COVID-19 INFORMATION
Support During the Coronavirus Outbreak
Guidance for Parents and Carers Supporting Children and Young People
- NSPCC - How to have difficult conversations with children
- Hampshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service - Coronavirus; help, support and advice.
- Public Health England
Health Visiting Team
The Health Visiting Team is still running and are able to offer advice as before.
Telephone: 02380 427518
Chat Health
CHAT Health is available to all patients in Hampshire if there are any concerns about a child aged 0 - 5 years old. You can text a query to 07520 615720 and a health visitor will get in touch.
Food Banks
- Southampton Basics Banks: 07929 641755 office@southamptoncitymission.co.uk
- Portsmouth Basics Banks: 02392 987976 foodbank@thekings.church
- Winchester Basics Banks: 01962 855774 mail@winchesterbasicsbank.co.uk
- Alton Food Bank: 07773 034447 info@alton.foodbank.org.uk
- Basingstoke Food Bank: 07722 673645 admin@basingstoke.foodbank.org.uk
- Farnborough Food Bank: 01252 331668 info@farnborough.foodbank.org.uk
Domestic Abuse Support
While some domestic abuse support services are not able to offer face to face meetings at this time, there is still help and advice available online and over the phone.
These local and national organisations are working hard to ensure they can still support you:
- Hampshire Domestic Abuse Service – 03300 165112
- Stop Domestic Abuse (Portsmouth) – 023 9206 5494
- Aurora New Dawn – 023 9247 9254
- Yellow Door (Southampton) – 023 8063 6313
- PIPPA (Southampton) – 023 8091 7917
- You Trust (Isle of Wight) – 0800 234 6266
- National Domestic Abuse Helpline – 0808 2000 247
- Men’s Advice Line – 0808 801 0327
- National LBGT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline – 0800 999 5428
If you’re a child or young person and domestic abuse is happening in your home or relationship, then call Childline on 0800 1111.
Please remember that you can still call 999 if you or someone else is in danger