Family Health Team

Referral details for the Family Health Team

This service aims to actively engage and offer early intervention to families who have been identified as having additional needs and requiring an enhanced offer of support, antenatally through to the child’s 2-2.5 year check (as is required).

Parents to be will initially be offered a series of four 1 to 1 sessions to support Preparation for Parenthood, that will include the ante-natal contact. These sessions will:

• focus on the health of mother and unborn
• ensure that every baby born in Kirklees has the best possible start in life
• recognise and build on parents’ strengths and natural skills
• promote confident, competent parenting that supports all-round child development
• support family well-being in terms of stable relationships and enjoyment of parenting roles

Following the birth of the child, additional sessions will be offered according to need. The child and family will be transferred into the core 0-19 universal/targeted service at an appropriate time or following the 2-2;5 year check at the latest.

Referral Criteria

To be eligible for our service, the pregnant woman should be :

• Resident in Kirklees
• First time parent (no age limit)
• Less than 32 weeks pregnant. Early referral is preferred to allow us to commence preventive, early intervention work.
• Highly vulnerable, where there are significant concerns and where a higher level of additional need has been identified and evidenced for this referral.

We can be contacted at [email protected] should you have any questions or wish to discuss a potential referral that falls outside of the referral criteria.

To refer a client please click the link opposite

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