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A guide to Early Help and the agencies within the service.

´óÐãÊÓƵ County Council also provides a dedicated training programme for practitioners working with children, young people and their families in ´óÐãÊÓƵ.

We have produced a question-and-answer section based on questions partner agencies have asked to support you with your Early Help offers to children and young people in ´óÐãÊÓƵ.

Information and contacts for children who are unable to attend school due to an illness or exclusion.

Early Help is a pathway to supporting parents/carers and their child as they grow up when they may need further support or guidance.

Useful resources to help you support families struggling with mental health.

What WCF strive for is our families to continue with the good work they have hopefully achieved within their child’s plan.

For when they have safeguarding concerns for families who are open to Early Help family support team.

When working with young people it is important to understand that they can ask for help and support for themselves and may choose to ask you not to share this with their parents.

Informative webcasts to help early years settings and childminders deliver early help to children and families.

MET provides support for pupils of statutory school age when a medical condition seriously compromises a pupil’s attendance that being physical, emotional and psychological.

If you are a professional working or have been in contact with a family or young person who wants or needs help and support from a family support worker and you assess them as needing support, request via our online request for family support form.

Find a range of communications tools to help you promote 30 hours and Tax-Free childcare. Such as useful email templates, leaflets, posters and social media content.

Gypsy Roma Traveller Education support.

Where to get help and support to prevent suicide.

Read our domestic abuse strategy.

The document outlines the ´óÐãÊÓƵ Early Help strategy for how the partnership will work together to help and support children, young people and families living in ´óÐãÊÓƵ.

Read the Keep Me Safe Strategy.

Document containing some of our Early Help services and support available across the county for families.

Managing risk and trauma after online sexual offending.

This document sets out the local criteria for action when an early help response and the criteria for making a referral to local authority children’s social care.

Advice and guidance from NACOA.

Some useful resources and posters that can be downloaded and printed.

Supporting Families outcomes update document.

Find out about youth service organisations and funding opportunities for providers.

A Team Around the Family is a meeting between a child, young person, their family and the group of professionals who are working with them.