Category: Health & Wellbeing

You can find all our links on our Signposting Directory for a range of different services, below you can find a sample of information that is available.

Adult social care referral / blue badge

B-EAT youth helpline

EATING DISORDERS

Beat Eating Disorders

Support for anyone suffering from an eating disorder

Beezee Bodies

Help families to make small changes to live health lives. Provide weight management and behaviour change programmes

British Nutrition Foundation

Brook Traffic Light Tool

Your Free & Confidential Sexual Health & wellbeing experts

Busy Bodies Adolescent Development Programme 

PUBERTY / BODY IMAGE

Puberty course and download booklet for young people – age 10-14

Change 4 Life

12 week programme of support

Children and Young People’s Continence Service 

Peace Children’s Centre, Peace Prospect, Watford, WD17 3EW

CHUMS

Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service supporting children, young people and their families, with other services specifically supporting adults

Communities First 

Shopping delivery / collect prescriptions / Dog walking / Pet setting / Walking buddies / phone suport

Doves

Pre-school group for children who are blind/ partially sighted. Parent support.

Eating disorder team in Hertfordshire through CAMHS

Endeavour 

EATING DISORDERS

ARFID carer support group – Carer support group for parents/carers of young people aged 5-15

Epilepsy Action

Practical support for living with epilepsy

ERIC 

The Children’s Bowel & Bladder Charity / Continence issues

First Steps

Provide care and support for children and their families, young people and adults affected by eating difficulties and disorders.

Health for Kids

Health for Teens

Advice for 11-19s on topics ranging from emotional wellbeing, healthy relationships and physical health

Healthy Hub, St Albans

Healthy Start (NHS)

Help to buy food and milk for people who are more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4

Hertfordshire Health Walks

A programme of free, led walks helping everyone to get outdoors and get active

Hertfordshire Independent Living Service

Provides a range of services to help older and vulnerable people stay happy, healthy, and independent

Hertfordshire Services for Young People

Provides support for young people

Herts Help

Advice and practical help to manage finances and make savings

Practical & emotional support. Community Navigation Service. Carer support.

Benefits calculator, crisis support (foodbank etc) / referral to community navigator team (help people maintain their independence, health and wellbeing)

iMoves 

Resources to get children moving / mental health games & meditations 

Joint Epilepsy Council

Advice and information on epilepsy

Just Talk

PUBERTY / BODY IMAGE

Young people’s emotional wellbeing information and signposting to help in Herts

Kids Health

M Path

Men’s mental health, emotional wellbeing & masculinity programmes

Maggies

Provides free support to anyone with cancer and their families 

Maggies

Parents with Cancer

Magnificent Munchers 

Support with fussy eating

MEAL PLANNING

National FGM Centre

The centre aims to achieve a system change in the provision of services for children and their families who are affected by Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The focus of their work has been extended to include breast flattening and child abuse linked to faith or belief

NHS England

Advice and guidance for professionals on FGM (Female Genital Mutilation)

Nip in the Bud

Autism in Children

Peanut – Find Mom Friends

Support for fertility, pregnancy and motherhood through to menopause.

Rise above 

PUBERTY / BODY IMAGE

Body image / consent / puberty

RNIB – Royal national institute for the blind

Health and well being social programme (cooking, well being), families first sibs group, parenting support, employability support, college)

Royal British Legion

Support members of the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force, veterans & their families – serving & ex-serving personnel – support starts after one day of service and continues through life, long after service is over – include benefit, debt and money advice. support with housing; finances; health both mental and physical; independent living and employment.

School Nursing Team

SLEEP

PUBERTY / BODY IMAGE

Sleep charity

Small Acts of Kindness

Distribute Warm in Winter bags – free to older people over 55 across Hertfordshire.

St Albans Health and Well Being Centre

Community Paediatrician inc SALT, Hearing Services, Health Visiting etc

Support with maintaining healthy lifestyle, smoking, mental health, exercise etc.

Together for Short Lives

Helps families caring for a life-limited or life-threatened child to find the support they need

With Youth

Young people’s digital wellbeing service provides support to children and young people who are experiencing mental health needs or would like support with their emotional wellbeing

Wysa App

Self manage stress

YC Herts 

Plus One Programme for 14-21 year-old young parents and parents-to-be.