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Our Family Early Help service is for families who need more support than the universal early help services can give them.
Each area of the service has different eligibility criteria for referral.
The criteria is different for schools. Check how to refer if you're school staff.
You can refer a family for extra early help if 3 of the following apply. The:
parents and children are involved in crime or antisocial behaviour
children have not been attending school regularly
children need help
adults are out of work or at risk of financial exclusion or young people are at risk of worklessness
families are affected by domestic violence and abuse
parents and children have a range of health problems
You can refer:
You can refer anyone with a child or young person under 18 who needs targeted help in managing a child or young person’s behaviour.