Family Support
NSPCC's guide to help you decide if your child is ready to stay home or go out alone.
This guide provides practical tips and advice to help parents and carers decide what is best for their child when it comes to staying home alone or going out alone.
It covers some of the risks parents should consider before making a decision, such as how their child feels about the idea and who they should contact in an emergency.
There is also a checklist for parents and children to work through together to help them prepare for different types of scenarios. This includes questions about what to do if there is an accident at home or they are approached by a stranger outside.
The Families Information Service Hub is known as FISH.
Its role is to offer free, impartial information for children and young people, parents and carers and professionals who have a role in supporting families.
FISH is a 'one-stop-shop' where you can get details of services in the East Riding for children and young people aged 0-20 years.
Click on link below to go to their websites for help and advice.
Children's Centres
East Riding Children’s Centres are there for the whole family; from the moment you know you are expecting a baby, and until your child is 9.
Children’s Centres offer a range of activities and services for children and their families, to give every child the best start in life.
They welcome everyone who cares for children, so our centres are open to parents, grandparents, foster carers and childminders.
They offer tailored support through family support work, which can be done one to one in the family home or during sessions at one of our Children’s Centres.
They can help with:
- support during pregnancy
- becoming a new parent and how to care for your newborn
- safe sleep advice
- breastfeeding support and advice
- toilet training
- child development including speech and language
- managing children's behaviour
- healthy eating and keeping active
- emotional health and wellbeing of you and/or your child
- family routines, including bedtime routines.
Click on link below to go to their websites for help and advice.
Services provided by East Riding Council for children/young people, parent/carers and their families.
Click on link below to go to their websites for help and advice.
External agencies that offer help and advice
Family Lives provides targeted early intervention and crisis support to families. If you need to talk, they're there to listen
Click on link below to go to their websites for help and advice.
Humber Sensory Processing Service is a specialist service providing support to children who have sensory processing difficulties.
Click on link below to go to their websites for help and advice.
Domestic Abuse
Domestic abuse can include, but is not limited to, the following:
- Coercive control (a pattern of intimidation, degradation, isolation and control with the use or threat of physical or sexual violence)
- Psychological and/or emotional abuse
- Physical or sexual abuse
- Financial or economic abuse
- Harassment and stalking
- Online or digital abuse
Our school is part of Operation Encompass which is a national scheme that operates jointly between schools and police forces.
Operation Encompass is the reporting to schools, prior to the start of the next school day, when a child or young person has experienced domestic abuse.
Mr Bell (Designated Safeguarding Lead), has been trained in the Operation Encompass procedures allowing us to then use the information that has been shared, in confidence, to support the child/ren in our care.
The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 identifies children who experience domestic abuse as victims of domestic abuse in their own right.
Please pop into school if you would like to have a chat or ask for help or advice.
Click on links below to go to their websites for help and advice.
Domestic Violence & Abuse Partnership (DVAP)
DVAP adult service offers support to anyone living with or fleeing from domestic violence and abuse. It is available to any East Riding resident aged 16 years or over. They provide both emotional and practical support with:
- welfare benefits
- legal and housing rights
- staying safely at home, including providing home security measures
- help with housing options
- support with your health and family issues
Operational Team 01482 396368
Confidential Helpline 01482 396330
More information about this service can be found via the following link
Support is available to children affected by domestic violence and abuse through DVAP Children’s Service if aged 15 or under.
DVAP Children’s Service 01482 396368
Child and Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse (CAPVA)
Awareness of children being abusive to parents is increasing.
- CAPVA is a form of family abuse where children/adolescents use a range of harmful behaviours towards parents/caregivers in an attempt to get their own way, hurt or punish, communicate distress and/or control their environment
- Behaviours include physical violence, verbal abuse, behaviours that are emotionally and/or psychologically abusive, and those which damage property and/or hurt parents financially. Abuse can also be sexual in nature.
For help and support on CAPVA contact Safeguarding & Partnership Hub (SaPH) 01482 395500
Prevention of Domestic Abuse Service (PODAS)
PODAS provides confidential support to those who abuse and recognise and want to take responsibility to change their abusive behaviour.
Telephone (01482) 396708 or (01482) 396706
More information can be found via the following link
Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children.
Click on link below to go to their websites for help and advice.
Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting victims of crime and traumatic incident.
Click on link below to go to their websites for help and advice.
Men’s Advice Line is a confidential helpline for men experiencing domestic abuse.
Click on link below to go to their websites for help and advice.
YOURhealth offers a variety of services across Yorkshire and Humber and provide depth of knowledge and opportunity
for people looking to not only make positive lifestyle changes but also sustain those lifestyle changes.
Click on link below to go to their websites for help and advice.
