If you have immediate concerns about the safety of a child you should get in contact straight away, using the numbers below:
020 7641 4000 (9am to 5pm weekdays) Access to Children's Services Team
or
020 7641 2388 (outside of these times) - Emergency Duty Team
Kaleidoscope team - Bereavement play specialist
Provides holistic care through play to meet the emotional, social and cognitive needs of children with life limiting illnesses. This includes improving quality of life and developmental play for children who lose skills due to illness. Play will help children gain confidence and gives them an outlet for frustrations.
Kaleidoscope offers pre and post bereavement play which also involves sibling support. Play sessions will help children express themselves emotionally, outlet anxieties safely and develop coping strategies.
Post bereavement sessions with siblings also encompass building memories through activities such as memory jars.
Kaleidoscope play specialists liaise with other professionals to provide this holistic approach. This involves sign posting parents/guardians in the right direction for support.
Children and young people from 0-18 years old across the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, and the city of Westminster, who meet specific eligibilty criteria for the service. The service works in 6 to 8 week blocks, which can be extended if necessary.
When is this service available?
Monday to Friday, between the hours of 09:00 to 17:00.
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