Websites & Information Guides

There are lots of additional sources of support for separating families which we will discuss with your during your initial appointment. We have collated a number of these resources here which we hope you will find helpful including video guides.

Video Guides

Ministry of Justice Understanding Family Mediation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYhWdwazCZA

Warwickshire County Council, Supporting Healthy Family Relationships: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZUWbIBOyL8&t=57s

The Rights Idea: Children's rights when parents separate: Tom's Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLI9k_fG9wI&t=3s

See It Differently: https://www.seeitdifferently.org/

Finances

Advice Now Finances Guide : https://www.advicenow.org.uk/guides/survival-guide-sorting-out-your-finances-when-you-get-divorced

Turn2Us Benefits Calculator: https://benefits-calculator.turn2us.org.uk/

Step Change Debt Charity: https://www.stepchange.org/

Money & Pensions Service

https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/family-and-care/divorce-and-separation

Citizens Advice: https://www.casouthwarwickshire.org.uk/

Child Maintenance: https://www.gov.uk/child-maintenance-service

Advice Now Pensions Guide: https://www.advicenow.org.uk/pensions

State Pension Forecast: https://www.gov.uk/check-state-pension

Children

Cafcass Parenting Plan:

https://www.cafcass.gov.uk/grown-ups/parents-and-carers/divorce-and-separation/parenting-together/parenting-plan/

Advice Now Child Arrangements Guide: https://www.advicenow.org.uk/guides/survival-guide-sorting-out-arrangements-your-children

National Association of Child Contact Centres: https://naccc.org.uk/

NSPCC: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/

Co-Parenting

Parenting Apart Programme:

https://www.parentingapartprogramme.co.uk/home-parents/

Because It's For the Kids

https://childrenbeyonddispute.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Because-its-for-the-kids-for-CBD.pdf

Families Forward: http://www.familiesforward.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Top-Tips-for-parents-1.pdf

Cafcass:

https://www.cafcass.gov.uk/grown-ups/parents-and-carers/divorce-and-separation/parenting-together/

Family Justice Young People's Board (FJYPB) Top Tips for Separated Parents:

Responding to feedback - FJYPB top tips for separated parents updated - Cafcass - Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service

Co-Parenting Apps:

https://www.ourfamilywizard.co.uk/

https://amicable.io/coparenting-app

https://talkingparents.com/home

Talking to Children About Separation:

Families Change: https://on.familieschange.ca/en/parents/telling-children

Relate: https://www.relate.org.uk/relationship-help/help-separation-and-divorce/talking-about-separation/telling-children

Resolution: https://resolution.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Parenting-through-separation-guide.pdf

For Older Children:

Voices in the Middle: https://www.voicesinthemiddle.com/

The National Youth Advocacy Service(NYAS): https://www.nyas.net/get-support/support-for-young-people/advocacy/

Childline: https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/home-families/family-relationships/family-relationships/

Single Parents Support

Only Mums: https://www.onlymums.org/

Only Dads: https://www.onlydads.org/

Gingerbread: https://www.gingerbread.org.uk/

Domestic Abuse Support:

Warwickshire Support Services: https://www.talk2someone.org.uk/support-services/page/2/

https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/domesticabuse

Refuge: https://refuge.org.uk/i-need-help-now/refuge-domestic-violence-service-warwickshire/

Support for survivors of rape, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation and sexual violence: https://rosasupport.org/

Mental Health:

NHS: https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/nhs-services/mental-health-services/how-to-access-mental-health-services/

Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/

Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/

Funding Options:

Government Voucher Scheme: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/family-mediation-voucher-scheme

Legal Aid Eligibility: https://www.gov.uk/check-legal-aid

Warwickshire Family Mediation are not responsible for the content of external websites. Links are provided for convenience and general information purposes only. Warwickshire Family Mediation accepts no responsibility for any loss which may arise from reliance on information sourced from these websites.