Winter can be a difficult time and Somerset partners are here to help. We’ve listed some of the most popular services and support that could help families you work with over the holiday season. #Help4All is part of the Connect Somerset programme, which aims to make it easier for Somerset families and residents to get the help they need and to get it early.
- #LearnForLove – free online learning for parents, grandparents and carers (access code: dragon) to support children from bump to teenager.
- Young Somerset – parent workshops and wider parent led work with mental health and early years.
Wise up sessions – parent carer workshop supporting families with children that have additional needs and/or disabilities.
- Managing relationship conflict – advice and resources all in one place.
- Reducing conflict and successfully coparenting after separation – advice and resources including new free AI tool to support communication between coparents.
- Somerset Health Visiting Service – working with families to identify areas impacting overall health and wellbeing and developing plans to support families. Visit the Somerset Health Visitors Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/scchealthvisitors/ for regular updates.
- Chat Health – A text service for parents and carers to confidentially ask for help about a range of issues from a qualified Health visitor. Text: 07480635514.
An online 2-hour workshop on working with separated parents to reduce coparenting conflict is available to all practitioners. To find out more and book your place, visit Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership website.
As a professional providing support to families, please share the #LearnForLove online learning https://inourplace.heiapply.com/online-learning/ . This is a free service commissioned by Connect Somerset worth £100 for all Somerset Residents who use code “dragon”, with additional modules added monthly.
To find out more about the full #Help4All offer, please visit http://www.ConnectSomerset.org.uk/Help4All
#Help4All provides support for children and young people making sure that Somerset services live up to their promises in the Somerset Children and Young People’s Plan. For more information on the plan, visit: www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset-children-and-young-peoples-plan
