ARGYLL and Bute Council's educational psychology service has launched a new support line for parents and carers to help them during the coronavirus lockdown period.

People can call the service for advice and support on Monday and Friday mornings and on Wednesday evenings as of this week.

Announcing the service via social media, the educational psychology team said: "Coronavirus has brought about lots of change over a short period.

"Changes can be especially difficult for children and young people with support needs.

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"We are here to offer support and advice."

If your child is already involved with the educational psychology service, you can contact your educational psychologist in the usual way.

The new support service is available on Mondays and Fridays from 9.30am until 12 noon, and on Wednesdays from 4.30pm to 7pm.

To speak to a member of the team, call the council's coronavirus helpline on 01546 605524, select option 5 for education, then choose option 1 to access the support service.

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