Useful links

Useful Links for Parents/Carers

Children’s centre:

Children’s centres provide Early Help services, to the whole family from pregnancy through to aged eight, when families most need support using the “team around the family” approach.

Link: Devon Children’s Centre Referral Form (smartsurvey.co.uk)

Young Carers:

We work to make sure that young carers are supported through our service and others, which can include specialist advice, access to respite opportunities and 1:1 support as identified in an assessment.

Link: Young Carers | Westbank

Quids for Kids:

The Quids for Kids project helps hundreds of families with children who have additional needs, care leavers, young homeless people and foster parents.

Link: Quids for Kids referral form (jotformpro.com)

Pinpoint Devon:

Directory of Community services in Devon

Link: https://www.pinpointdevon.co.uk/

Talkworks:

Is the way that you are feeling affecting your daily life? Are you struggling to cope, feeling low, anxious or overwhelmed by your thoughts and feelings? Are you living with a health condition that is making you feel tired, frustrated and worried? You are not alone and we can help.

Link: TALKWORKS | Mental Health support for Devon (dpt.nhs.uk)

School Nurse:

The School Nursing Service provides information and support to school-aged children and their families who live in Devon or who attend a Devon school.

Eastern Hub Contact Details: 0333 234 1903

Link: https://devon.gov.uk/educationandfamilies/health/public-health-nursing

Citizens Advice:

Citizens Advice Torridge, North, Mid and West Devon is a local Charity that provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice on all subjects to members of the local community that require it.

Link: Local Citizens Advice details – Citizens Advice

Fearfree

Fearfree is an independent charity and leading provider of domestic abuse support services in southwest England

Link: FearFree – Local Support for Domestic Abuse

Kinship Carers

Kinship Carers are trying to reach as many kinship carers and colleagues in other family support services as possible.

Link for families: Kinship Peer Support Service – Kinship Families

Link for organisations: Kinship Peer Support Service – Organisations

Other useful links for Parents and Carers 

https://www.devon.gov.uk/education-and-families/send-local-offer/working-together/what-we-are-doing-devons-send-strategy/

https://www.pinpointdevon.co.uk/

https://devonias.org.uk/

The Devon Safeguarding Children Partnership (DSCP) (devonscp.org.uk)

https://childrenandfamilyhealthdevon.nhs.uk/

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