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Provides a programme of services to support individuals with autism of all ages and abilities, and their families. Current services include specialist term time and holiday playschemes for young people aged 8 - 19, art and music therapy for all ages, adult social and skill…

Links medical student volunteers from the University College Medical School with Camden families who have children with special needs. Support and befriending, social events, outings and holidays. Help to arrange respite time for the child and also events for the whole family. Activities are chosen…

Specialist psychiatric service for disturbed adolescents. Provides a rapid response consultation, day and in-patient admission to an adolescent psychiatric unit. Psychotherapy, education, family therapy, cognitive behavioural programmes, occupational therapy, psychometric testing, education and medication. Initial enquiries by any professional are welcome.

Young single homeless people who have additional support needs. Length of stay 1 night to 6 months.

Roman Catholic agency working with people of any faith, or none, in the field of children with special needs and adults with learning difficulties. Does outreach work in Camden.

Support, advocacy, advice and representation to children and young people in the criminal justice system, in community care or at risk from school exclusion. A not-for-profit organisation based within a solicitors' practice.

National charity supporting and campaigning for deafblind children and adults. Advice and information as well as specialist services for deafblind people, their families, carers and professionals working with them.

Specialist care home for young people.

Gives educational advice, information and support to black, minority ethnic (BME) and other disadvantaged parents in Camden on social, educational, training and other related issues that affect BME children and their families. Other services include: a range of training workshops for parents and the Mandela…

Additional contact: Helen Heath. Family support group which is London-based. Runs various activities in support of parents and children with disabilities. Parents and other volunteers offer help with outings, activities etc.

Supported accommodation and after-care for young people 16-21 leaving Local Authority care and homeless young people 16-17. Have 2 semi-independent accommodation houses in Camden for young people aged 16-17. Resettlement is offered to young people for a maximum of 6 months.

Support Sudanese children and parents by providing counselling, language support, cultural activities, advice and training.

Parenting training. Free introductory talks. Seminars and seven week courses. Private consultation needed before enrolling. Private consultations (at the Centre or by telephone), home visits and school visits and courses for professionals working with children, young people and families. Resources, such as CDs, DVDs, books,…

Self-catering accommodation, 90% of the spaces are for women. Length of stay 2 weeks to 3 years. Some supported housing spaces for vulnerable young men and women aged 16-21.

Offers free and confidential consultation within the National Health Service to parents and carers who find themselves experiencing conflict, or facing other emotional difficulties in their relationship with their children. Issues can include the transition from childhood to adulthood, eating paterns, drug, alcohol or substance…

Offers free and confidential consultation within the National Health Service to anyone within client group who has a personal or emotional problem. There can be up to four meetings of about an hour each.

Provides advice, information and activities for young Somali people with the objective of preventing under-achievement, exclusion, and involvement in drugs and crime. Also hosts the London Somali Youth Forum.

Run supplementary school and youth clubs including language classes for young people in Farsi, Pushtu and Arabic, classes about Afghan culture, support with National Curriculum core subjects. ESOL classes for adults. Also provide social opportunities for parents and carers, advice and guidance support and translation/interpreting.…

Offers advice, information, counselling and referrals to people experiencing problems with their own or somebody else's drug use. Also carries out detached youth work, training and education on drug-related and HIV/AIDS issues. Shiatsu and auricular acupuncture.

Provides an advisory service on welfare rights, housing, medical letters and other matters. Runs youth services, a women's group, a luncheon club for older people, English classes, an under-fives nursery, a needs assessment project and a housebound project. Youth club and Young Volunteer project for…