Resources for adults

The cost of living crisis is affecting so many families and communities as a whole right now. Rising energy bills and inflated food costs can make us anxious and in tern affect our mental health. Take a look at the below PDF for support in Blackburn with Darwen. Signposting where to get help with fuel costs, accessing food, money/debt advice, housing and mental health support.

If you are concerned about your own behaviour towards your partner or another family member, this is our guide to help you remain calm and non-abusive. Our team continue to take referrals from individuals who are worried about the way they are behaving towards a partner or loved one. We are a RESPECT accredited organisation.

This is a great fact sheet to help with feeling emotionally safe and helping your children feel emotionally safe at the current time. It's been produced by Rock Pool Life, an organisation headed up by the wonderful Sue Penna, the lady who wrote Recovery Toolkit - a fabulous, self esteem building course, that we use at The Wish Centre. We've added the link to Rock Pool's website as they intend to share more fact sheets over the next few weeks.  Their own website can be found here https://rockpool.life/

This document lists websites that provide useful information for parents seeking to support children and young people around domestic abuse, mental health, relationship issues, bullying, substance use and anger. The links in the document are clickable and will take you directly to the site.

This download aims to offer some advice and guidance for people who are concerned about the safety of a friend, family member, neighbour or member of their community.