Family Support

The Shetland Family Centre has moved premises to Burgh Road Lerwick. Their main remit is to provide support to families with children up to 12 years  and there is a wealth of support for parents with pre-school bairns.  it’s worth having a click on some of the links below to see what is available.

Shetland Family Centre:

https://www.shetland.gov.uk/family-support/shetland-family-centre?documentId=292&categoryId=20120

Shetland Family Centre
SIC, Children’s Services
28 Burgh Road
Lerwick
Shetland
ZE1 0LA

01595 745400

 

The Shetland Family Centre based in Burgh Road, Lerwick provides a wide range of services using a multi-agency approach.

Our aims are to provide family centred support by  –

  • Promoting early intervention
  • Promoting play
  • Supporting families in all aspects of parenting
  • Working closely with other agencies and in partnership with parents

The Family Centre has a play room (with small outside space), meeting room and two smaller family rooms which provide an integrated service and can be booked by voluntary sector / groups and other services who are involved with the care and wellbeing of children.  These rooms can be booked by e-mailing shetlandfamilycentre@shetland.gov.uk 

  1. Incredible Years Parenting Programme
  2. HENRY Healthy Families: Right from the Start Programme
  3. Parenting Support – Online
  4. Peep – Learning Together Programme

 

Family Centre Useful Links

 

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