Care & Support SERVICES

Services that may be able to support or help with care

Age UK Mid Mersey-Roby Community Hub

AUKMM Provides services for older people across the borough to include a range of health, wellbeing and benefit services.

Aids and Adaptions Team

Occupational Therapy service in the community.

Alzheimer's Society Knowsley Office

Around 850,000 people in the UK have dementia. Dementia is not a normal part of ageing.

Amparo - Support Following Suicide

Amparo supports anyone affected by a suicide death, whether a recent death or a historical death.

Butterflies Project

Butterflies is Listening Ear’s award winning specialist support programme for children and young people aged 4 to 15 years experiencing bereavement, divorce/separation, domestic abuse, suicide, mur

CAMHS Team Knowsley

Is a specialist service providing support and therapeutic intervention to children, young people and their families

Continence Promotion Service

aim is to improve or cure bladder and or bowel symptoms for 0-19 years who have a Knowsley GP.

Early Help & Prevention Service

Early Help is an early intervention/prevention service across Knowsley. Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub on 0151 443 2600 Option 1 then Option 1 again

Early Years Portage Service

is a pre school home teaching service for children with additional needs aged 0-3 unless child is not accessing Early Years provision

ENGAGE Knowsley - Young Persons Substance Misuse Service

Free and confidential support service for young people aged between 10-18 years, who may have issues with drugs/alcohol.  We see young people on a purely outreach appointment basis.

Fullerton Grove

Part of Knowsley's Local Offer ( ) Fullerton Grove provides children with disabilities and their families overnight breaks.

HomeStart Knowsley

HomeStart provides a support service for families - recruiting and training volunteers to support parents with young children at home.

Integrated Community Equipment Service (I.C.E.S.)

Deliver health aids to the community including incontinence products.

Kinship Carers Liverpool

Supports families when the biological parents of the kin children are no longer able to do so for a variety of reasons.

Knowsley Disability Concern (KDC)

Part of Knowsley's Local Offer ( ) Knowsley Disability Concern is a registered charity which exists to provide a range of practical services for disabled people.

Knowsley Integrated Recovery Service (CGL)

We are an Adult and Young People Service providing recovery services re Drug Intervention Programmes for those individuals who are offending.

Knowsley Parent Carers Voice (KPCV)

Knowsley Parent Carers Voice are a group of parents and carers of children with special education needs and disabilities from Knowsley.

Knowsley Wheelchair Service

Part of Knowsley's Local Offer ( ) The service will support children above 36 months.

Knowsley Young Carers Service

Supports young people aged 6 to 18 years who are caring for a family member

Knowsley Young Carers Support Service - 'Me Time' Programme

Knowsley Youth Offending Service

 The service aims to prevent offending and reduce re-offending by:

Memory Lane - Knowsley Dementia Care Support

Supporting carers & cared for, with dementia.

Ncompass - Knowsley Advocacy Hub

The Knowsley Advocacy Hub is the single point of access for advocacy referrals and enquires in Knowsley including-

P. S. S.

Supported accommodation for adults aged 18 - 65 with mental health problems.

Contact us for costs.

SEND Team

Carry out the Statutory Duties of the LA in line with the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice.

Stars Liverpool

We are a Knowsley based parent support group for children aged 5-13 years with additional needs and their families.

Young People Leaving Care

When you are due to leave care you will have access to a personal advisor to help you prepare for the next stage of your life.

Adult Carers Assessment

If you provide care on a regular basis to a person aged 18 or over, you are entitled to a carers’ assessment

Amputees & Carers Support In Liverpool (ACSIL)

Charity for all areas of Merseyside

Baby Buddy App

Baby Buddy is the free mobile phone app for parents and parents-to-be with personalised content approved by health care professionals.

Beacon Counselling Trust - Gamcare

Free support service for individuals & families affected by problem gambling.

Benefits - Gov.UK

Information about benefits that may be available.

Best Beginnings

We empower parents with the knowledge and confidence to look after their own health and their children's long term development and well-being.

Catch 22 - Knowsley Missing from Home and Child Exploitation Service

Works alongside young people, their families and the police to find out what has caused them to run away and prevent them from running away again in the future.

Children and Young People's Community Eating Disorder Service

Provides assessment, treatment and support for young people with eating disorders and their families.

Day centres and family support centres

provide help for people with disabilities & health problems and support working through family difficulties.

Eating Disorder Services

The Eating Disorder Service Knowsley and St Helens (EDS) is a specialist, secondary care, out-patient service that provides comprehensive assessment and treatment for young people and adults with eating disorders.

GamCare

Is problem gambling affecting you, or those close to you?

Help for children with disabilities

Range of support available for children with disabilities & their families. Inc. short breaks/respite care, family centres & activities.

Help with special educational needs

Including requesting an assessment for your child.

Intensive Support Team

provide extra assessment and support to adults with learning disabilities

Knowsley Carers Centre

is an independent, local registered charity and network partner of Carers Trust.

Knowsley Community Navigator Service

Knowsley Volunteer Community Navigators help people discover and become more involved with local people, opportunities, activities and services. We offer a flexible approach to supporting people depending on how much support is required.

Knowsley Council Visual Impairment Habilitation Service for Children and Young People

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Knowsley Deaf Services

Providing services for deaf and hard of hearing people in Knowsley

Knowsley Network and Shared Lives

Our Shared Lives service recruits carers to provide care in their homes for disabled adults, older people and vulnerable people needing support.

Knowsley User Led Organisation (KULO)

Local people who are passionate about local disability issues and concerns.

Kooth.Com

Online and face to face counselling and support service open to young people 11-25 living in or attending school in, Knowsley. Young people in care living in Knowsley or young people who are from Knowsley but resident in care in another borough are welcome to use the service.

Learning Disability Community Team - Knowsley

Our service supports adults in Knowsley who have difficulties using mainstream adults' health services because of a learning disability. This could be for a number of reasons, such as problems communicating or problems with mobility.

MADE (Making a Difference Everywhere) Together

The views of care experienced children & young people in Knowsley.

NHS Information Service for Parents - Start 4 Life

Nutrition and Dietetics - Knowsley

Our community dietitians provide a highly specialised service for adults and children who need nutritional advice and support for a range of conditions, including:

Report abuse of vulnerable people

Vulnerable people at risk of abuse may include the elderly and those with a physical or learning disability.

Request a care assessment

As you get older, you may need extra care to help you to live independently in your home.

Residential care for children

We provide residential care for children to make sure that their needs are met when they cannot live with their own family.

Sahir House HIV Support and Information

Sahir House provides information and support to people living with, or affected by or at risk of HIV, and to increase knowledge and reduce stigma related to HIV and sexual health among the wider population.

Separated Dads

Here to help with all aspects from emotional to financial to legal.

Victim Support - Merseyside

For help and support, call your local victim care team now on 0151 353 4003. Lines are open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

National Websites/Helplines

National websites offering advice & support for a variety of needs includin...

Outside organisations offering support & care for children, young people and adults with special needs

These organisations are not part of Knowsley MBC and it is up to you the us...

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