If you or someone else needs further dementia care and support, contact the Westminster City Council Adult Social Care Department. You can request a needs assessment which will determine the best way the council can support you.
Availability
Monday to Friday between 9am to 5pm.
They also have an out of numbers phone number.
Express Plusis a dedicated one-to-one art therapy service, providing weekly creative therapeutic support to young people aged seven to 18 (or up to 25, where additional needs are present). Sessions take place with a qualifying or qualified therapist, where young people can explore any worries or difficult feelings through creative expression and games if they would like to. The team uses resources such as arts and crafts, sand play, puppets, and many others to support young people in expressing themselves in a comfortable, relaxed, and fun manner.
Express Plus is a user-led service, meaning that young people are at the core of all decisions made, and we encourage them to use the space in whichever way they see fit. A general offer of up to 18 weekly sessions is provided, with some flexibility, which is discussed on a case-by-case basis.
DreamArts accepts self-referrals from parents/carers and young people aged 14 and over. The service also accepts referrals from professionals working with young people and their families.
How to access the service
To learn more about Express Plus and refer yourself, please get in touch with Fariha via phone or email.
Availability
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday between 4pm and 8pm.
Queen’s Park Bangladesh Association supports the educational, social, cultural, health and wellbeing needs of the BME community and the wider community.
Services include:
advice and information
exercise classes for women only
supplementary school
luncheon club.
How to access the service
To find more information about advice and activities, call or email the Association.
Westminster Family Information Service is a free, confidential, and impartial information, advice, and signposting service for children and young people aged 0 to 19 (or up to 25 for those with additional needs), their families, and the professionals who work with them.
The service offers guidance and information about:
nurseries and childminders
funded early education and childcare, and help towards childcare costs
family hubs (children's centres) and library services
careers in childcare: becoming a childminder
out-of-school-hours clubs
activities and services for children, young people, and families.
There are three Family Hubs in Westminster. They provide the following services:
health visitors play a critical role in assessing and supporting the mental health and well-being of women and their families. They provide comprehensive care by offering preventative health promotion, delivering targeted support, implementing evidence-based interventions, and making timely referrals to specialist mental health services when necessary
support for both parents with perinatal mental health
midwifery
stay and play sessions: every day
outreach support in the home
health promotion, for example, support to stop smoking
access to a range of support provided by the local voluntary sector
There are three Family Hubs in Westminster. They provide the following services:
health visitors play a critical role in assessing and supporting the mental health and well-being of women and their families. They provide comprehensive care by offering preventative health promotion, delivering targeted support, implementing evidence-based interventions, and making timely referrals to specialist mental health services when necessary
support for both parents with perinatal mental health
midwifery
stay and play sessions: every day
outreach support in the home
health promotion, for example, support to stop smoking
access to a range of support provided by the local voluntary sector
Maternity Champions programme works with new and expectant parents with babies from 0 to one year old across five hubs in Westminster. Maternity Champions are trained local people who volunteered to provide support by informing parents and signposts to local services.
The programme offers support through trained local volunteers who provide information and breastfeeding support, facilitate peer networks, and help improve wellbeing to reduce isolation. Maternity Champions also supports partner organisations in collecting feedback and broadening services for new and expectant parents.
How to access the service
You can contact the hubs directly by self-referring. Other professionals can refer you on your behalf.
Please contact via email or call.
You can also drop into the centres to find out when activities will be running and what support Maternity Champions offer at the hubs.
Availability
Community hubs operate Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm with the occasional events happening at weekends and evenings.
Maternity Champions programme works with new and expectant parents with babies from 0 to one year old across five hubs in Westminster. Maternity Champions are trained local people who volunteered to provide support by informing parents and signposts to local services.
The programme offers support through trained local volunteers who provide information and breastfeeding support, facilitate peer networks, and help improve wellbeing to reduce isolation. Maternity Champions also supports partner organisations in collecting feedback and broadening services for new and expectant parents.
How to access the service
You can contact the hubs directly by self-referring. Other professionals can refer you on your behalf.
Please contact the service via email or call.
You can also drop into the centres to find out when activities will be running and what support is offered by Maternity Champions at the hubs.
Availability
Community hubs operate Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm with the occasional events happening at weekends and evenings.
Maternity Champions programme works with new and expectant parents with babies from 0 to 1-year olds across five hubs in Westminster. Maternity Champions are trained local people who volunteered to provide support by informing parents and signposts to local services.
The programme offers support through trained local volunteers who provide information and breastfeeding support, facilitate peer networks, and help improve wellbeing to reduce isolation. Maternity Champions also supports partner organisations in collecting feedback and broadening services for new and expectant parents.
How to access the service
You can contact the hubs directly by self-referring. Other professionals can refer you on your behalf.
Please contact via email or call.
You can also drop into the centres to find out when activities will be running and what support Maternity Champions offer at the hubs.
Availability
Community hubs operate Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm with the occasional events happening at weekends and evenings.
