Empowering the nation

to sleep better
 40,000
families supported The Queen’s Award
a year for Voluntary Service

Better
Together

Who We Are
We are one of the leading, independent expert voices on sleep issues
in the UK and we are here to help everyone get a better night’s sleep.
Whether it’s advice, education or support for children, teenagers, adults,
workplaces or professionals, we are on hand with expert knowledge,
resources and accredited training.

A small award-winning national charity, we We have won a host of accolades including

were set up in 2012 by our founder and CEO,
Vicki Dawson who was once a sleep deprived
mum. Based in Doncaster, the charity has
gone from strength to strength and now
supports 40,000 families a year with our
behavioural approach to sleep issues.
We have contracts with local NHS clinical
commissioning groups so that families can
access one-to-one support from a sleep
practitioner.
the recent Queen’s Award for Voluntary
Service (the highest accolade a community
organisation in the UK can get), FSI Small
Charity, Big Impact Award and the GSK
Impact Award and Third Sector Award.
In July 2020, the charity acquired long-term
working partners, The Sleep Council, as
part of a strategic move to be one stronger
voice and to offer a provision for everyone
to access.

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What We Do
Sleep deprivation can have a serious impact on emotional,
physical and mental health and many people who are seeking Our work is about helping everyone to sleep
our support are approaching crisis point, whether that’s adults better, regardless of their age, background
or families. or ability.
We do this by working collaboratively,
lobbying government, investing in research,
Our aims building partnerships with organisations
and offering a range of services including
working directly with parents, offering
workshops/webinars to corporate
organisations and training professionals in
the NHS and other health organisations.
All our work is based on the latest research
CAMPAIGN and we have a team of experts who input
into our projects, training materials and
ADVISE Campaign for improvements to courses.
the support available
Part of our work is around reducing feelings
Provide access to high quality
of isolation that families may have when
information and advice to deal
they have a child with sleep issues.
with most sleep issues, and
ensure everyone understands the When you are up in the night numerous
value of a good night’s sleep times the world can feel a very lonely place.
When you are in parenting groups and
hear about ‘Perfect Peter’ sleeping through
the night, it can make you feel like you are
failing. We hope that it helps for you to know
that you aren’t alone and that we are also
working on ways all the time to help families
EDUCATE to get more support.
We aim to get the nation talking about sleep
Provide accredited training for through our Sleep Talkers project aimed at
professionals so they can offer sleep volunteers in local communities. We want
support to the people they work with families to be able to share that they are
having difficulties without fear of judgement.

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What We Offer

Parents, Carers & Families Young People

Where we have funding, we help families
on a one to one basis, supporting them and
their children to get better sleep. We do this
by taking a behavioural approach to sleep
looking at aspects such as bedtime routines,
helping to recognise sleep issues, the causes
of those issues and build in strategies to help
aid better sleep.
Our new dedicated site for teens – the Teen
Sleep Hub (teensleephub.org.uk) – is an
online provision that provides knowledge
and helpful advice for young people (not
parents) on how to get a good quality night’s
sleep. It addresses the link between poor
sleep and mental health as well as the
triggers for sleep deprivation.

Workshops for families and

Adults
We support adults by providing them with
early access to credible, evidence-based
sleep information to help them understand
how and why we sleep, recognise the signs
of sleep deprivation and the sleep hygiene
strategies they can put in place to help
achieve a better night’s sleep.
Professionals & Corporates
We offer training programmes to
professionals including health visitors,
doctors, nurses, family support workers,
social workers and teachers. We also
offer support to corporate clients
through webinars and Sleep Ambassador
programmes.
professionals
We have a wide range of workshops
and courses on offer for both
families and professionals through
our new online training hub. From
our introductory Foundation Sleep
Workshop right through to our
three-day Sleep Practitioner course.
By delivering training we can make
sure our work reaches more families
in need.

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