Brighton & Hove parent carer groups

Our parent support groups in Brighton & Hove are run as a partnership with Brighton & Hove Parent Carers’ Council.  

In person groups

Click on the links below to find out more about each group or download our flyer about in-person and online groups in Brighton & Hove .

 

Breakfast club for parents of any age child with any disability

Meets once a month at Al Campo on London Road, Brighton. This group also has a very supportive and active WhatsApp group. To find out more, email [email protected]

Complex needs/PMLD group

For parent carers who have children and young people with complex health needs and/or profound learning disabilities. Meets every 6-8 weeks at the Modelo Lounge in Church Road, Hove. For more information, email [email protected]

Dads group

Meets on the last Thursday of the month in person at the Stoneham Pub in Hove and is for Dads in Brighton & Hove and East Sussex. There is also a closed, private Facebook group. For more information, email [email protected]

Moulsecoomb and Bevendean parent carer coffee morning

For all parent carers of children and young people with additional needs , This groups meets on the second Thursday of every month at Moulsecoomb Hall, Lewes Road BN2 4GA. Email [email protected]

Parents Like Us group for parents of 16 to 25s

For parent carers of young people aged between 16 and 25 in Brighton & Hove. Meets once a month at the Modelo Lounge in Church Road, Hove. This group also has a very supportive and active WhatsApp group as well as occasional, specific themed workshops. For more information, email [email protected]

Portslade & Hangleton parent carer coffee morning

For all parent carers of children and young people with additional needs in the Portslade, Hangleton and Mile Oak area. This group meets at the Hangleton Community Centre once a month. For more information, email [email protected]

Whitehawk parent group

This group meets once a month at St Cuthmans Church, Whitehawk Way and has more of a focus on children and young people with a neurodevelopmental condition, such as autism, ADHD and dyslexia, although any parent carer will be welcomed whether their child or young person is on the NDP pathway or not. For more information, email [email protected]

WhatsApp only groups

Most of our in-person groups have WhatsApp groups attached to them but the following groups are WhatsApp-only groups.

Autism WhatsApp group for parents of under 8s

This WhatsApp group is for parents and carers of under 8s with autism or who are going through autism assessment. Parents ask each other questions and support and encourage each other through their shared experience.

Complex needs WhatsApp group

This WhatsApp group is for parent carers of children and young people with complex health needs and/or profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD).

Grandparents/Kinship Carers WhatsApp group

This WhatsApp group is for grandparents and kinship carers of any child or young person with SEND.

Mental Health Room

A WhatsApp group across Brighton & Hove and East Sussex providing a safe space for parent carers to come together to talk about the mental health of their child or young person, as well as their own mental health. It’s a positive place to share strategies and self-care tips with others.

Supported living WhatsApp group

This WhatsApp group is for parent carers of young people living in supported accommodation, as well as those who are considering supported living as an option for their young person.

WhatsApp group for parents who are neurodivergent

This WhatsApp group is for parent carers who are neurodivergent, or who identify as neurodivergent.

For more information about any of our groups or to get involved, contact [email protected]

Our Facebook Parent Carer Community is a private, closed Facebook group where parents and carers can talk to one another, share experiences and ask for advice.

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Dads group - East Sussex
07th September 2026    
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
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A social group for dads and male carers of children & young people with SEND Join us in person and meet other dads and male...
Moulsecoomb and Bevendean parent carer coffee morning
10th September 2026    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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This regular group is for parent carers of children and young people with any additional need or disability in Moulsecoomb and Bevendean. For more info...
Uckfield parent support group
10th September 2026    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Regular group for parents and carers of children and young people with SEND in Uckfield.
PMLD/Complex Health Needs coffee morning - Eastbourne
10th September 2026    
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
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This termly coffee morning in Eastbourne is for parent carers who have children and young people with complex health needs and/or profound learning disabilities, providing...
St Leonards drop-in SEND information session
11th September 2026    
9:30 am - 1:30 pm
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Do you need advice around SEND? Would you like to talk to someone face to face? Come along to this drop-in information session at FSN...
Lewes parent support group
11th September 2026    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Regular monthly group for parents and carers of children with SEND in Heathfield, East Sussex.
Parents Like Us - Hove
11th September 2026    
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Regular monthly group for parents of young people with SEND aged 16-25 in Brighton & Hove
Eastbourne parent support group
16th September 2026    
9:30 am - 11:30 am
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Regular cuppa and cake parent support group for parents and carers with children with SEND in Eastbourne, East Sussex.
Hangleton & Portslade parent carer coffee morning
16th September 2026    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Monthly group for parents of school age children with SEND, delivered as a partnership between Amaze and PaCC.
Heathfield parent support group
17th September 2026    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Regular monthly group for parents and carers of children with SEND in Heathfield, East Sussex.
Breakfast Club - Brighton
17th September 2026    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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For parents of children and young people with SEND This informal, friendly group is for parents of any age child with any special educational need...
Newhaven parent support group
17th September 2026    
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Regular monthly group for parents and carers of children and young people with SEND in Hailsham
Coffee morning for parent carers of children with PMLD or complex health needs - Brighton & Hove
This new termly coffee morning in Hove is for parent carers who have children and young people with complex health needs and/or profound learning disabilities,...
Online evening chat
21st September 2026    
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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For parents of children and young people with SEND After listening to what parent carers want and/or need (with many working and unable to make...
Bexhill parent support group
23rd September 2026    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Regular monthly coffee morning for parents of children and young people with SEND in Hastings/St Leonard's.
Dads Group - Brighton & Hove
24th September 2026    
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
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A monthly group just for dads of children and young people with SEND
Hailsham parent support group
29th September 2026    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Regular monthly group for parents and carers of children and young people with SEND in Hailsham
Events on 07th September 2026
Dads group - East Sussex
7 Sep 26
Eastbourne
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St Leonards drop-in SEND information session
Parents Like Us - Hove
11 Sep 26
Hove
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Heathfield parent support group
17 Sep 26
Heathfield
Breakfast Club - Brighton
17 Sep 26
Brighton
Newhaven parent support group
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Bexhill parent support group
23 Sep 26
Bexhill on Sea
Events on 24th September 2026
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Hailsham parent support group