This is the resources list from How To Be A Happy Single Parent by Rebecca Cox & Zoë Desmond

Global 

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UK     

- Child Maintenance Service: www.gov.uk/child-maintenance-service     

- NHS Advice for single parents: www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/support-and-services/advice-for-single-parents/

- Only Mums and Dads, for legal support: www.onlymums.org 

- Family Separation Hub, separation support: www.familyseparationsupporthub.org

- What About Aruna videos. Videos for separating parents: naccc.org.uk/free-videos-for-parents-what-about-aruna 

- Parenting through separation guide: resolution.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Parenting-through-separation-guide.pdf 

- Cafcass Parenting Plan: www.cafcass.gov.uk/grown-ups/parents-and-carers/divorce-and-separation/parenting-together/parenting-plan

- Citizens Advice: www.citizensadvice.org.uk

- Advice Now Guides. Free resources that provide information about all aspects of separating and parenting: www.advicenow.org.uk/topics/family-and-personal

- Gingerbread. UK Single Parent Charity: www.gingerbread.org.uk     

- One Parent Families Scotland, Scotland Single Parent Charity: opfs.org.uk     

- Asian Single Parents Network: aspnetwork.org.uk     

- Single Parents Well-being, Wales:  www.singleparentswellbeing.com

- Parenting Apart Programme: www.parentingapartprogramme.co.uk 

- Single Parent Rights Campaign: www.singleparentrights.org

- Working Families. The UK’s national charity for working parents and carers: workingfamilies.org.uk

- Surrogacy for single dads: brilliantbeginnings.co.uk/surrogacy-for-single-dads     

- Widowed and Young: www.widowedandyoung.org.uk     

- Amicable. For divorcing parents: amicable.io     

- Refuge. Domestic abuse charity: refuge.org.uk 

Ireland     

- One Family Ireland. Single parent charity: onefamily.ie     

- Citizen’s Information for Parenting Alone:  www.citizensinformation.ie/en/birth_family_relationships/parenting_alone

US 

- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): www.acf.hhs.gov/ofa/programs/temporary-assistance-needy-families-tanf     

- Child Care Tax Credit: www.efile.com/child-dependent-care-expenses-credit     

- Solo Mothers by Choice: www.singlemothersbychoice.org     

- Jenny Lisk. For widowed parents: jennylisk.com     

- Single Parent Project. Single parent charity: www.singleparentproject.org/single-parent-support

- HOPE, Inc. Single parent charity for those on low incomes: hopbe.org 

- Financial aid resources sheet for single parents: www.gofundme.com/c/blog/financial-help-single-parents 

Australia     

- Australian government child support: www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/raising-kids

- Council of Single Mothers and Their Children: www.csmc.org.au 

- Parents Beyond Breakup: parentsbeyondbreakup.com     

- Solo Mums by Choice: www.smcaustralia.org.au

- First Light. For widowed parents: www.firstlight.org.au     

New Zealand     

- New Zealand government child support: www.govt.nz/browse/family-and-whanau/separating-or-getting-divorced/child-support     

- Mums4Mums. Supporting new mums: www.mums4mums.org.nz

- Birthright. Single-parent charity: www.birthright.org.nz

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