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Our Local Offer website brings together services, information and events available for children and young people with SEND and their families.

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Find out if there’s a family hub in your local area. Family hubs are a single place to get support for children, young people and families. This can include baby groups and parent classes, counselling services and financial advice.

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Help and support

The information and services listed on this site can help you find out more about local activities and support that can help maintain positive mental wellbeing as part of your everyday life.

If you are worried about your mental health, or if someone in your life is affected, there are many ways to get help. The information below explains how to find out about specific services that deal with mental health problems.

Mental Healthline

The Mental Healthline is for anyone in West Sussex who has questions or concerns about a mental health related issue. It is available 24 hours seven days a week (including bank holidays) on 0300 5000 101.

Mind

Mind is an organisation that aims to provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem.

Pathfinder West Sussex

Pathfinder West Sussex provides the following services in Adur, Bognor, Chichester, Crawley, Horsham, Littlehampton, Midhurst, Mid Sussex and Worthing:

A single point of access to mental health and wellbeing support.

A range of services to support people with their mental health and wellbeing.

Advice, information and sign-posting, including clear information about what support is available locally.

Access to a clinical service provided by nurses and occupational therapists from Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust who work alongside other Pathfinder agencies.

Sussex Recovery College

Sussex Recovery College offers educational courses about mental health and recovery which are designed to increase people's knowledge and skills and promote self-management.

Time to Talk

Time to Talk - talking therapies services in West Sussex run by Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. A free and confidential service is offered to people aged 18 and over who are registered with a local GP. More details on the Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust website.

Other useful sources of support

Support for parents

Self-harm support for parents and carers

FREE recording of the Self-harm: Parent and carer session from the 11th of May with the Charlie Waller Trust (Access password: WestSussexCC1105!). Available to those across Sussex, this self-harm session is for parents and carers of a young person engaged in or at risk of engaging in self-harming behaviour.

West Sussex Mind free self-harm e-learning. To book a place, see the Eventbrite website.

Young minds parents helpline - see the Young Minds website.

Coping with self-harm for parents and carers - see the Charlie Waller Trust website. A guide for parents and carers is also available as a hard copy or for download from the Charlie Waller Trust website.

Conversation starter ideas on the Young Minds website (includes a link to 'Conversation starters' leaflet at bottom of page).

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The information and services listed on this site can help you find out more about local activities and support that can help maintain positive mental wellbeing as part of your everyday life. If you are worried about your mental health, or if someone in your life is affected, there are many ways to get help.

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Supporting children's mental health and emotional wellbeing

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Supporting children's mental health and emotional wellbeing

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Children’s mental health and emotional wellbeing - West Sussex County Council

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Support and information for children and young people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing

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Supporting children and young people's emotional health and wellbeing

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Supporting children and young people's emotional health and wellbeing

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We all experience low points at times in our lives, and it's not unusual to feel sad, anxious, stressed or low in mood.

e-wellbeing is a digital wellbeing service for young people run by YMCA DownsLink Group. Our aim is for all young people to be able to access the right support and information around their emotional health and wellbeing, in the right place at a time that is right for them. By taking our short quiz above, we can help direct you to the right information and services to help how you are feeling.

If you'd like to get in touch, feel free to drop us an email at [email protected] .

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Reaching Families - Empowering families of children and young people with SEND in West Sussex

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Visiting a farm this Spring? Make sure you are alert and take precautions

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Avoiding infections

Visiting farms can be great fun for the whole family but contact with farm animals carries a risk of catching infections from some bugs they carry naturally.

You can reduce this risk by washing hands thoroughly with soap and warm water after contact with animals or their environment. Always wash hands before eating and drinking on farm visits. Hand gel or wipes are not a substitute for washing hands.

If you or anyone in your group is sick or has diarrhoea within two weeks of visiting a farm contact your GP or call NHS 111. For more information about safe farm visits, see the UK Health Security Agency blog.

Types of infection

Cryptosporidiosis and Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Salmonella are some of the common bugs you can pick up when you visit a farm.

Cryptosporidiosis presents mainly as a tummy bug with abdominal pain, diarrhoea and vomiting.

E.coli can be mild with a tummy ache or more serious with vomiting, bloody diarrhoea and kidney problems in children.

Salmonella is usually a mild condition associated with tummy aches, vomiting and diarrhoea. However, it can become more serious.

Preventing the spread of infection

If one of your family develops symptoms after a farm visit, it's important to prevent spread by washing hands with soap and warm water:

after visiting the toilet

before and after preparing food

before eating and drinking

after contact with animals or their environment

Ensure that anyone with symptoms does not go to work, nursery or school until at least 48 hours after they've recovered. With a cryptosporidium infection, do not swim until two weeks after symptoms have stopped.

