Children & Families Hub Directory of Services Victim of Bullying Nationwide Services Childline Tel: 0800 1111 Website: A 24 hour free confidential helpline for children and young people. NSPCC Tel: 0808 8005000 Website: A 24 hour free confidential helpline for children and young people. Children & Families Hub Directory of Services Carer
Citizens Advice Bureau – Halstead Tel: 0344 4994719 (General Advice line) Tel: 01787 479397 (Disability Outreach) Email: Website: Address: The Ramsey College, Halstead, Essex. CO9 2HR The Citizens Advice service offers practical, up-to-date information and advice on a wide range of topics, including; debt, benefits, housing, legal, discrimination, employment, immigration, consumer and other problems. Citizens Advice Bureau – Maldon Tel: 01621 875774 Email: Website: Address: Council Offices, Princes Road, Maldon, Essex. CM9 5DL The Citizens Advice service offers practical, up-to-date information and advice on a wide range of topics, including; debt, benefits, housing, legal, discrimination, employment, immigration, consumer and other problems. Citizens Advice Bureau - Witham Tel: 0344 4994719 (General Advice line) Tel: 01787 479397 (Disability Outreach) Email: Website: Address: Collingwood Road (by Public Hall), Witham, Essex. CM8 2DY The Citizens Advice service offers practical, up-to-date information and advice on a wide of topics, including; debt, benefits, housing, legal, discrimination, employment, immigration, consumer and other problems. Provide – Speech & Language Therapy – Children’s Tel: 01245 546313 or 01245 546335 Fax: 01245 546331 Website: We provide family-centred support for children, of pre-school and primary school age, which have difficulties with speech, language, communication and feeding. Specialist Teaching and Preschool Service Tel: Email: The Specialist Teaching and Preschool Service is an integrated team of specialist support and outreach staff undertaking a range of roles within the following specified areas of need: Autism and Social Communication Difficulties Learning Difficulties and Disabilities Physical and Neurological Impairment Sensory Impairment (Visual, Hearing,
Employment North Essex C.A.N (Colchester Advice Network) Website: The Colchester Advice Network (C.A.N.) is an email advice service offering free, confidential and impartial advice for the residents of the Borough of Colchester. Nine agencies are working together to provide debt, employment, housing and welfare benefits advice via email, once the advice form at is completed. Citizen’s Advice Bureau Colchester Tel: 03444 770808 Website: Address: Blackburn House, Ground Floor, 32 Crouch Street, Colchester, Essex. CO3 3HH The Citizens Advice service offers practical, up-to-date information and advice on a wide range of topics, including; debt, benefits, housing, legal, discrimination, employment, immigration, consumer and other problems. Citizen’s Advice Bureau Tendring Tel: 770808 Email: Website: Address: 18 Carnarvon Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. CO15 6QF The Citizens Advice service offers practical, up-to-date information and advice on a wide range of topics, including; debt, benefits, housing, legal, discrimination, employment, immigration, consumer and other problems. The Coastal Community Centre (Tendring) Tel: 01255 420707 Email: Address: Pathfields Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 3JL The Coastal Community Centre is open to anyone in the local area from 9am – 4pm. Anyone is welcome to drop in, have a cuppa, a chat or join in the activities. We have a team of very experienced support workers who are available to help or be able to direct people to those who can help. Drop in 1pm – 2:30pm What We Can Help With Benefits Housing Debt and Money Management Health issues Family Matters Completing Depression and Anxiety
Family Hubs North Essex Colchester Berechurch Family Hub Tel: 01206 578978 Email: Webpage: Address: The Ormiston Centre, School Road, Monkwick, Colchester, Essex. CO2 8NN Greenstead Delivery Site Tel: 01206 861950 Webpage: Address: Greenstead Community Centre, Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester, Essex. CO4 3QE Little Hands Delivery Site Tel: 216240 Email: Webpage: Address: Stanway Fiveways Primary School, Winstree Road, Colchester, Essex. CO3 0QG St Anne’s and Castle Delivery Site Each district now has a designated Family Hub (50 hours a week) and a number of other linked local Family Hub delivery sites (20-30 hours a week). With the creation of the new Child and Family Wellbeing Service; some of the locations where services were previously provided from are no longer available as they are still used by the previous provider to deliver other services. Virgin and Barnardo’s have worked to identify convenient alternative locations where the services are required and have communicated these changes to the people who use the services. Full details of the Family Hub and Delivery Sites for each district, further details and activity timetables can be found by clicking on each site webpage. When contacting us by please specify which site or location your enquiry relates to. Please note our email inbox is monitored periodically so if you have an immediate query please call the centre direct
Speech and Language Services Oaks Clinic Tel: 01268 522401 Address: Great Oaks, Basildon, Essex. SS14 1EH Brentwood Community Hospital Tel: 01277 695000 Address: Crescent Drive, Shenfield, Brentwood, Essex. CM15 8DP Hadleigh Clinic Tel: 01702 578600 Address: 49 London Road, Hadleigh Benfleet, Essex. SS7 2QL This service is a health provision offering support for speech and Language in addition to Occupational therapy and BAM (Behaviour and Anger Management). Great Oaks clinic and Brentwood community Hospital provide diagnosis for Autism and social communication difficulties. Children & Families Hub Directory of Services Education
Webpage: Address: Dunmow Community Clinic, 58 New Street, Great Dunmow, Essex. CM6 1BH Epping & Chigwell Team Tel: 01279 827324 Webpage: Address: Epping Community Clinic, St Margarets Hospital, The Plain, Epping, Essex. CM16 6TN Harlow North Team Tel: 698625 Webpage: Address: Nuffield House Community Clinic, The Stow, Harlow, Essex. CM20 3AU Harlow South Team Tel: 01279 698685 Webpage: Address: Keats House Community Clinic, The Fairway, Bush Fair, Harlow, Essex. CM18 6LY Laindon Team Tel: 0300 3001520 Webpage: Address: Laindon Health Centre, High Road, Laindon, Essex. SS15 5TR Loughton & Buckhurst Team Tel: 02082 724600 Webpage: Address: Rectory Lane Health Centre, Loughton, Essex. IG10 3RU Understanding your baby’s behaviour and how they are developing Adjusting to becoming a parent Family life and difficulties such as postnatal depression Healthy choices such as lifestyle, eating or immunisations Home safety, housing problems, domestic abuse or child abuse We work with other professionals and practitioners to ensure you get additional expert help if you need it. We will also show you how you can take full advantage of the range of resources that are available to you locally so you can gain support within your own community. We also work closely with local Children’s Centres to promote family activities which help build a strong bond with your child. Children’s Centres offer a range of services, advice and support for parents and carers.
Email: Website: Address: Council Offices, London Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 4ER Loughton Contact Centre (The Tower Room) Tel: 0208 5023071 or 07958 117987 Email: Address: Co-ordinator, The Methodist Church, 260 High Road, Loughton, Essex. IG10 1RB Opening Times: Saturdays fortnightly 10am to 12 noon Centre charges: No charge for service Accepts self-referrals Supported contact available Handover available Accredited for supported contact Children & Families Hub Directory of Services Safeguarding West Essex Named Nurse Safeguarding Children Team Epping Forest – Anita Root Harlow – Rebecca Woollams Dedicated health team for child protection concerns for practitioners working within SEPT