• Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service: https://essexfamilywellbeing.co.uk/
• Southend Health Visitors and School Nurses Service: https://www.southend.gov.uk/homepage/391/health-visitors-and-school-nurses
• Thurrock 0-19 Brighter Futures Healthy Families service & Children’s Centres: https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/services-thurrock-brighter-futures-healthy-families/

The Boloh Helpline offers free, confidential advice in multiple languages to help support Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic children, young people and their families.

Go to https://helpline.barnardos.org.uk or call 0800 151 2605

For urgent or long-lasting medical problems, the NHS 111 service provides:

• Access to local healthcare services
• Medication options
• Scheduling of face-to-face appointments
• Guidance on when to access the emergency services

Their online services also provide advice for children over 5. Go to https://111.nhs.uk