If you or your child becomes unwell within 2 weeks of a farm visit, please contact NHS 111.

More information

See the websites below for more information on symptoms, preventing spread and treatment:

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They are free to download, and our most popular publications are also available to buy in print.

Our publications are used by businesses and organisations across the UK, helping thousands of people manage and maintain their mental health.

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What does this service provide?
NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies is not a crisis service and we are not able to provide crisis support. If you are in crisis and need urgent support please contact one of the following services:
NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies is part of the NHS Talking Therapies, for anxiety and depression programme .

Our friendly therapists provide a range of talking therapies and other treatments for adults aged 18 and above living in West Sussex who have mild to moderate anxiety and depression. We also help people with a number of other mental health conditions.

Our service also has a long-term health conditions team who provide specialist mental health support for people struggling to cope with diabetes, severe asthma, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), heart conditions, musculoskeletal problems, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and long Covid.

We are here to help adults suffering with mild to moderate anxiety and depression and provide a range of talking therapies and other treatments.

For those struggling to cope with diabetes, severe asthma, IBS, heart conditions, musculoskeletal problems, COPD and long Covid, we offer specialist mental health support.

How can I access this service?

If you are an adult aged 18 and above and are registered with a GP in West Sussex, you are eligible to access our service. You can do this by speaking to your GP or health-care provider or via self-referral through our website. You can also self-refer over the phone.

How can I contact this service?

Clinic locations

We will work with you to find a time and place that is convenient for you.

Opening hours

Our office hours are Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 4:45pm. We have individual and group appointments from Monday to Friday 8:00am to 6:45pm. We are closed on weekends and bank holidays.

Waiting times

Waiting times vary from location to location. At each clinic, referrals are triaged and prioritised according to clinical risk.

Area covered

Henfield, Lancing, Littlehampton, Shoreham, Steyning, Storrington and Worthing
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Area covered

Bognor, Arundel, Chichester, Selsey, Southbourne, Midhurst, Petworth, Pulborough, Loxwood, Witterings.
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Area covered

Crawley, Horsham, Burgess Hill, East Grinstead or Hayward's Heath.
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Let's get social

You can also get involved by engaging with our service's social media accounts by helping with the latest fundraisers and events.

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NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies helps adults suffering with mild to moderate anxiety and depression, providing a range of talking therapies and other treatments.

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When should I take my child to the dentist?

It is recommended that children should go to the dentist with their parents as soon as possible. You should then take them regularly, as often as your dental team recommend. This will let them get used to the noises, smells and surroundings and prepare them for future visits. The earlier these visits start, the more relaxed the children will be.

When will my child's teeth appear?

First (or 'baby' or 'milk') teeth usually start to appear when your child is around 6 months old. All 20 baby teeth should appear by the age of 30 months. For more information, visit ' Dental care for mother and baby'.

The first permanent 'adult' molars (back teeth) will appear at about 6 years, before the first baby teeth start to fall out at about 6 to 7. The permanent 'adult' teeth will then replace the 'baby' teeth. It is usually the lower front teeth that are lost first, followed by the upper front teeth shortly after. All permanent teeth should be in place by the age of 14, except the ' wisdom' teeth'. These may appear any time between 18 and 25 years of age.

All children are different and develop at different rates.

How should I clean my child's teeth?

Cleaning your child's teeth should be part of their daily hygiene routine. You may find it easier to stand or sit behind your child, cradling their chin in your hand so you can reach their top and bottom teeth more easily.

Should I use fluoride toothpaste?

Your teeth can get fluoride in a number of different ways, including from toothpaste, specific fluoride applications and perhaps the drinking water in your area. These can all help to prevent tooth decay.

If you are unsure about how much fluoride you need in your toothpaste ask your dental team.

All children up to three years old should use a smear of toothpaste with a fluoride level of at least 1000ppm (parts per million). After three years old, they should use a pea-sized amount of toothpaste that contains 1350ppm to 1500ppm.

You can check the level of fluoride on the packaging of the toothpaste. Children should be supervised when brushing up to the age of 7. You should make sure that they do not rinse but spit out the toothpaste, and that they don't swallow any if possible. This way the fluoride stays in the mouth for longer and will be more effective.

What sort of brush should children use?

There are many different types of children's toothbrushes, including brightly coloured brushes, some that change colour, some with favourite characters on the handle, and some with a timer. These all encourage children to brush their teeth. The most important thing is to use a small-headed toothbrush with soft, nylon bristles, suitable for the age of your child.

Using a power toothbrush, suitable for the age of your child, can help to make brushing fun and make sure your child brushes for the correct amount of time.

