Early Help

Early Help Services in Hampshire

Early Help means ‘identifying as early as possible if a child or family need support and helping them to access services, working together to ensure that this has maximum impact. In other words, offering the right help at the right time.’

Early Help Hubs

Hampshire has ten early help hubs.  Each hub meets on a weekly basis to coordinate the multi-agency response for families.

The Early Help Parent/Carer leaflet  helps explain the role of early help and what can be expected.

The Hampshire Early Help Model

Level 1 – Universal (School, GPs, Health visiting, School nursing)

Level 2 – Early Help (Single agency/partnership working – Schools, Local Partnerships, Health, Children’s Centres, Youth Support)

Level 3 – Targeted Early Help (Coordinated multi-agency response – Early Help Hub provision)

Level 4 – Statutory Children’s Social Care

Family Information and Services Hub

Click here and you will find information about what is going on in your area, details on how to access services, organisations and activities in Hampshire, and the advice and support that’s available.

The site is for anyone who needs to find out what services and activities are available in their area and sources of further advice or support.  The Local Offer area of the site is a source of information and advice for families with children or young people (aged 0 to 25 years) with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities, and includes short break activities in Hampshire.