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Dear partners and colleagues,

Welcome to the latest edition of Families First News. We hope you have all managed to take some time off from your busy roles and enjoyed a break over the summer period.

In this edition we have news of the new Step2Skills (formerly HFALS), with a link to their brand new website and the full timetable for their community learning courses this September, an article on Family Healthy Lifestyle Courses being run by Beezee Bodies, along with much more including some good training opportunities in our L&D section.

Don't forget to keep your eye on our grants page that we host on the professionals area of the Families First portal along with our Workforce Development page also on the  portal.

We hope you enjoy this edition of Families First News and please encourage your teams to sign up to receive their own copy!

As always, please do let us have your comments and suggestions for what you would like included in future editions by emailing familiesfirst.support@hertfordshire.gov.uk.

Happy reading!

Kind regards 
The Development Team

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The latest news

Step2Skills - Preparing for Success in Hertfordshire


HAFLS has gone through many changes over the recent years. The service has grown to include the Supported Employment Team (formally known as Work Solutions) as well as various projects funded from different sources. Most notably this includes the Building Better Opportunities (BBO) projects which offer employment support.

The economic and education landscapes have changed dramatically following the recent COVID 19 pandemic, resulting in higher unemployment levels, changes in working patterns and the balance of employment sectors offering jobs and transformation in how learning is delivered and undertaken. It has also meant that people who had barriers to learning and employment before the pandemic often face an even more uphill struggle to reach their goals.

To embrace these changes and to enable us to support Hertfordshire residents in this ‘new world’ we have changed our focus from being almost purely education and community learning to becoming a mix of learning, skills and employment.

As a result of all these changes we felt that Hertfordshire Adult and Family Learning Service no longer represented the breadth of service that we are now able to offer people in Hertfordshire.

From the 2nd August our new service name will be Step2Skills and will have the tagline Prepare for success in Herts.

You can view details of our wellbeing courses this September here. These may be of interest for family members who have struggled through the last year and are in need of some time out to improve their wellbeing.

Also please visit  full timetable for our community learning courses this September; all of these courses can be booked via our website at www.step2skills.org.uk.

Beezee Bodies - Family Healthy Lifestyle Courses

Beezee Bodies are very excited to be returning to face to face delivery of its Family Healthy Lifestyle course, Beezee Families from September.  Beezee Families is a free 12-week course run in the local community for families to learn about healthy eating, exercise and wellbeing. This will be running across several locations in Hertfordshire including Welwyn Garden City, Borehamwood, Hemel Hempstead, South Oxhey and Stevenage. 

They will also continue to run their Beezee Live Online course for those who don’t live near these locations or find this more convenient to access.  

Please also see the timetable of the programmes they will be offering from September and flyers for each of the face-to-face Beezee Families courses, giving further details of locations/times and how to make a referral.  

Download the flyers here:-

Welwyn

Stevenage

South Oxhey

Hemel Hempstead

Borehamwood

More information can be found at : Award Winning Weight Loss Programmes | Behaviour change for good (beezeebodies.com)

The Henry Programme

In addition you can view HENRY’s new programme schedule for September 2021 who will be returning to face to face programmes while keeping an online programme option too.

Parenting Courses at East Quadrant Family Centres

Please find below a useful link which gives details of the following parenting courses being run in the East Quadrant Family Centres along with the referral process.

  • Parenting Puzzle
  • Families Feeling Safe
  • Family Toolkit
  • In My Shoes

Parenting Courses – East Quadrant

Please note this link is for professionals only.

Tackling violence against women and girls strategy launched

Home Secretary Priti Patel has published the government’s new strategy to ensure women and girls are safe everywhere – at home, online and on the streets.

The strategy sets out a clear ambition to increase support for victims and survivors, increase the number of perpetrators brought to justice and reduce the prevalence of violence against women and girls in the long term. Find out more at the Government website Tackling violence against women and girls strategy launched

Spot the Signs and Emotional Wellbeing project

Hertfordshire Mind Network’s Spot the Signs and Emotional Wellbeing project offers a range of FREE mental health and emotional wellbeing workshops and training to children and young people, parents/carers and families and youth professionals. The aim of the project is to facilitate positive early experiences with mental health services and create a safe space to explore feelings.

Our bitesize mental health and emotional wellbeing training videos have been created especially for parents/carers and families to help them improve understanding and gain confidence in talking about mental health and emotions with children and young people. The topics covered include an Introduction to Mental Health, Five Ways to Wellbeing and Emotional Wellbeing and Coping Strategies. If you’re a parent/carer or other family member of a child or young person looking to learn more about how you can support them with their mental health (including your own), you can watch these videos at anytime here.

As well as this, we also run information stalls and in-person or online workshops for parents/carers and families via schools and other organisations. For further support or for more information about the project and how to book, please email Jess Whittakerjessica.whittaker@hertsmindnetwork.org

View the Spot the Signs and Emotional Wellbeing bitesize videos for parents/carers and families

It wouldn't be the same without a survey!

Or two...