What could cause my child to have toothache?

Toothache is painful and upsetting, especially in children, and the main cause is tooth decay. This is due to too much sugar, too often, in the diet.

Teething is another problem. It starts at around 6 months, and it can continue when the adult teeth start to appear. If your child needs pain relief, make sure you choose a sugar-free medicine. If the pain continues then contact your dental team for an appointment. Remember to check with your doctor or pharmacist that you are being prescribed sugar-free medicines at all times.

How can I prevent tooth decay in my child?

The main cause of tooth decay is not the amount of sugar or acid in the diet, but how often it is eaten or drunk. The more often your child has sugary or acidic foods or drinks, the more likely they are to have decay. So it is important to have sugary and acidic foods just at mealtimes. If you want to give your child a snack, try to stick to cheese, vegetables and fruit. Try to limit how much dried fruit you give as it is high in sugar.

Don't give them drinks containing sugars, including fruit juices, between meals. Give them water or milk instead. For babies, don't add sugar to their drinks, or to foods when you introduce them to solids.

It is also worth remembering that some processed baby foods contain quite a lot of sugar. Try checking the list of ingredients: the higher up the list sugar is, the more there is in the product. Generally anything ending in 'ose' is a sugar, for example: fructose, glucose, lactose or sucrose. Thorough brushing with a fluoride toothpaste last thing at night, and at least one other time during the day, will help to prevent tooth decay.

What if my child is very nervous about going to the dentist?

Children can sense fear in their parents, so it is important not to let your child feel that a visit to the dental team is something to be worried about. Try to be supportive if your child needs to have any dental treatment. If you have any fears of your own about going to the dentist, don't let your child hear you talk about them.

Regular visits to the dental team are essential in helping your child get used to the surroundings and what happens there. A child can be much more anxious if it is their first visit to a dental practice. Pain and distress can happen at any time and it is important to prepare your child with regular visits.

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Secondhand smoke is dangerous, especially for children. The best way to protect loved ones is to quit smoking. At the very least, make sure you have a smokefree home and car.
When you smoke a cigarette (or roll-up, pipe or cigar), most of the smoke doesn't go into your lungs, it goes into the air around you where anyone nearby can breathe it in.

Secondhand smoke is the smoke that you exhale plus the "sidestream" smoke created by the lit end of your cigarette.

When friends and family breathe in your secondhand smoke - what we call passive smoking - it isn't just unpleasant for them, it can damage their health too.

People who breathe in secondhand smoke regularly are more likely to get the same diseases as smokers, including lung cancer and heart disease.

Pregnant women exposed to passive smoke are more prone to premature birth and their baby is more at risk of low birthweight and sudden infant death syndrome (cot death).

And children who live in a smoky house are at higher risk of breathing problems, asthma, and allergies.

How to protect against secondhand smoke

The only way to protect your friends and family from secondhand smoke is to keep the environment around them smoke free.

The best way to do that is to quit smoking completely. If you're not ready to quit, make every effort to keep your cigarette smoke away from other people and never smoke indoors or in the car.

You should:

always smoke outside

ask your visitors to smoke outside

not smoke in the car or allow anyone else to

Take steps NOW to stop smoking.

The risks of passive smoking

Secondhand smoke is a lethal cocktail of more than 4,000 irritants, toxins and cancer-causing substances.

Most secondhand smoke is invisible and odourless, so no matter how careful you think you're being, people around you still breathe in the harmful poisons.

Opening windows and doors or smoking in another room in the house doesn't protect people. Smoke can linger in the air for 2 to 3 hours after you've finished a cigarette, even with a window open. Also, even if you limit smoking to one room, the smoke will spread to the rest of the house where people will inhale it.

Children and passive smoking

Passive smoking is especially harmful for children as they have less well-developed airways, lungs and immune systems.

Children who live in a household where at least 1 person smokes are more likely to develop:

Children are particularly vulnerable in the family car where secondhand smoke can reach hazardous levels even with the windows open.

To protect children, smoking in cars and other vehicles carrying children was banned in 2015. It is against the law to smoke in a private vehicle if there's a young person under 18 present.

Read about the law on smoking in private vehicles on GOV.UK.

How safe is e-cig vapour?

Smoking e-cigarettes, also known as vaping, doesn't produce tobacco smoke so the risks of passive smoking with conventional cigarettes don't apply to e-cigs.

Research into this area is ongoing, but it seems that e-cigs release negligible amounts of nicotine into the atmosphere and the limited evidence available suggests that any risk from passive vaping to bystanders is small relative to tobacco cigarettes. But some health professionals have recommended avoiding vaping around pregnant women, babies and children.

Your GP can give you advice about quitting smoking.

