We recommend reaching out and joining a support group to a find a community of people who understand what you are going through. Your child/ young person does not need to have a diagnosis for you to attend any of these parent support groups. 

Click on the titles to find out more.

SEND Friends at Parent House

Parent/carer's fortnightly term-time coffee mornings on Wednesdays, 10am to 12pm, From September it will be taking place fortnightly on Tuesdays at The Parent House, Calshot Street, London, N1 9AS 

ADHD Islington Parent Support Group

Coffee Mornings run every 1st Thursday of the month 9:30am-11:30am at The Rose Bowl Youth Centre, N1 2PT - Term time only. 

SENDIASS Coffee Mornings

Join the SENDIASS team and other parents/carers for coffee mornings once a month. Family Action, Lough Road Centre, 61-71 Lough Road, N7 8RH

St Luke’s Coffee Mornings

Join the coffee morning run by the Parent Carer Forum, for all SEND needs. Takes place on the first Monday of every month in term time. 9:30am to 11am at 90 Central Street, EC1V 8AJ

Centre 404 Coffee Mornings

Monthly meetings in N7 0SJ. For more information visit their Instagram: @centre404 

Islington Parent Carer Forum

A parent-led organisation who work with Islington council to improve SEN service. Parent support coffee mornings monthly at 61-71 Lough Road, N7 8FF - from 9:30am-11:00am, on the third Friday of the month. Term time only.

SEN Family Saturdays

Saturday drop-in session for children with SEN, aged 0-7, and their families. There is currently a waiting list for this service but you can find out more here.

Growing Hope Organisation

Growing Hope King’s Cross is a charity offering free therapy for children and young people (0-18) with additional needs. They also provide support for parents, carers and siblings through our groups and courses. The clinic is open to everyone in the Camden and Islington area. 

CAMHS Waiting List Workshops 

Check the live calendar on the Parent/Carer corner to sign up for a two part in person workshop to support parents and carers who are waiting for their young person to be assessed by the neurodevelopmental team. These workshops will be offered once a month so don't worry if you are unable to book on for this series! 

There are different groups for parents/carers of primary aged and secondary aged children. Please ensure you sign up to the relevant group for your young person. 

Secondary School age:

22nd and 29th September at Centre 404 - Bookings for this group are now sold out, but you can book to go on the wait list or sign up for the December Group.

Click here to book

Primary School age :

4th and 11th November at St Luke's Community Centre - Bookings for this group go live from the 10th October.

Click here to book   

Secondary School age

8th and 15th December at the Whittington Education Centre - Bookings for this group go live from the 10th November. 

Click here to book 

We know that this time of year can be challenging for young people and the families that are supporting them. It is hard to transition from home back to school after the summer break, or to start in a new school or class. Here are some ways you can help your child or young person get used to the new transitions.

Now and next boards: To help your child manage transitions, did you know that you can use Now and Next boards to create simple visual images that can be really helpful.

• How to use a Now and Next Board - The Autism Page
• Now and Next boards.pdf
• Example of a Now and Next Board to use for returning to school transitions

BBC Bitesize: This is a great toolkit for parents with activities, advice and personal stories about parenting and special educational needs and disabilities to help you support your family. Also, this is resource can be shared with family and friends to help them understand more about neurodivergence in a really accessible way! 

Autism Eye Magazine: Did you know you can subscribe for free for this online magazine.

CAMHS NDT Webinars

Our next webinar series is coming up in November 2025.

As a parent/carer on the waiting list you will be invited to join, but if you have not heard, please email: whh-trcamhsgroups@nhs.net to be added.

Are your contact details up to date? We are now sending more correspondence via text or email. Please make sure we have the most up-to-date details to send this information. 

This will be our last set of webinars as we are planning to change this offer to make it more accessible. In the New Year, there will be videos that you can access at any time from the NCL waiting room website along with drop-ins at the parent/carer support groups on different subjects that you may find useful.

Please use this survey Microsoft Forms to tell us what subjects you would like to know more about. 

Occupational Therapy Drop-In 

'We run monthly drop in sessions to provide parents and carers the opportunity speak to an occupational therapist (OT) about concerns they may have regarding their child’s development, sensory needs, or self help skills. Sessions are generally 20 minutes long and offered on a first come first serve basis with no referral needed. Please contact us for dates. If your child requires further assessment a referral will be needed.' Click here to find out more 

Our waiting times have continued to change and have increased to 3 years 3 months from the date of referral. The demand for assessments has continued to grow. We are working hard to ensure that all our assessments reach a good quality standard, and any additional Neurodevelopmental conditions are considered during the assessment process.

If your child has changed schools before they were referred for an assessment, please contact CAMHS reception on 0203 316 1824. There is no need to contact us if your child's school is unchanged.

Are your contact details up to date? If not, please contact us on 0203 316 1824 to update us as we are now sending correspondence via text or email. 

If you require additional support or referrals in the waiting period, please check this Waiting Room Webpage for a list of all the wellbeing support you can access for your young person.