Early Help for Children and Young People with SEND
Find information on early intervention services within Sutton.
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Early Help means providing support as soon as a problem emerges. This can be at any point in a child's life, from the early years through to the teenage years.
Early Support & Family Help
The Targeted Early Help Service has been remodeled and now sits within social care locality teams. Early Support & Family Help aims to improve outcomes for families within Sutton. When they work with a family they complete a consent based whole family assessment. This is followed by a plan that will involve lots of other professionals.
The service primarily receives referrals from professionals. This happens when they may be worried that without intensive support outcomes for a family may not be good.
Best Start Family Hubs
Best Start Family Hubs bring together the support a family may need, from pregnancy through to young people turning 19. If a young person has SEND they can access Family Hubs until they are 25.
Best Start Family Hubs aim to make a positive difference to parents, carers and their children. They provide a mix of physical and virtual spaces. They also provide outreach. This is where families can access non-judgmental support for the challenges they may be facing.
To find information on the Family Hubs in Sutton and how to access support, please visit the Best Start Family Hubs section of the Sutton Information Hub.