Should you need urgent health advice please contact your GP or call NHS 111. In an emergency please visit A&E or call 999

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Early Help Support for Children and Families

How to access extra help or support for a social, health or education concerns.

Early Help is a partnership approach between health, education, children’s services and the voluntary services. Everyone needs a little helps at times. Parents or carers might be worried about a social, health or education issue or want to make changes to their life. Walsall Early Help partnership offers support to children, young people and their families to ensure that the right help is given at the right time. Services work together with families to identify the needs of the family and offer support to improve lives.

To find out more about early help in Walsall, visit the Walsall Council early help webpage.

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Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust runs a confidential secure text messaging service for parents of children aged 0-5 years called ChatHealth. The service operates Monday to Friday between 9am and 4pm, excluding bank holidays. All texts will be responded to by a health visitor within 24 hours. Outside of the service working hours, you’ll receive a message back to inform you that your text will be responded to once the service reopens.

Should you require urgent health advice in the meantime, please contact your GP, visit an NHS walk-in centre or call NHS 111. For emergencies, dial 999 or visit A&E.

This page was last reviewed on 24-11-2022

This page will be next reviewed on 24-11-2025