Signposting - Health & wellbeing - Mental health - Emotional Support for Parent Carers of Children and Young People with Special Needs

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Emotional Support for Parent Carers of Children and Young People with Special Needs


The [Affinity Hub website] signposts to emotional support (including [counselling]) for parents and carers of children with special needs. Many parent carers of disabled children or children with special needs face additional associated challenges in practical, physical and emotional terms. Sometimes when life doesn't follow an expected, mainstream, non-disabled path it can make you feel isolated and like you're the only one going through certain emotions and experiences.

The aim of the pages on the [Affinity Hub website] is to provide a virtual home for parents and carers to realise they are not alone. There are many other families also going through similar experiences and feeling similar complex [emotions]. Some of the thoughts and experiences of other families are included under [words of wisdom]. Hearing from other parent carers can help support our emotional well-being.