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ADHD support services in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

ADHD Solutions was a Leicester-based organisation which provided a range of information, help and support for children, young people, and adults with ADHD. It ceased operations in December 2024.

The services ADHD Solutions provided were comprehensive, inclusive and highly valued by the people who used them, and by local health, education and social care organisations that worked with them. Representatives of these organisations have been working together to establish new services. This work has been shaped by the views of people who previously accessed the support of ADHD Solutions and professional networks.

This is our proposed plan of action:

Short-term

Local organisations have agreed to employ, or host as volunteers, as many staff displaced from ADHD Solutions as possible, so that they can continue to provide valuable and streamlined services.

Local NHS commissioners have been working with local voluntary and community organisations to identify opportunities to support new services.  An accessible ‘map’ of what is available will be shared as soon as this work is complete. We are also planning an event for organisations to come together to plan the next stage. 

Medium term

Services to support children and young people

Details of a range of organisations and resources that offer information and support are available below.

NHS commissioners and Leicester City Council are working closely with Leicestershire County Council, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust and Rutland County Council to identify service requirements.

If you are involved with – or know of any local groups or organisations – that are interested in being commissioned to provide ADHD support services to children and young people in Leicestershire or Rutland, please encourage them to contact the commissioning leads listed below:

Services to support adults

NHS commissioners and colleagues from Leicester City Council and Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust are leading work to agree a single specification for support services for adults across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. They have recently invited colleagues in local organisations to showcase what they can offer so that the chances of successfully commissioning new services locally are maximised. Commissioning of a new service is now underway in order to provide a new service which will support people both pre and post diagnosis of ADHD.

Commissioners have also met with people that were accessing the services to find out what is important to them and would welcome the opportunity to continue these discussions to help inform the future plans. If you have not been a part of these discussions, and would look to have your input, please send your thoughts and feedback to: SCE-Strategic-Commissioning@leicester.gov.uk

Long-term

We are not looking for a single provider to replace the work of ADHD Solutions. We want a diverse network of organisations that offer a wide variety of support services that reflects the diverse needs of our local populations.

We will provide a further update as developments continue and would ask that local providers of support services provide their contact details to the commissioners listed above to ensure that they are kept up to date with developments.

 

Resources and services currently available

We recognise that this is a difficult and unsettling time for you and your family whilst there is a gap in provision. During this time the services listed below should be considered.

The following resources may be helpful for people seeking support. If there is a source of support missing from this section please let one of the commissioners listed above know so that it can be added to future communications:

  • The Health for Teens website has a broad range of useful health information, including about ADHD. All articles and videos have been developed by trusted NHS school nurses and health and wellbeing experts. 
  • For details of the range of support for children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing visit the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust website. There’s also information for parents, carers and professionals on what’s available for young people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
  • Also see the new directory of services for children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing. The online directory has details about support services across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
  • Families have access to a range of parenting support programmes for children and young people aged 0–19, and up to 25 where a disability is present, through the Family Hub websites. Working with partner organisations the Hubs provide a one-stop shop and offer advice, information and resources to help families navigate every stage of life; from pregnancy, through your child’s early years, later childhood and into young adulthood. For more information, please visit the Family Hub website for:
  • Early Help services support families experiencing difficulties, helping them to receive the right support at the right time. This includes evidence-based programmes such as Triple P and Stepping Stones Triple P, all specifically designed to support parents and carers of pre-adolescent children with additional needs. For more information, please visit the Early Help website for:
  • The ‘my self-referral’ website offers free, safe and confidential mental health support for young people, up to age 18, living in Leicester Leicestershire or Rutland. It contains information about self-care and you can complete a self-referral form to be considered for further mental health support from specialist services. It has really helpful self-help resources as well as information about ADHD. 
  • The Solihull Approach offer a range of free online parenting courses which cover concerns that parents often face with all children, from before they are born to early adulthood. These include physical and mental health, understanding their feelings and how to build better relationships. Issues that affect children with additional needs including learning disabilities and autism – are also covered. The courses are currently free for anyone with an LLR postcode. Visit their website for more information and to register.

 

Mental Health Support Teams in schools

The Mental Health Support Teams in Schools (MHST) are part of a national programme to reduce inequalities and increase access to mental health support for children and young people.

The LPT service works with almost 100 schools across Leicester and Leicestershire.

The teams offer support to children and young people who are experiencing a range of issues, including:

  • low mood
  • worry
  • anxiety and avoidance (e.g. simple phobias or separation anxiety)
  • sleep difficulties

A full list is available below. Please contact your school for more information.

