Early Help

The Early Help team is made up of the following professionals who as team work together to spot health problems or concerns early, so that we can provide early support. We work with other services to ensure each and every child and young person lives in a safe environment:

• Health Visitors are specialist community public health nurses (SCPHN) and registered nurses. They specialise in working with families with a child aged 0-5 years to identify health needs as early as possible and improve health and wellbeing by promoting health, preventing ill health and reducing inequalities.
• Community Nursery Nurses (CNN) provide a vital role within the child health team and use their expertise to provide packages of care for families previously assessed by a health visitor.
• Family Support Workers (FSW) take action as soon as possible to tackle issues with children and families before they can grow into something that is more difficult to overcome. They identify children and families that may be at risk of running into difficulties and providing timely and effective support.
• School Nurses are specialist community public health nurses (SCPHN) and registered nurses. They work with school-aged children and young people and their families to improve their health and wellbeing outcomes and reduce inequalities and vulnerabilities.

Within Children's Services we have dedicated teams working to support the families of Hartlepool on a formal and informal basis. We understand that most Families experience challenging times, and we are here to support them.

You can find a video testimonial for one of our Early Help employees here

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