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What is Healthy Start?

If you're more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, you may be entitled to get help to buy healthy food and milk.

If you're eligible, you'll be sent a Healthy Start card with money on it that you can use in some UK shops. We'll add your benefit onto this card every 4 weeks.

You can use your card to buy:

plain liquid cow's milk

fresh, frozen, and tinned fruit and vegetables

fresh, dried, and tinned pulses

infant formula milk based on cow's milk

You can also use your card to collect:

Healthy Start vitamins - these support you during pregnancy and breastfeeding

vitamin drops for babies and young children - these are suitable from birth to 4 years old

If you live in Scotland

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The cost-of-living crisis is putting immense pressure on household budgets. Our data shows that many people are spending the same in stores but now having to leave a few items behind. All too often vegetables are being sacrificed.

So, we have responded with Simply Veg, a campaign to help families to use vegetables and pulses to navigate these challenging times, and in the perennial struggle many face to get their kids eating more vegetables.

We've been listening closely to parents. Every year we survey thousands and run focus groups in lower income communities. The message that comes back is very clear. They are immensely motivated to improve their children's diet, they have a clear idea of what they should be doing, but life's challenges just get in the way.

They need support, and with such intense pressure on household budgets that support needs to be very mindful of costs. The mission of Simply Veg is to make it as easy as possible to navigate the cost-of-living crisis by serving affordable as well as sustainable and healthy veg-packed meals that families will love.

The Veg Power alliance has enlisted the help of amazing chefs, leading nutritionists, food writers, and child psychologists to provide the best evidence-based support.

We've also recruited creative communicators and some of the most influential children's entertainment brands to add the magic that engages the children - starting with a Kung Fu Panda special in November.

We'll be putting a "Simply Veg" filter on everything. Nothing we suggest will take much money, or much time, or endless patience.

Our content will be made for Tik Tok, Instagram, You Tube Shorts and other short form video channels that parents most often use. We'll have tips & tricks on everything from freezing to fussy eaters:

Kids cooking, growing & craft activities

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Expert advice

We are inviting parents and carers to send in their questions and challenges to our expert panel, making sure that their responses pass the "Simply" filter.

Dr Laura Wyness RNutr

Dr Glenys Jones RNutr

Charlotte Radcliffe RNutr

Zoe Griffiths RNutr

Jenny Rosborough RNutr

Priya Tew

Bee Wilson

Kim McGowan

Prof. Giles Yeo MBE

Dr Clare Holley

Chris Collins

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Ching He Huang MBE

Bettina Campolucci Bordi

Tom Hunt

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Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are passed from one person to another during unprotected sexual contact. It does not matter how many times you have had sex or how many sexual partners you have had; anyone can get an STI. Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, genital herpes and syphilis are some of the most common STIs in the UK. HIV is another serious STI and testing is offered to everybody as part of a routine sexual health screen. Read more about specific STIs.

Often people who have an STI won't show any signs or symptoms and therefore may not know they are carrying it - so it's important to test regularly and after each new sexual partner. No one wants to pass on an infection unknowingly, and regular testing is the easiest way to protect yourself and others. It's free, painless, quick and easy to get tested.

Chlamydia is the most common STI. It often doesn't have any symptoms so you might not even know you have it, but left untreated it can cause serious and long-term problems; particularly for women and other people with a womb or ovaries.

To reduce these risks, it's recommended that young women aged 15 to 24 get tested for chlamydia once a year, or after a new sexual partner. You can get tested at the West Sussex sexual health service which includes being able to order a FREE test kit online. We also offer a number of urgent walk-in appointments at our clinics. Testing is quick and painless, and if you find out you have an STI, don't worry - most can be easily treated with a course of antibiotics.

Testing

Testing for STIs has never been easier. It's always confidential and most infections can be cured. You can order FREE testing kits online which screen for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV and syphilis. These kits will be delivered discreetly to your home by post, in a plain, grey envelope, or you can ask for the kit to be sent to one of many "click and collect" venues across the county. You return your tests in a pre-paid envelope and will get your test results in a text message within 10 days. Find out more or order a test kit.

You can also get tested and treated for sexually transmitted infections at sexual health clinics. You don't need to be referred to a clinic or be registered with a GP to visit a sexual health clinic, and you can use clinics outside of West Sussex if that is more convenient to you.

You can book an appointment at one of the clinics in West Sussex by calling 01903 285199.

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SAFE: Sex Aware, Feel Empowered - West Sussex County Council

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Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are passed from one person to another during unprotected sexual contact. It does not matter how many times you have had sex or how many sexual partners you have had; anyone can get an STI. Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, genital herpes and syphilis are some of the most common STIs in the UK.

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