About early help

There are a wide range of universal early help services in Southwark. 

Universal services are available to all families with children or adolescents. In Southwark they include:

• parenting support on Southwark's local offer website
• parenting courses, advice and telephone support from the family information directory
• health visitors who can support you through early parenting
• school nurses who can help with mental and physical wellbeing or sexual health
• GPs
• youth clubs
• SEND for those with special education needs or disabilities
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) for mental health support who support
• NHS Talking Therapies in Southwark for adult mental health support
• speech and language therapy
• domestic abuse support including where to get help
• housing information for council and private tenants, including help with homelessness
• family hubs, and children and family centres for information, peer support and one-to-one family support