Introduction
This directory brings together trusted local, community and national services to support children, young people, parents and carers across Bassetlaw. It provides clear descriptions and contact links and so families can find help quickly and confidently.
Why this directory matters Challenges in family life—emotional health, behaviour, attendance, housing, finances and relationships—can often be reduced when support is accessed early. This directory helps families to see what support exists, who it is for, and how to access it easily, aligning with.
Referring to Early Help Services
Early Help Services are available to provide support to children, young people and their families to get the right support at the right time, helping to address their needs before they escalate.
Council Early Help Services include:
- Family Hub Networks
- Targeted Early Help Services provided by our Family Support and Safeguarding teams
Families
Families can call the Early Help Unit or contact their local Family Hub team to self-refer.
EARLY HELP UNIT
- Telephone: 0115 804 1248
- Email: earlyhelp@nottscc.gov.uk
- Visit the Early Help Unit webpage.
FAMILY HUB NETWORKS
- Telephone: 0300 500 8080
- Email: fh.enquiries@nottscc.gov.uk
- Visit the Family Hub contact webpage.
- Cost of Living Help for cost of living | Bassetlaw District Council
- Help and advice for young people Help and advice for young people | Bassetlaw District Council
- Young Carers www.youngcarersnotts.co.uk
- Sexual Health – Sexual health services – NHS
- Wellbeing – Nottshelpyourself | Harworth and Bircotes Family HubHealth and wellbeing | Nottinghamshire County Council
WIDER FAMILY SUPPORT
- Early Help Referring to Early Help services | Nottinghamshire County Council
- Parenting and Family Hub Harworth and Bircotes Family Hub – The Family Hubs Network
- Domestic Abuse – Equation | Domestic Violence Nottinghamshire
- Healthy Familes – Healthy Family Teams | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Your Notts Directory to bring local services, support, and community information Nottshelpyourself
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
- Children and young people emotional support – YoungMinds | Mental Health Charity For Children And Young People | YoungMinds
- Talkzone support/LGBT – Talkzone | The Centre Place
- CAMHS – CAMHS Self-referral | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Maintaining your childs emotional wellbeing – Maintaining your child’s emotional wellbeing – NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB
- Mind Notts – Home – Nottinghamshire Mind
- CASY Counselling – Young People – CASY (referrals are made via school)
- Hub of hope – Mental Health Support Network provided by Chasing the Stigma | Hub of hope
COMMUNITY INFORMATION
- Harworth and Bircotes Council – Harworth and Bircotes Town Council
- Andy’s Man Club – ANDYSMANCLUB – It’s Okay To Talk
- Harworth Youth Club – Harworth and Bircotes Town Council
- Harworth Children & Baby Centre – Harworth and Bircotes Children’s Centre Baby and toddler group
- Parenting and Family Support – Parenting and family support | Nottinghamshire County Council
- Bassetlaw family support timetable – bassetlaw_ccs_timetable.pdf
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Healthy Family Team Advice Line – 0300 123 5436
- Healthy Family Team Parent Line – 07520 619919 – Confidential texting service for parents/carers.
- Chathealth – Confidential texting service for 11 To 19 yearolds in Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. Call 07507 329952.
- Health4Kids – NHS site supporting children around health needs and emotional wellbeing.
- www.healthforkids.co.uk;
- Health4Teens -NHS site supporting teens around health needs and emotional wellbeing. www.healthforteens.co.uk
OTHER USEFUL SERVICE
- Be U Notts – www.beusupport.co.uk
- Mental Health Support Teams – Notts Healthcare Trust (available via school)
- Kooth – Online counselling service. www.kooth.com
- CASY Counselling – www.casy.org.uk
- Young Minds – www.youngminds.org.uk
- Minds of All Kinds – Notts – www.mindsofallkindsnotts.co.uk
- Children’s Bereavement Centre 01636 551739
- ChildLine 0800 1111 – www.childline.org.uk
- NottAlone – www.nottalone.org.uk
- Emergency Dept. at your local hospital if in crisis.
- CAMHS crisis team – Tel 0808 1963779
- Harmless – Centre of excellence for self-harm and suicide prevention, advice, and support for children / young people / parents / carers – www,harmless.org.uk
- Ask Us Nottinghamshire – 0800 121 7772 -www.askusnotts.org.uk
- Information and Advice Support Service (IASS) for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire for complex issues, including education, EHCPs and health and social care issues.
- Notts Help Yourself – this is a site for advice, information with local services available in Nottinghamshire. This includes support for children and young people aged 0 – 25 with a special educational need and/or a disability – www.nottshelpyourself.org.uk
- Asklion.co.uk is the local offer for Nottingham City – www.asklion.co.uk
- NHS 111 online – his is a digital health triage service for urgent but not life-threatening health problems – www.111.nhs.uk
- Preparing for adulthood from 14 yrs – www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/Prepforadulthood