Early Help
Every family goes through challenging times at some point. Early help means we will work with you and your family to try and overcome any problems you may be facing. We provide help for families as soon as problems start to emerge or where it is likely that issues will impact negatively on children’s outcomes.
The help is always consent based and your choice whether to have it or not.
If you feel like you or your family needs some help or support, please get in touch with the office to make an appointment with your child’s class teacher or Mrs McCloskey.
Support for families comes in many forms:
Day to day support
Most of the time, families can get on with their lives with little or no outside help. If they need help it is usually provided by universal services, such as schools or doctors.
Support in/from school
Some families need support with their child and we can offer this within school with our pastoral care. If you feel like your child needs some support in school, please let your child’s teacher know or contact Mrs McCloskey for a confidential chat. We also work closely with the Children and Family Wellbeing Service, who run regular session in schools targeting the needs of the children.
Sometimes, families can have times when difficulties arise and not know how to deal with them. School can play an important role in helping families put these issues right. As a school, we also have links with other agencies, who we can gain support for your family and children.
Early Help Assessment
For those families that have circumstances that make them more vulnerable and where school need the help and support of other agencies to meet the needs of the family, we can offer to complete an Early Help Assessment. This is achieved by having a lead practitioner, usually a family support worker, work closely with the family to ensure they receive the support they need. If you feel your family would benefit from an Early Help Assessment, please make an appointment with Mrs McCloskey.
Below is a table of links and contacts for early help that is available to all parents and carers.
Please ask if you would like any more information.
Support for Parents & Families:
Food Bank and Advice Cafe
Bereavement
Name | Phone number | Website/email |
Cruse Bereavement Care | Tel: 01772 433645 | Email: lancashire@cruse.org.uk |
Hope Again | Tel: 0808 8081677 | Website: www.hopeagain.org.uk |
Young minds | 0808 802 5544 | Website: https://www.youngminds.org.uk/ |
STRIDE – Bereavement Support for Young People and Families | Tel: 01772 798746 | Website: https://www.stcatherines.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Stride.pdf |
Child Bereavement UK - Bereavement Support for Young People and Families | Tel: 0800 0288840 | Website: https://www.childbereavementuk.org/ |
Survivors Of Bereavement of Suicide | 01482 210287 | Website: https://uksobs.org/ |
Winston’s Wish - Advise and bereavement support for grieving children, young people and adults supporting them | Freephone Helpline: 08088 020 021 | Website: https://www.winstonswish.org/ |
Debt advice, Benefits advice and Support
Name | Phone number | Website/email |
Citizens Advice - Clitheroe | Tel:0808 278 7975 | Website: |
Step Change Charity - Free debt advice and support | Online debt advice service: Get debt help online. Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year |
Health and Wellbeing
Name | Phone number | Website/email |
CSNW – Community Solutions North West | 01254 460080 | Website: https://csnw.co.uk/ |
Healthy Minds – East Lancashire | 01282 644700 | Website: |
Women's Centre – Lancashire Women - Accrington | 0300 3301354 | Email: TalkToUs@lancashirewomen.org |
C.A.N.W – Child Action North West | 01254 244700 | Email: info@canw.org.uk |
Housing Advice and Homelessness
Unfortunately, there are no emergency hostels in the Ribble Valley but contact Shelter 0808 271 6768 for general housing advice and hostel vacancy information 24 hours a day.
Name | Phone number | Website/email |
Ribble Valley Housing | Telephone: 01200 425111 | If the council offices are closed an emergency call out service is available on 01200 444448. Email: housing@ribblevalley.gov.uk |
Mental Health
Name | Phone number | Website/email |
ELCAS – East Lancs Child and Adolescent Services | 01282 803390 | Website: www.elcas.elht.nhs.uk |
Advocacy focus | 03003230965 | Website: www.advocacyfocus.org.uk |
Healthy Minds | 01282 644700 | |
Papyrus | 0800 0684141 | Website: https://www.papyrus-uk.org/ |
Samaritans | 116 123 | Website: www.samaritans.org |
The Bridge at Maundy 11 – 18 Year Olds | 01254 233467 | Website: https://www.maundyrelief.org.uk/the-bridge-at-maundy-young-peoples-counselling-service/ |
Maundy Relief Counselling Service | 01254 233467 | Website: https://www.maundyrelief.org.uk/maundy-relief-counselling-service/ |
Crisis team | 01254 226006 |
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Childline | 0800 1111 | Website: https://www.childline.org.uk/ |
Give us a shout texting service | 85258 | Website: https://giveusashout.org/ |
Kooth 11+ | Website: https://www.kooth.com/ |
Victim Support
Name | Phone number | Website/email |
HARV Support for Victims of Domestic Abuse | Tel: 01254 879855 | Email: info@harvoutreach.org.uk |
Men's Advice Line -advice and support for men experiencing domestic violence | Tel: 0808 8010327 | Website: www.mensadviceline.org.uk |
Nest Lancashire | 0300 1110323 | Email: info@nestlancashire.org |
Trust house Sexual violence and abuse | 01772 835288 | Email: Support@trusthouselancs.org |
Broken Rainbow – LGBT Domestic Violence | Tel: 08452 604460 | Email: Help@brokenrainbow.org.uk |
National Domestic Violence Helpline run by REFUGE 24-hour | Freephone on 0808 2000 247 | |
Rape Crisis | 24/7 Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Line Call Free on tel:08085002222 | Website: https://rapecrisis.org.uk/get-help/ |