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Birmingham Forward Steps
 

Parenting

BFS: delivering education, health and wellbeing for children and young people aged 0 to 5 in Birmingham.

BFS support for parents

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Resources for general parenting?

 

Sleep

BFS' 'who's in charge?' (safer sleep) campaign

Keeping your baby safe during their sleep is very important.

 

The 'Who's In Charge?' campaign urges parents to be aware that they are putting their children at risk when they drink alcohol at home. It asks asks adults consuming alcohol at home while responsible for children a simple, but potentially life-saving, question - 'when you drink, who's in charge?' It urges parents, and others with responsibility for children, to be aware of a range of potentially dangerous consequences of drinking alcohol while caring for children.

 

 

 

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The Lullaby Trust

The Lullaby Trust raises awareness of sudden infant death syndrome and provides expert advice on safer sleep for babies.

Wider advice about safer sleep for babies

 

 

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Cerebra

Cerebra sleep advice service:

 

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The Sleep Charity

The Sleep Charity provides advice, information and support for those living with sleep issues.

Wider sleep support

 

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Birmingham LGBT

Birmingham LGBT: raising awareness of the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people in Birmingham and beyond, advocating for their needs to the wider community and to promoting opportunities to LGBT people in Birmingham

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African Rainbow Family (ARF)

African Rainbow Family (ARF) is a non-for-profit charitable organisation that support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender intersexual and queer (LGBTIQ) people of African heritage and the wider Black Asian Minority Ethnic groups.

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Rethink Mental Health

LGBTQ+ people are at a greater risk of poor mental health and wellbeing. Rethink Mental Health offer information for LGBTQ+ people, and anyone interested in LGBTQ+ people mental health.

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Umbrella

Umbrella Health delivers sexual health services for lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) people in partnership with Birmingham LGBT Centre.

Wider support for LGBTQ+ parenting

 

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