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AFCS is a registered national charity providing low-cost, confidential and culturally sensitive mental health and relationship counselling services in five languages to South Asian communities in Britain since 1983.
We are here to offer compassionate, confidential support to families
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We are here to offer compassionate, confidential support to families where:
Parents are experiencing emotional health difficulties like post-natal depression or anxiety.
Life feels unstable because of financial worries, relationship issues or living in poor housing.
Parents are finding the early years of their children’s lives demanding and would like help.
Children have a disabilities or developmental delays.
As a local volunteer based charity, we really understand families and our local communities. We support families who:
Have at least one child under the age of five, including mums-to-be in the third trimester of pregnancy.
Live in the borough of Hounslow, Richmond or Kingston.
All our volunteers are parents themselves or have parenting experience. We carefully match one volunteer to each family and they offer support once a week via home-visits or phone calls. They are there to talk through the worries and joys of family life, share ideas and signpost other useful resources.
If you are a family with at least one child under five you can ask for our help in any way that is best for you.
To have an initial chat and find out if this service is right for you, you can click the Tell me more button below or contact us on 020 8487 8500 / [email protected]. You can also find out more about us from your Health Visitor, Midwife, GP or Family Support Worker/Social Worker, or ask a friend or family member to contact us for you.
If you are ready to ask for support, or you are referring a family to our support, please click here and complete the online form.
A member of our team will be in touch soon to talk your situation through.
Being a parent is never easy. Without support, families can feel alone or isolated.
We are here to offer compassionate, confidential support to families where:
Parents are experiencing emotional health difficulties like post-natal depression or anxiety.
Life feels unstable because of financial worries, relationship issues or living in poor housing.
Parents are finding the early years of their children’s lives demanding and would like help.
Children have a disabilities or developmental delays.
I am so grateful for your calls…your work makes a difference!

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21 Paradise Road
Richmond
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AFCS is a registered national charity providing low-cost, confidential and culturally sensitive mental health and relationship counselling services in five languages to South Asian communities in Britain since 1983.
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