Lambeth Community Early Help
Lambeth Community Early Help is a partnership approach to ensuring that children, young people, and families receive additional support at the earliest opportunity to prevent difficulties and take immediate action when emerging difficulties are identified to prevent them from getting worse.
Our vision is to make a positive difference for children, young people, and families by providing the best early help support in the country. We will do this by strengthening relationships and building upon the collective skills, knowledge and resources of our families, our communities, and our council.
There are Four Community Early Help locality teams in Lambeth, providing targeted assessment and intervention with families, as well as actively working in partnership with a range of community services for families to further build their capacity to provide whole family support.
How to get help
Professionals
To make a referral to Early Help:
Complete the Supporting Families Assessment Tool
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Use the Practice Guidance to support you
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Email the tool to helpandprotection@lambeth.gov.uk
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If you need help, call 020 7926 3100 (Mon-Fri, 9am to 5pm) or 020 7926 5555 (out of hours)
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To make a child protection referral to Lambeth Children’s Services, go to Making a Safeguarding Referral
Families
If you are a parent, carer, or child and would like to refer yourself or your family for Early Years or Child Protection help or support, you can:
call 020 7926 3100 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
call 020 7926 5555 (Monday to Friday, 5pm to 9am, weekends and public holidays)
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email us at helpandprotection@lambeth.gov.uk
If your email is not regarding a request for Early Help, Child Protection or information about a child or family, it will not be processed.
Are you in immediate danger? Please contact the police by dialing 999 on your telephone.
