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The Side by Side campaign promotes mental health peer support within Lancashire. Connecting like-minded people, inspired to be there for others following their own experiences of mental health.  This page provides a platform for peer support groups within Lancashire to come together ARC Project – Blackburn Weekly drop…

While lockdown restrictions ease, Partnership Board Meetings are taking place on Zoom. www.carenetwork.org.uk/Listing/Category/learning-disability-and-autism-services   What is it? Do you or a family member have a learning disability and/ or autism and live in Blackburn with Darwen?  If so, in Blackburn with Darwen there are two…

Mencap works in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all services support people to live life as they choose. To find out further information regarding services provided by Mencap, please select the link below.

Are you a parent or carer who is concerned about your child? Or perhaps you just want some hints and tips on parenting? MindEd for Families has online advice and information from trusted sources and will help you to understand and identify early issues and best support…

The Motivate team is part of BwD Council’s Healthy Lifestyles Team.   They have a weekly timetable of activity sessions for adults with a learning difficulty / disability.   Their sessions aim to help people lead an active lifestyle and improve their health and well-being.  …

NDTi has been working with communities, government, health and social care professionals for 25 years to ensure that people with disabilities of all ages are given choice and control over their own lives.  Our work always focuses on wider life outcomes.  We want disabled and…

The Nystagmus Network is a registered charity in England and Wales supporting people living with nystagmus. Nystagmus is a complex eye condition, characterised by involuntary movements of the eye. The eyes appear to wobble or flicker from side to side, up and down or round and…

PANS (paediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric syndrome) and PANDAS (paediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric syndrome associated with strep) are devastating neuropsychiatric conditions that are currently poorly recognised, diagnosed and supported both medically and in schools.   One estimate suggests that up to 1 in 200 children suffer from this condition.   Resources for parents including diagnostic criteria and details of local…

Purple Patch is a Social Enterprise that is committed to improving the lives of people with disabilities in Lancashire.   We were set up by qualified tutors (SEN) who have over two decades of experience in the health and social care sector.  Purple Patch is passionate about championing…

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity supports seriously ill children and their families in the family home and local community. Families who have a child or young person up to the age of 18 with a life threatening or terminal condition (for example cancer, some neurological conditions,…