Navigate: emotional support for parents
Navigate is a national mentoring service, that provides online emotional support for parents and carers of disabled children who are finding out about their child's additional needs.
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Overview
Navigate is a service that provides emotional and practical support to parents and carers at the start of their journey.
Navigate is a digital service. Sessions for parents and carers are delivered over the phone or virtually.
Services available
Navigate is a programme of up to 6 sessions with a personal adviser, who will help you to talk about your feelings and concerns.
The service will help you with:
- organising your thoughts and feelings
- practical advice and suggestions
- coping strategies and insights
- taking positive actions and helping you with emotional wellbeing
Who can access the service
We support parents and carers whose children are up to 18 years of age.
We support parents and carers who:
- Live in England and Wales
- Have a child either diagnosed with a disability within the past 12 months or are on the pathway to a diagnosis.
How to access the service
For further information, visit the Scope: Navigate website.
You can contact us on 0808 801 0510 or email navigate@scope.org.uk.