Family Support at St Ignatius’ Catholic Primary School

Early Help

Early help refers to the offer of any information, advice or support to children, young people and their families as soon as possible in their lives, or when issues emerge, to help prevent problems from escalating.

Early Help Assessment

The Early Help Assessment is an intervention with a family to gather, explore and analyse with them information about all aspects of the child or young person (and their family's) life and then to identify areas where change will address support needs and positively impact on their lived experiences. This is recorded on an Early Help Assessment form which includes the family's Early Help Plan. Your Family's Early Help Assessment is available to all practitioners and professionals working with children, young people, and their families across Lancashire. By working alongside families from a holistic, strength-based approach when areas of support are first identified, will stop escalation towards crisis and the need for more intensive and specialist intervention. Through the Early Help Assessment, Plan, and reviews via Team Around the Family meetings the wider partnership of services can provide families with the right support at the right time.

If you feel as though you and your family could benefit from an Early Help Assessment, please contact Tammy Myers (Family Support Worker) t.myers@st-ignatius.lancs.sch.uk

01772 555 252

Below are a list of useful agencies, services or charities which may be able to support your family.

ASD/ADHD/SEND Support

Stepping Stones Parenting Course 01772 532930

Shine Therapy Service 07725 193837

National Autistic Society www.autism.org.uk

TAGG www.taaglancashire.co.uk

Key www.keycharity.org.uk 01772 678979 (you need an Early Help Assessment to access support)

ADHD North West 01524 886886 www.adhdnorthwest.org.uk

Domestic Abuse Support

Trust House www.trusthouselancs.org

Preston Domestic Violence Services 01772 201601 www.pdvs.org.uk

NEST text NEST and your number to 6077 or call 01300 1110323 www.nestlancashire.org

Clare House and Women’s Aid 01772 435865 clarehouse@progressgroup.org.uk

Freedom Programme 01772 537898

Safenet www.safenet.org.uk

Mental Health and Wellbeing Support

Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) 01772 777344

Child Line 0800 1111

STRIDE Bereavement Support 01772 798746

Butterfly and Phoenix Project 03450 138 208

Minds Matter 01772 773437

Samaritans 116 123

Child Action North West (CANW) 01772 453145

Cedar House Counselling Centre 01772 880909