This page contains weblinks to other parenting information, resources, and support groups. You will find most of the relevant links under their specific pages (eg. breastfeeding, homebirth, work and benefits, South East London Dads, local contacts etc.) but here's a few others which might be of use which don't have their own specific section.

Lewisham and South East London parenting support organisations

Lewisham Family Information Service
providing information on activities and services for children

Family Action Lewisham
Offers services and support to disadvantaged and socially isolated families. Offers a variety of family support, including support for families with learning difficulties or mental health problems.

Cassel Centre
Offers counselling, psychotherapy and social work in South East London, including parent/child issues and depression. Supports people who live or work in Lewisham and would not ordinarily have access to expensive therapy services.

South London Family Centre
provides a wide range of services to all members of the community, with its focus being on the family and its members, specifically from multiethnic and culturally diverse backgrounds. Services include: Family Mediation, Home and School Mediation, Counselling and Child Contact.

South London Counselling Services - Positive Change Project
to help young lone parents overcome fear, anxiety and isolation as well as assisting them in the process of getting back into education or employment. Free guidance, advice and counselling.
Email – southlondoncounsellingservices@yahoo.co.uk 
Phone – 0208 8523400.
Mobile - 07957630187

SANDS South East London Group of the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society
A charity that supports and befriends bereaved parents and their families, who have suffered a stillbirth or neonatal death.

Gingerbread Single Parent Support Dulwich
Offers support services for single parent families.

Lewisham Muslim Women Group
provides activities for women and their children, such as sport activities like swimming and keep fit classes, arts and crafts for children and women, Arabic classes, health workshops, fun days, Eid's parties, summer activities and day trips.

Lewisham Council Family Support
Details of Lewisham Council's family support programme can be downloaded here.

Contact a Family Lewisham
provides support, advice and information for families with disabled children, no matter what their condition or disability.

Sure Start Lewisham
Details about all the Surestart Children's Centres in Lewisham.

Lewisham Young Fathers Project
Advice and support for young fathers.

Lewisham Register Office
Details of how to register a birth in Lewisham.

Real Nappies for Lewisham
Details of Lewisham Council's real nappies scheme, including how to claim your £30 grant.

National Support Organisations

Miscarriage:
www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk  
www.tommys.org  
www.miscarriagesupport.org.uk

www.activebirthcentre.com  
Information on the active birth programme with water birth, pregnancy, and professional training.

www.mmrthefacts.nhs.uk  
Answers to any questions you might have about the MMR vaccinations

www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk
Information and resources for lone parents

www.pinkparents.org.uk
information and resources for all LGBT families

The Association for Post Natal Illness
offers support to mothers suffering from post natal illness.

Disabled Parents Network

DPPI Disability Pregnancy and Parenthood International