Our Local Authority also offer help and support to parents where they need it, through their Early Help services:

https://wakefield.mylocaloffer.org/early-help-service/

Wakefield Families Working Together

Wakefield Families Together brings services together, so that it’s easier for you to find and access the support you need, at the earliest opportunity.

We want children, young people, and families to tell us they are happy, healthy, and safe. Wakefield Families Together are about working on your behalf so that if you have a concern about your child or family member, you only need to have one conversation with us, and we can direct you to the right support. You can access this support through your child’s school, family hub, or in the local community.

To help us localise how we work with families across the Wakefield district, we have grouped our teams and partner organisations into six community ‘cluster’ areas, with nine family hubs and three Youth Hubs. You can find your local Family Hub or Youth on the Wakefield Families Together website here:

Family Hubs – Wakefield Families Together

and here: Youth Hubs – Wakefield Families Together

Everyone needs help and support at some point in their life. So, when you do and find it hard to deal with a difficult situation, or have worries around family relationships, behaviour, school attendance, emotional and mental health, domestic abuse, parental conflict, housing issues, or employment and debt problems, Family Hubs can help direct to the right people and services.

Sometimes the concerns you have may need a group of professionals to come together to build a package of support with you and other family members so that we have the right expertise to help the whole family. Find out more about the Team Around the School model here: The ‘Team Around’ approach – Wakefield Families Together

Contact: Wakefieldfamiliestogether@wakefield.gov.uk

Website:https://www.wakefieldfamiliestogether.co.uk/

Wakefield also offers support for young people who may also need to care for others in their family, helping them meet up with others in similar situations and giving them some respite, or someone to talk to: https://www.carerswakefield.org.uk/our-support/support-for-carers/young-carers/

We will also support you with accessing what you think you might need. Pop in to talk to us if you think this will be of help to your family.