the armed forces and is now living in Devon, or is planning to move here.
- Thinkuknow UK organisation which protects children both online and offline:
- Alcoholics Anonymous: Meetings Held locally 0800 9177 650 help@aamail.org
- Narcotics Anonymous: Meetings Held locally 0300 999 1212 meetings@ukna.org
- Adfam: Improving life for families affected by drugs and alcohol
- Rise Recovery South: 03003 033384
- Frank Text: 82111 Call: 0300 123 6600 Web chat 2-6pm
- National Association for Children of Alcoholics: 0800 358 3456
- Young Devon: 0808 281 0155
Baby Apps:
- HANDiPaediatric: Expert support for most common childhood illnesses
- Hungry Little Minds: Simple, fun activities for kids, from new-born to five.
- The Breastfeeding Hub App: a virtual breastfeeding supporter, available 24/7. It provides breastfeeding support information with photos and video clips to help you along the way.
- Infant Sleep Info: Up to date research-based info on infant sleep, safety & development.
- Mush: Mush is the #1 app for mums, helping mums everywhere to instantly become part of their local mum community.
Dad and Partner Links:
- The Dad Pad: (also an app)
- Mind
Things to do:
Chatter Pack: https://chatterpack.net/blogs/blog/list-of-online-resources-for-anyone-who-is-isolated-at-home
Tiny Happy People: https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people/activities/zjh8hbk