Can you find time to help with a couple of important surveys:-

Can you help Just Talk to improve their website for young people? We’d like to hear young people’s views about how we can improve the Just Talk website. We want to help more young people to use it as their go-to website for information about things they can do to help improve their emotional wellbeing themselves, as well as providing signposting to other services in Hertfordshire for help. We’re running online focus groups of six-eight young people this August, so if you know any young people who have an hour to spare and would like to help, please ask them to email: lisa.gazeley@hertfordshire.gov.uk.


Or if they only have a couple of minutes, please ask them to complete this quick online questionnaire: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WMDHPXG If you have a question about any CAMHS related topic, then you’re probably not the only person with that question!


Supporting adults and children with learning disabilities? Please take a moment to complete this survey:-

Download here

Help us engage with CYP with SEND

SEND Drawing Competition

To help us promote the new SEND Strategy and raise awareness that 'SEND is Everybody's Business' we would like to invite you to join in our drawing competition.

We have 5 Amazon vouchers of £50 up for grabs for the top 5 entries across 3 categories!

Find out more SEND Drawing Competition (hertfordshire.gov.uk) and please promote to families in your networks.

SEND Strategy Launch Events

Throughout the months of September and October, we will be hosting several events throughout the county to mark the launch of our new Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Strategy for Hertfordshire.

The 'SEND is Everybody’s Business' events are an opportunity to come and find out about services and organisations in your area that offer support and services to families with SEND.

There will be a wide range of organisations and people to speak to from across education, health and social care. We would also like to share with you the ambitions of the new SEND Strategy 2022 – 2025 and hear from you on how we can further support SEND families across Hertfordshire.

Find out more here: SEND Strategy Launch Events (hertfordshire.gov.uk) and please promote to families in your networks.

Learning & development

East Region Learning Event

We are delighted to invite you to a learning event taking place during:

 

  • 13th - 17th September 2021 13:00-14:00  
  • 20th - 24th September 2021 13:00-14:00

We have joined the NHS England and other partners across the East Region to create the agenda which we hope will be of interest to  practitioners across all professions. The event has a large booking capacity and recorded sessions will be available too so please share with colleagues far and wide.

Please access the agenda and registration on the sessions via the following link:

https://eastsafeguardinglearningplatform.co.uk

Please note:  

  • Use Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari to use the registration pages effectively. Internet explorer does not support this platform.
  • Don’t worry if you can’t make a session you want to see as the sessions  will be recorded.  If you register on the platform you will have access to all the recordings after the two weeks have finished.  
  • Watch this space as we will also be recording some bonus sessions.

 We are looking forward to you joining us and we hope you find the sessions informative.

 

Learning Event  at a glance:

Learning Weeks Agenda

Week One

Date

13th - 17th September 2021

Time

13:00 - 14:00

Title

Safeguarding through the lifespan

Monday 13th September 2021 (13:00-13:30)

Session 1

Introduction from Geraldine Rodgers and Multiagency Pre-birth Safeguarding: Considerations for best practice - Nicola Nelson

Monday 13th September 2021 (13:30-14:00)

Session 2

Reconsidering CT head scans in suspected physical abuse. Research presentations – Dr. Helen Daly, Dr. Alison Kemp and Dr. Emilia Wawrzkowicz

Tuesday 14th September 2021 (13:00-13:30)

Session 3

Safeguarding Children; The role of a Community Perinatal Team – Linzi Barnes

Tuesday 14th September 2021 (13:30-14:00)

Session 4

The experience of safeguarding from a patient’s perspective through a midwife's eyes – Toni Doherty

Wednesday 15th September 2021 (13:00-13:30)

Session 5

Transition and Looked After Children - Dr Vicki Walker

Wednesday 15th September 2021 (13:30-14:00)

Session 6

Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDeR) Programme – Dr Emily Handley-Cole

Thursday 16th September 2021 (13:00-13:30)

Session 7

Vulnerability - Transitional Safeguarding: towards a fluid response for adolescents and young adults – Dez Holmes

Thursday 16th September 2021 (13:30-14:00)

Session 8

Older People and Domestic Abuse – it’s not always Adult Safeguarding – Amanda Warburton

Friday 17th September 2021 (13:00-13:30)

Session 9

Mental Capacity Act: A quick refresher – Chelle Farnan

Friday 17th September 2021 (13:30-14:00)

Session 10

Julie Hall introduces the lived experience of Trauma Informed Care – Julie Hall

Week Two

Date

20th - 24th September 2021

Time

13:00 - 14:00

Title

PREVENT, Information sharing and complex safeguarding issues

Monday 20th September (13:00-14:00)

Session 11

A welcome from Vicky Washington and Confidence building in sharing information - a legal view – Eve Piffaretti

Tuesday 21st September 2021 (13:00-13:30)

Session 12

A day in the life of a PREVENT officer – Rebecca Brennan

Tuesday 21st September 2021 (13:30-14:00)

Session 13

Incel – An Introduction – Paul Hydon

Wednesday 22nd September 2021 (13:00-14:00)

Session 14

The role of the interventionalist supporting survivors – Manwar Ali

Thursday 23rd September 2021 (13:00-14:00)

Session 15

‘Online Grooming: Breck’s Story’ – Lorin LaFava

Friday 24th September 2021 (13:00-14:00)

Session 16

'Extremism....a mothers experience and the impact on families - Nicola Benyahia and Conclusion of learning weeks by Anneliese Hillyer-Thake

Successful Stevenage Share and Learn event

After being delayed for over a year the Stevenage Share and Learn event took place, very successfully, on 7th July.

