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Peer support group for parents/carers of young people with mental health conditions/school avoidance

03/10/2025

⚠️ With the weather due to take a turn for the worse, we decided to cancel tomorrow's meeting. We have people coming from across Angus, and we prefer common sense and preventative measures! ⚠️

20/09/2025

Today we met and, as well as having the most delicious cakes, we talked openly about a lot of issues affecting us parents, with teenagers, who are unable to attend school. We don't have to explain in great detail because we just 'get it'. This group is about feeling seen and understood.

We as a group reflected on our own experiences, which shape our lives and our children. We talked a lot about living in the present moment and not getting too caught up in the 'what-ifs'. So easy to do that, think the worst, but we celebrate the absolute brilliance that our children bring. We also had a really good laugh!! It's an extremely positive meeting, where advice is shared, and we are all learning from each other! If you can't be swayed to join by that, then there is always the cakes.....

18/08/2025

"Back to school tomorrow 🥳"

How many times have you read this today and your heart just sinks because back to school, for you, isn't a celebration.

I started this group because, as a working mum, I used to have to drop my child off at secondary school, in floods of tears (and that was after a battle to get there in the first place). I was already exhausted and overwhelmed and that was before my shift at work began. Then, I'd receive countless messages during the day from my child, pleading with me to help them. They felt sick. They had a headache, they had a million reasons for just wanting out of there. They don't know why, they just know that this place is making them feel disregulated. They are facing burnout. Meanwhile, I'd be receiving these messages and feeling helpless. It was a continuous cycle and it isn't sustainable, neither for me or my child.
The trouble is, societal norms and the lack of support will continue piling on the overwhelm, even when your child may not be attending regularly, if at all. This group is a place where we get it. A place you will feel seen - we can't remove any of the barriers to education, but we do try. We are a proactive and passionate group about these matters, but mostly, we just are there for each other when it can feel like no one else is.

This is open to any parent/carer of secondary school aged child, who is struggling to attend school, for whatever reason.

We meet this Saturday and fortnightly thereafter. 10.30am Round 0 Five O building, 16 Barbers Croft, Arbroath

08/08/2025

So, our schools are going back in just over a weeks time. Your teenager is perhaps already feeling that anxiety. Or you as a parent/carer are growing apprehensive because you know what's coming.
This is a group of parents/carers of children attending Secondary school who have a mental health condition and/or emotional based school avoidance. It's a positive and proactive group and we welcome you along.

It is a small group but already proving to be a valuable resource. A place to share, learn from each other and feel validated and heard.

We meet fortnightly in Arbroath. Arbroath Round O Five O building. Please feel free to message the page if you would like more information about coming along.

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16 Barber's Croft
Arbroath

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