Resources for kinship carers
- Adfam (opens new window) (support with substance abuse)
- Children and Young People's Service (opens new window)(A single service for all children and young people aged 0-18 years living in Gateshead or Newcastle who present with mental health difficulties)
- Citizens Advice Gateshead (opens new window) (general impartial advice)
- Daisy Chain (opens new window) (support with autistic and neurodiverse children)
- Family Rights Group (opens new window) (independent confidential advice supporting families to work with social workers and understand law and their rights)
- Gateshead Council complaints procedure
- Gateshead Family Hubs (providing support for families in Gateshead)
- Gateshead Virtual School (opens new window) (promoting the educational achievement of looked after children)
- Growing Healthy 0-19 Gateshead (opens new window) (an integrated service for families, expectant mothers, children and young people
- Health Visitor Services Gateshead (opens new window) (for families with children 0-5)
- Kinship UK (opens new window) (advice and workshops for kinship carers)
- More Than Grandparents (opens new window) (independent charity offering support to kinship carers)
- PAC-UK (opens new window) (independent adoption support agency)
- SEND local offer (opens new window) (information for children and young people aged 0-25 years with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families)
- Young Women's Outreach Project (opens new window) (specialist advice to young women aged 11 to 19)
Contact us
Kinship Care Team
Gateshead Council
Civic Centre
Regent Street
Gateshead
NE8 1HH
0191 433 3195