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

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

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 Worcestershire.

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

Some useful resources and posters that can be downloaded and printed

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

The virtual family hub gives you a range of different types of resources that are available to you online.

Information about the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, for parents and providers.

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.

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.

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

Process for partner agencies /professionals 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

This short briefing note aims to summarise the key learning points from the independent child safeguarding practice review panel’s national review.

Guidance from Fusion which has been successful to date in being awarded three contracts which have brought a £3 million investment into the county.

Advice and guidance from NACOA.

A free and confidential signposting service for those bereaved and affected by suicide

Gypsy Roma Traveller Education support

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

Read our domestic abuse strategy

Read the Keep Me Safe Strategy.

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.

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.

Supporting Families outcomes update document.

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.

Managing risk and trauma after online sexual offending.