Children and Families

If you have any questions, please contact the Reconnect team at the email address: reconnect.kentcyp@kent.gov.uk. 

Reconnect is a community-led programme designed to get Kent’s children and young people back to enjoying the activities and opportunities they took part in before COVID-19 – as well as the chance to try new things along the way.

After a year of staying in, it's time to get out there and Reconnect with the things you've missed over the past 12 months. There are lots of fun activities and events going on across the county, so find something that interests you and have fun!

https://local.kent.gov.uk/kb5/kent/directory/whats_on.page

Sign up to the Reconnect newsletter.

See the Reconnect: Kent children and young people website. We have also created a Reconnect Facebook page

www.facebook.com/doverdistrictcc

Each centre offers different services, including:

• childcare
• early education
• training or finding a new job
• antenatal classes
• baby clinics
• support with breastfeeding
• support with parenting and speech and language
• drop-in sessions for parents and children
• services for children with special needs and disabilities
• opportunities for families to get involved with volunteering and designing services

Please check with your local children's centre and for their virtual offer.

https://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/childcare-and-pre-school/childrens-centres

Chloe Bunnett

Children’s Health and Wellbeing Navigator

chloe.bunnett@involvekent.org.uk

Lydden Surgery       

114 Canterbury Road, Lydden Dover      

CT15 7ET

Whitecliffs Medical Centre

Mill Lane,

Dover

CT15 7QQ

https://www.involvekent.org.uk/copy-of-social-prescribing

A hybrid role combining the functions of social prescribing, care navigation and care coordination

• Support families to identify what matters most to them, set goals with a holistic action plan, and connect to peer support, groups, services and apps to build resilience
• Collate and provide information and signposting ensuring access to support from statutory services, community resources and inclusive activities.
• Ensure children, young people and their families know what to do and who to contact if problems escalate or in crisis
• Engage with children and their families to build an active profile of their clinical and social journey
• Become an Information centre for the patient, their family and colleagues across multiple organisations to ensure a seamless, holistic approach to their personalised plan

Home-Start Dover District is a voluntary organisation that is committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under five years of age. Volunteers offer regular support, friendship and practical help to families under stress in their own homes helping to prevent family crisis and breakdown.

www.nelft.nhs.uk

NELFT are the provider of all age eating disorder services and child and adolescent mental health services across Kent and Medway.

https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/service/school-health/

0800 0113474

kchft.schoolhealth@nhs.net

The teams are led by school nurses who are qualified nurses, with specialist training in public health. They are supported by school staff nurses, assistant practitioners, public health assistants and an administration team.

They work closely with health visitors, community paediatricians, schools and other services from local communities in a range of locations, including mainstream schools and special schools and outreach services.

Children and young people:

https://salusgroup.org.uk/service-type/children-young-people/

Family Support:

https://salusgroup.org.uk/service-type/families/

Salus offer a diverse range of programmes to support the needs of children and young people. This can be in school, the community or at home.

https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk/our-services/mother-and-infant-mental-health-service-mimhs-east-kent/

The Mother and Infant Mental Health Service specializes in the assessment, diagnosis and short-term treatment of women affected by a moderate to severe mental health illness in the preconception, antenatal and postnatal period.

The service is for pregnant women with a pre-existing mental illness or those at risk, and women who encounter problems for the first time during or after their pregnancy.

https://www.imago.community/Children-and-Young-People/Kent-Young-Carers

Support for children who have caring duties.  Kent Young Carers is the countywide service for Young Carers aged 5-18 across Kent.  Young Carers are taking on caring responsibilities for a family member with a long-term illness, disability, mental health, or substance misuse issue. 

Dandelion Time can only accept referrals from professionals such as Early Help, Social Workers, GP, Schools, or other professional agencies. If you are a parent seeking support, please ask a professional who knows your child/children best to contact us regarding a possible referral.  Dandelion Time is most suited to children/young people aged 6 – 13 with past experiences of trauma.

businesssupportteam@kent.gov.uk

 03000 415888

Ackholt Road, Aylesham, Kent CT3 3AJ, UK

01304 840134

enquiries@bechange.org.uk

Bechange works with communities throughout the Dover District, providing support with: Skills and employment, Finance and housing and Families and relationships. Bechange’s Support Workers provide individual and group support, listening to all the needs of a client and addressing those needs, not just focusing on one area of their life.

Inspire Project (dover.gov.uk)

Inspire Families (dover.gov.uk)

 01304 790223 

mail@doversmartproject.co.uk.

Young Carers Club every Saturday in Smart Gallery, 3 Waterloo Crescent, Dover.