Leicester city participating schools

Primary Schools:

  • Abbey Mead Primary Academy
  • Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School
  • Avanti Fields School
  • Avenue Primary School
  • Belgrave St Peter’s CofE Primary School
  • Braunstone Community Primary School
  • Braunstone Frith Primary Academy
  • Caldecote Community Primary School
  • Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy
  • Dovelands Primary School
  • Eyres Monsell Primary School
  • Forest Lodge Academy
  • Fosse Mead Primary Academy
  • Granby Primary School
  • Green Lane Infant School
  • Inglehurst Infant School
  • Inglehurst Junior School
  • Krishna Avanti Primary School
  • Marriott Primary School
  • Millgate School
  • Montrose School
  • North Mead Primary Academy
  • Overdale Infant School
  • Overdale Junior School
  • Parks Primary School
  • Queensmead Primary Academy
  • Rolleston Primary School
  • Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy
  • Sandfield Close Primary School
  • Sparkenhoe Community Primary School
  • Spinney Hill Primary School
  • St John the Baptist CofE Primary School
  • St Mary’s Fields Academy
  • Stokes Wood Primary School
  • Taylor Road Primary School
  • Thurnby Mead Primary Academy
  • Tudor Grange Samworth Academy
  • Whitehall Primary School
  • Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy
  • Woodstock Primary Academy

Secondary Schools:

  • Babington Academy
  • Beauchamp City Sixth Form
  • Beaumont Leys School
  • Brook Mead Academy
  • Castle Mead Academy
  • Crown Hills Community College
  • English Martyrs’ Catholic School
  • Fullhurst Community College
  • Gateway Sixth Form College
  • Judgemeadow Community College
  • Lancaster Academy
  • New College Leicester
  • Orchard Mead Academy
  • Rushey Mead Academy
  • Sir Jonathan North Girls’ College
  • Soar Valley College
  • The City of Leicester College

 

Leicestershire county participating schools

Primary Schools:

  • Brooke Hill Academy
  • Brookside Primary School
  • Broom Leys School
  • Broomfield Community Primary School
  • Brownlow Primary School
  • Christ Church & Saint Peter’s CofE Primary School
  • Cobden Primary School & Community Centre
  • Cottesmore Academy
  • Edith Weston Academy
  • English Martyrs’ Catholic Voluntary Academy
  • Exton and Greetham CofE Primary School
  • Forest Way School
  • Great Casterton Church of England Primary School
  • Holywell Primary School
  • Langmoor Primary School Oadby
  • Mountfields Lodge School
  • Newlands Community Primary School
  • Rendell Primary School
  • Richmond Primary School
  • Robert Bakewell Primary School
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
  • Saint Francis Catholic Primary School
  • Saint Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Loughborough
  • Saint Winefride’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire
  • Sherard Primary School
  • St Mary and St John CofE VA Primary School
  • St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
  • St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School
  • Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre
  • The Fusion Academy
  • The Grove Primary School
  • The Merton Primary School
  • Thorpe Acre Infant School
  • Thorpe Acre Junior School
  • Townlands Church of England Primary School
  • Warren Hills Community Primary School
  • Water Leys Primary School
  • Westfield Infant School
  • Woodhouse Eaves St Paul’s Church of England Primary School
  • Woolden Hill Primary School 

Secondary Schools:

  • Beauchamp College
  • Casterton College Rutland
  • Catmose College
  • De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
  • Ibstock School
  • John Ferneley College
  • Limehurst Academy
  • Long Field Spencer Academy
  • Manor High School
  • Melton Vale Sixth Form College
  • Rawlins
  • Redmoor Academy
  • Saint Martin’s Catholic Voluntary Academy
  • The Castle Rock School
  • The Cedars Academy
  • The Martin High School Anstey
  • The Newbridge School
  • The Roundhill Academy
  • Uppingham Community College
  • Wigston Academy
  • Woodbrook Vale School

Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools

Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS) is a programme that brings health and education specialists and expert parent carers (through the Parent Carer Forums) into mainstream primary schools to:

  • make schools more inclusive of every child (and family), including those who are neurodiverse
  • help shape the whole school’s special educational needs provision
  • provide early interventions at a school level
  • upskill school staff
  • support and strengthen partnerships between schools and parent carers.

For details of participating schools, please click on the list below. Please contact your school for more information.

Leicester city:

  • Avenue
  • Braunstone Community
  • Bridge Junior School
  • Buswells Lodge
  • Coleman Primary
  • Eyres Monsell
  • Folville Juniors
  • Granby Primary School
  • Green Lane Infants
  • Imperial Avenue
  • Queensmean Primary Academy
  • Rushy Mead
  • Scraptoft Valley
  • Spinney Hill
  • St John the Baptist
  • Tudor Grange Samworth
  • Wolsey House
  • Woodstock
  • Wyvern Primary School

Leicestershire county:

  • All Saints Primary School, Coalville
  • Blaby Stokes Primary School
  • Broom Leys Primary School
  • Cobden Primary School
  • Farndon Fields Primary School
  • Foxton Primary School
  • Hallaton Primary School
  • Highcliffe Primary School
  • John Wycliffe Primary
  • Little Bowden Primary
  • Martinshaw Primary School
  • Newbold Verdon Primary School
  • Newlands Primary School
  • Old Mill Primary
  • Ratby Primary School
  • St Marys Catholic School
  • The Hall Primary School
  • Woodland Grange Primary School
  • Wymeswold Primary School
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