Behaviour Support Hub

Bridgend County, we’re here for parent carers.

Sometimes you don’t need another leaflet, another referral or another appointment.

Sometimes you just need to sit down with someone who gets it.

That’s what our free parent carer peer support sessions are about.

Across Bridgend County, we’re bringing peer support closer to families in Porthcawl, Bryncethin and Bryntirion.

A place to:

☕ Have a cuppa and a chat
💬 Talk about what’s happening at home or school
🧠 Get practical advice and support
🤝 Meet other parent carers who understand
📚 Find out about services and support that may help

No diagnosis. No referral. No booking. Just come along.

📅 Coming up across Bridgend County

PorthcawlYMCA – The Y Centre
📅 Wednesday 14 October 2026

Bryncethin Community Centre
📅 Wednesday 11 November 2026

Bryntirion Community Centre
📅 Wednesday 9 December 2026

Porthcawl YMCA – The Y Centre
📅 Wednesday 13 January 2027

Bryncethin Community Centre
📅 Wednesday 10 February 2027

🕙 All sessions are 10am–12pm

Free to attend • No diagnosis required • No referral needed • No booking required

If you’re a parent or carer of a neurodivergent child or young person, with or without a diagnosis, you’re welcome.

💬 Help us reach the families who need us

Parent carers: Save this post and share it with another parent who might find it useful.

Professionals and organisations: Please share this with the families and parent carers you support.

You never know when a simple share might help someone realise they’re not on their own.

📞 01443 492624
📧 [email protected]
🌐 behavioursupporthub.org.uk

📣 Bridgend County Borough – we want to hear from you!

We’re asking parent carers and professionals working with children, young people and families across Bridgend to take a few minutes to share your views.

We want to understand what families need, what’s working well and where there are gaps in support.

Your feedback will help us to:

💬 Better understand the experiences of local families
🤝 Shape and develop our services
📍 Identify gaps and areas where more support is needed
🔗 Strengthen partnership working with other organisations
💷 Provide evidence of local need to help us secure funding and continue developing our support

👨‍👩‍👧 Are you a parent carer in Bridgend?
Complete the parent carer survey:
👉 https://forms.gle/17kdgacV4d3VvZmX8

👩‍💼 Are you a professional supporting children, young people or families in Bridgend?
Complete the professional survey:
👉 https://forms.gle/ioSvNg9i4iFRNHSu5

Every response helps us build a clearer picture of what families need across Bridgend and helps shape what we do next.

Please complete the relevant survey and share this post with your colleagues, families and networks so we can hear from as many people as possible.

Halfway through our Bridgend project…

“A lifeline of people who help and understand.”

That’s how one parent described our Parent Carer Peer Support, and we think that says it all.

With funding from BAVO, we’re bringing FREE, parent-led peer support into communities across Bridgend County Borough Council area creating welcoming spaces where parents and carers can connect, share experiences and feel understood.

And halfway through the project, we’re already seeing the impact:

✨ 8 activities delivered
💜 30 new participants
🌱 16 people connected with wider BSH support
📍 Porthcawl, Bryncethin & Bryntirion
💬 94% found peer support helpful or extremely helpful.

Our sessions offer a space to talk, listen, share practical ideas and connect with other parents and carers who get it.

No referral. No diagnosis required. Completely FREE.

We’re only halfway there, and there’s lots more to come!

Thank you to BAVO for helping us bring support closer to families.

A great day connecting with families and organisations in Bridgend!

Today, Behaviour Support Hub had the pleasure of attending the Citizens Advice Bridgend Open Day, bringing together a fantastic range of organisations supporting people and families across the local community.

It was a really positive day of new connections, familiar faces and meaningful conversations.

We had the opportunity to:

🤝 Meet new families and parent carers and offer information about the support available through Behaviour Support Hub.

💬 Catch up with organisations we already have partnerships with and talk about how we can continue working together.

🌱 Make new connections with organisations and services we’re looking forward to developing relationships with.

A huge thank you to Citizens Advice Bridgend County Borough for hosting such a welcoming and valuable event and for bringing so many organisations together.

It was fantastic to connect with TuVida, Special Families, Shelter Cymru, SNAP Cymru, Employability Bridgend and Barnardo's Cymru, alongside everyone else who joined us today.

We’re looking forward to continuing the conversations, strengthening our partnerships and finding more ways to work together to support families.

Together, we can help make sure families feel connected, listened to and supported.

Happening this Thursday!

Pathways Out of Poverty Project – with Citizens Advice

Do you need some support with money, benefits or managing household costs?

Join us this Thursday 1st October for a friendly and practical session with Citizens Advice Rhondda Cynon Taf, delivered in partnership with Behaviour Support Hub.

The session can help with:

💷 Money management and budgeting
📋 Benefits and entitlement advice
💚 Universal Credit, DLA & Carer’s Allowance
📈 Exploring ways to improve your financial situation
💡 Practical ways to reduce costs
🤝 Accessing further support and one-to-one appointments

📅 Thursday 1st October
⏰ 10am–11:30am
📍 Training Hub / Hwb Hyfforddi, Pontypridd
33 Gelliwastad Road, Pontypridd

Everyone is welcome! 💛

Come along for friendly, confidentia,l and practical support.
No judgement, just help.

We’re heading to Bridgend tomorrow!

We’re looking forward to joining Citizens Advice Bridgend County Borough and a fantastic range of local organisations at their Open Day.

📅 Tuesday 29th September
⏰ 9:30am–3pm
📍 26 Dunraven Place, Bridgend, CF31 1JD

It’s a great opportunity to come together, meet local organisations and find out more about the support available to families across the community.

As Behaviour Support Hub, we’ll be there to share more about the support we provide for parent carers and families of children and young people with additional needs — and, just as importantly, to build connections with other organisations so we can work together to better support families.

We know that families can sometimes have to navigate lots of different services to find the right help. Building stronger connections between organisations can help make that journey a little easier. 💛

If you’re there tomorrow, come and say hello — we’d love to meet you! 👋

“Progress doesn’t have to be big to be worth celebrating.”

As children return to education, it’s important to remember that progress looks different for every child.

For a neurodivergent child, success might be getting through the school gates — but it might also be managing part of the day, asking for help, building trust with an adult, or taking a small step towards accessing education.

These achievements can be easy to overlook when the focus is primarily on attendance, attainment or what a child is currently unable to do.

Understanding and recognising those small steps matters.

At Behaviour Support Hub, we work with families, schools and professionals to build understanding of neurodiversity and support children and young people to thrive.

Sometimes, meaningful progress starts with recognising what a child can do and building from there.

What small signs of progress do you think we should be better at recognising?

Sleep can be complicated for neurodivergent children and young people.Sometimes what looks like bedtime resistance is actually anxiety, sensory overload, difficulty switching off or a nervous system that is still working hard.

Before focusing on How do we get them to sleep?, it can help to ask What might be making sleep difficult for them?

Small changes, made with understanding rather than pressure, can make a real difference. 💙