Family lives - support for families

Rainbow services - community supportSt Clare Hospice - bereavement support

Kids Inspire - support for pupils and family

Young carers

Circle Of Security Parenting Programme: A Six Week group programme for parents of children and young people

My Health Essex - Free and Low Cost Summer Holiday Activities

Changing Lives - Free and Low Cost Activities, Food Parcels

Peabody - housing and debt support

Serious or life-threatening issues

If you or someone that you care for is in immediate danger, you should:

• contact the emergency services on 999
• go to your nearest A&E department

Urgent issues

If you or someone that you care for is having an urgent mental health issue, you should:

• call your mental health support worker, if you have one - this may be your care co-ordinator or key worker
• call NHS 111: This NHS service is available 24 hours a day
• book an emergency GP appointment - they should be able to offer you an appointment in a crisis with the first available doctor
• call Adult Social Care on 0345 603 7630 or 0345 606 1212 (outside of normal working hours)
• search for EPUT crisis support services or call NELFT (for young people) on 0300 555 1201
• NHS Choices has a mental health helpline page with a list of organisations you can call for immediate assistance

Non-urgent support

Parent helpline for child mental healthPupil mental online mental health supportMIND mental health support

CAMHS NHS children and young peoples mental health support

Internet matters - Internet safety advice

Safer internet - Internet safety advice

The 2 Johns - lots of information and guidance for parents around online activity and social platformsThink U Know - Awareness and support for online sexual abuse

Police – Emergency phone 999 / Non-emergency phone 101

Child lineEssex safeguarding Children boardFamily operation Hub - Phone 0345 603 7627