Early Help
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If you are looking for support for a child, young person or family you are working with, please complete our enquiry form. This is a single enquiry form for safeguarding, family help and the community family offer.
If you have any questions or need advice, please contact the team;
East Locality: sian.g.hadley@newcastle.gov.uk
07974 114 913
Inner West Locality: Ashley.Kirkland@newcastle.gov.uk
07970 948 509
Outer West Locality: Jenny.Rae@newcastle.gov.uk
07970 610 457
North Locality: Deborah.Hodges@newcastle.gov.uk
07816341262
Early Help is about making sure that children get the right support at the right time. This means all professionals working together to address concerns as soon as they emerge in the life of a child. Early Help begins with us!
Children and Families Newcastle is the name of our collaborative approach across all services working with children, young people and families in Newcastle. It is a ‘system’, not a service that you can refer to. The system brings together universal and targeted services into an integrated support offer. Practitioner support is available by contacting an Early Help Advisor, who are available in each locality area. See contact details below:
‘Early Help means providing support as soon as a problem emerges, at any point in a child’s life, from the foundation years through to the teenage years. Early Help can also prevent further problems arising’
Useful Documents
Early Help Assessments and Plans allow the family and professionals to develop a shared understanding of the concerns and to collaboratively devise a shared plan to address them.
Early Help Reviews bring together the professionals and the family to review the Early Help Plan and make sure the support is addressing the concerns.
Visit the Children & Families Newcastle Website for more information
If you are unsure about what support is available please use this enquiry form.