{"id":57,"date":"2025-07-29T13:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T12:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/dgauthorityhandbook\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2026-03-24T10:47:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:47:02","slug":"family-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/dgauthorityhandbook\/?page_id=57","title":{"rendered":"Parental and Family Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Parental and Family Support<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Dumfries and Galloway Council Cost of Living Website<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A one-stop shop detailing help with money and benefits, household bills, finding work, health and wellbeing, and support for families, young people, older adults, and disabled people: Cost of Living<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dumfries and Galloway Council Poverty Webpages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Poverty – Dumfries and Galloway Council<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Worrying About Money Leaflet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This online and PDF leaflet provides detailed advice if you have any concerns about your finances at this time: Worrying about Money?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Positive Behaviour in School<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

View the positive behaviour in school<\/a><\/strong> leaflet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Safe Digital Learning and Social Media<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

View the safe digital learning and social media<\/a><\/strong> leaflet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Parentzone Scotland<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Scan the QR code or visit Parentzone<\/a><\/strong> to sign up to receive e-bulletins on the latest developments in Scottish education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Grow Well in Dumfries and Galloway<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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A ‘one stop shop’ for expectant parents and families with young children under five, looking for information on health and wellbeing. You can find this within the HealthZone UK app.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Link to download app for iOS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tip<\/strong> – after downloading the HealthZoneUK app, search for “Grow Well in D&G”. When you have found this part of the app, you will not need to search for it each time you use the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How schools work with Police Scotland<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An easy read guide to Youth Engagement Officers, Community Police Officers, and general information on how our schools work with Police Scotland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit the How schools work with Police Scotland<\/strong><\/a> webpage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Parental and Family Support Dumfries and Galloway Council Cost of Living Website A one-stop shop detailing help with money and benefits, household bills, finding work, health and wellbeing, and support for families, young people, older adults, and disabled people: Cost of Living. Dumfries and Galloway Council Poverty Webpages We\u2019re working with our partners to tackle poverty inthe region and support our priority of protecting the most vulnerable people:Poverty – Dumfries<\/p>\n

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