Perinatal and Infant Mental Health
One of the UK’s largest children’s charities, Barnardo’s provide a number of services which include family support, befriending, mentoring, parenting groups and many more.
Barnardo’s is supported by CashBack for Communities. More information is available on the CashBack.scot
Barnardo’s East Ayrshire is one of the 13 charities in the Intandem portfolio. For more information see intandem.scot
Barnardo’s is part of the Autism Portfolio.
Perinatal and Infant Mental Health: Barnardo’s services in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde support parents and infants from pregnancy to 3 years old who face a range of adversities that increase the risk of mental health problems. Adopting a whole-family approach, the ‘Growing Together’ programme offers a solution focused approach to supporting families with children under three years through parenting and peer support. 40 per cent of current service users are care experienced.
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A fund to support survivors of childhood abuse is now open for applications from third sector organisations. The new phase of the Scottish Government’s Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support (SOCAS) fund will invest in services supporting adults affected by childhood abuse, so they can enjoy a safe and healthy life, with improved wellbeing. The purpose
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