Early / family help JSNAA (health and wellbeing needs in South Tyneside)

Family help services

South Tyneside's Family Hub network provides a range of early / family help prevention and intervention programmes for ages 0 to 19 / 25. These programmes include:

• Learning with Play and Learning with Play (SEND) 0 to 4 years.
• Baby Explorers, Little Explorers and Language Explorers which focus on bonding, communication, development milestones, and health and wellbeing.
• The HENRY programme (Antenatal to 10 years). This provides support to parents and children in developing healthy lifestyle habits and a happier home environment.
• The Triple P Parenting Programmes (0 to 19 years) which provides support for families to build healthy relationships and manage children's behaviour.

Adolescent services

Youth Justice services

The Youth Justice Service provides a range of programmes with the aim to prevent re-offending, supporting, and promoting the welfare of young people, improving the life chances of young people, and protecting the public.

The services include:

• educational support
• mentoring support
• skills training
• group work
• ensuring that the young people have the right provision for physical, sexual, emotional, and mental health

Outdoor education and youth services

The Youth Service gives young people the opportunity to be involved in social action / community projects across the borough, access creative activities, and develop their personal, social, and emotional skills.

The service offers sessions tailored to young people with SEND.

Connexions

Connexions provides independent and impartial advice and guidance for post-16 careers, employment, and educational options.

Vulnerable young people in year 11, NEET young people aged 16 to 18, and those with SEND are offered support for accessing education, training or employment.

Matrix

The Matrix service works with young people, their families, and carers whose lives have been directly affected by drugs or alcohol and those who are at risk of developing drug or alcohol problems.

They provide advice and information, support with relapse prevention, counselling where appropriate, and support with social and educational needs.

Additional services

South Tyneside Council Housing Services

Housing Services manages, maintains, and improves South Tyneside's council homes and estates.

It provides services including the Housing Solutions service which offers a range of advice and support about housing, homelessness and includes a dedicated Young Persons Advisor for those aged 16 to 25.

Citizens Advice

An independent organisation specialising in confidential information and advice to assist people with legal, debt, consumer, and housing problems.

Children and Young People's Service (CYPS)

This is a single service for all children and young people aged 0 to 18 in South Tyneside with mental health difficulties.