Today we were joined by Kitty Butterworth from the NHS Children's Wellbeing Team. It was great to have her there she was extremely knowledgeable. She introduced her service and described the range of needs that they would be able to help with. She also told us about lots of online groups dealing with various issues such as sleep problems, fear of being sick etc. that parents can access to support their children.  If you think your child has issues related to anxiety then they would be happy for you to self-refer. They use a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approach.

All applications are triaged and they will either feedback to you about when they can start or signpost you to useful support. We are planning to have the Children's Wellbeing Team back in the summer term so that any parent who feels they missed out today can speak to her then.

Below is the link you could use if you wish to refer your child

Service details | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner
Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner Service
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust