You and Your Community
Local information about Bedfordshire | Children and Families

• Bedford Open Door is a counselling service for young people aged between 13-25 (direct link)
• Childline a free national 24 hour helpline for children and young people.
  Tel. 0800 1111 (direct link)
• Chums - Child Bereavement Support (direct link)
• Connexions Provides advice, guidance, support and personal development services for 13 - 19 year olds in Bedfordshire and Luton.  There are numerous drop-in centres across the county.  See the web site for details
• Connexions Bedford

2. Parents and Carers

• Bedfordshire Family Support Directory
  A searchable on-line directory that gives details of Bedfordshire and national family support services including education topics.
• INFORM 0-19 formerly Bedfordshire Children's Information Service. An information service for parents and carers of children and young people aged 0-19. (direct link)
• National Childbirth Trust (NCT) is a charity offering information and support on pregnancy, childbirth and early parenthood and there are a number of branches in Bedfordshire (direct link)
• Social Services
• Spurgeon's - Bedford Family Centre
• Sure Start Children's Centres  'provide integrated education, care, family support and health services' to parents to be and parents with children under four who live in the most disadvantaged areas. Sure Start is a government initiative.

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