Early Help for Families Pre and Post COVID-19
We recognise from a safeguarding and ‘Think Whole Family’ perspective the challenges faced within families during the Covid 19 period has exacerbated the challenges families face in bringing up children.
There are times when a family needs help and support, who as a result access primary care services which then puts on added pressure within the system. Early help means providing support as soon as a problem emerges, at any point in a child’s life, from pre-birth through to teenage years. Signposting and supporting families to services at an early stage can prevent escalation of need and the intervention of statutory Safeguarding interventions, as well as reducing the pressure on your own service.
Worcestershire Children’s First are offering to improve service provision by sharing links with the public and primary care practitioners to use the links and support families access the right service at the right time provision to support Early Help within the Primary Healthcare Trust, and prevent escalation of need.
(NOTE THAT CHILD PROTECTION REFERRALS AND CONCERNS HAVE NOT CHANGED)
Age UK Herefordshire & Worcestershire
Visit the Age UK Herefordshire and Worcestershire website for more information
www.ageukhw.org.uk
Reconnections Poster
Dementia
Please see link to a leaflet below on ‘Reducing your risk of dementia’
http://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/RRD-0515-0517-Risk-Reduction-Low-Res.pdf
This purpose of this leaflet is to raise public awareness of the links between healthy lifestyles and & dementia risk.
DAA - Activity leaflet
Mental Health
Worcestershire Adult Mental Health Services
www.hacw.nhs.uk/service-directory/adult-mental-health/
Who Can Help With Mental Health Resource Directory
Onside Working together
Working Together provides support to people who are off work or struggling to stay in work as a result of stress or other mental ill health. Click here to download the leaflet
Worcestershire School Health Nursing Service
Read the guide for parents and carers here
Sight Concern Worcestershire
Please download full information here
Support
Learning Disabilities - Worcestershire Health and Care NHS
Worcestershire Relate
West Mercia Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Centre
Your Life, Your Choice - Independent living in Worcestershire
Learning Disability Primary Care Liaison Nurse
Local Information and Services for Autism
Parents against child sexual exploitation
DIAL (Disability Information Advice Line) Guide to Services
PSA information Leaflet
PSA information Leaflet
Homeless Pathway
Homeless Pathway Poster
Worcestershire Domestic Abuse Information
Click here to download a domestic abuse information pack
For more information click here
Worcestershire Sexual Assault Referral Centre
For more information please visit our website http://www.theglade.org.uk
The new Worcestershire Care Services Directory
https://www.carechoices.co.uk/region/west-midlands/worcestershire/