Derbyshire Information, Advice and Support Service (DIASS)

Derbyshire Information, Advice and Support Service (DIASS) provide independent information, advice and support to children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), as well as their parents and carers. This includes Autism, Aspergers, ADHD, Dyslexia or any other special educational need.

They also support children, young people and parents affected by exclusion from school.

Link to their website here

LOCAL SUPPORT AVAILABLE

For a comprehensive list of the support available to families please click the link below. This contains a range of  information about where to seek support and guidance for children, young people and families.

Support for children, young people and families

 The death of someone in the family, whether sudden or expected, changes everything. Although supporting a bereaved child can seem daunting, grief is normal – and necessary – and needs to be expressed.  Winston's Wish is a helpful website that gives you some simple, straightforward and practical ways to support children and young people when someone important in their life has died.

Winston's Wish