Below are some of the resources shared at the event which you may find useful:-

For Baby’s Sake:

ABC Life Support:

Gamcare:-

     

    Update your skills to better support children and young people with SEND

    Over 1 in 10 of children and young people in schools in Hertfordshire have SEN Support and 8,338 children and young people have an Education Health and Care Plan – so if you work with children and young people it’s very likely that you are working with children with SEND. 

    It is therefore essential that you have the skills and knowledge to confidently support children or young people with SEND and their families and/or carers. 

    The SEND Strategy Programme identified that practitioners in non-SEND specialist services (early help and safeguarding teams) wanted more information about how to identify and respond to SEND in their work with families. 

    As a result a team of practitioners from across health, education and social care, together with parent carers of children with SEND, have been designing e-learning modules to achieve this. 

    The result will be a suite of 3 modules and a resource hub, for any practitioner to access, no matter what organisation they work for. 

    Resources are already available   in the Hub for practitioners to use and Module 1, An Introduction to SEND, is available on iLearn. and can be accessed by partners in the following ways:

    Option 1: Partners who already have access to HCC iLearn 

    • Partners that already have iLearn accounts will be able to access the module(s) and resources free of charge
    • Partners can request monthly reports of staff to confirm who has completed the module by contacting CS L&D Team via CSTraining@hertfordshire.gov.uk

    Option 2: Partners who have their own online Learning Management System (LMS)

    • Partners that have their own LMS can contact Mohan Ballard, who will be able to share the module file and links to resources (free of charge)
    • Partners upload these files on to their own LMS for staff to access
    • Partners will be able to report on who has completed the module following their own processes

    Option 3: Partners can request access to HCC iLearn

    Option 4: Module uploaded on to Families First Portal

    • eLearning modules can be uploaded on Families First Portal
    • All partners can access FF Portal free of charge
    • There are no reporting functions on the site, so partners will not be able to confirm who has completed

     

    Our ambition is for all who work with CYP with SEND to access the same training, so we can use the same language and confidently support families with CYP with SEND, no matter what our employing organisation.  We would be happy to work with your learning and development team to see how we can work together to achieve this ambition. 

     

    Let us know what you think and if you have ideas of what is needed in the Resource Hub: sendstrategy@hertfordshire.gov.uk

    Trauma Informed Training

    For Baby's Sake share tools and resources which may be useful to parents or professionals.  Some of these are used within our own programme, For Baby’s Sake, or we’ve created them based on our experience of working with parents.  We also suggest resources or support from other organisations.Resources to include trauma tools (Growing up with Adversity, Traumatised Children and Parents with Unresolved Trauma).

    Trauma Insight: Overview of the three tools, and Growing up with Adversity

    Watch "The Impact”, an animated film released by For Baby’s Sake Trust, where mothers and fathers tell their stories, in their own voices, of how For Baby’s Sake has empowered them to break cycles of domestic abuse and create a better future for themselves and their baby.  

    Mind in Mid Herts courses

    Living Well Courses

    Our ‘Living Well’ courses have been designed to support people make positive changes in their lives. Informed by psychological theories these guided self-help courses and workshops support you to understand your own experience and build new strategies to live a healthy life.

    These online courses and workshops will be delivered via Zoom by an experienced Mind in Mid Herts trainer; giving you all the benefits of face-to-face support from your own homes.

    You can book online at and take a look at all the courses and workshops that we are offering.

    Mental Health Peer Supporter Open Courses

    We are also offering Mental Health Peer Supporter Training Open Course online. This four week course certifies you to be a mental health peer supporter; supporting you to recognise the signs of mental distress and know how to respond appropriately.

    By the end of this training delegates will have:

    • An in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect wellbeing
    • The ability to spot the signs of mental health issues
    • Confidence to step in, reassure and support a person in distress
    • Understanding the roles, responsibilities and boundaries of managing mental health in the workplace.
    • An understanding of the knowledge, qualities and skills needed to support someone in distress.
    • Know how to support their own wellbeing
    • Knowledge of national and local signposting options.
    • Everyone who completes the course will get a certificate and a supplementary manual to support their learning.

    To book your place on this course, you can do this online at https://www.mindinmidherts.org.uk/product/12948/.

    If you have any enquiries please do not hesitate to contact training@mindinmidherts.org.uk.

    Workforce development

    The vision for Families First training and development is to create a skilled, confident and resilient multi-agency workforce that supports whole family working.

    To support this, we have brought together training courses that are available to practitioners across Hertfordshire. We aim to add new resources to this page when available and we have recently added some resources on Trauma Informed practice. 

    Please take a look at the page, bookmark and share with teams, where appropriate.

    Workforce development (hertfordshire.gov.uk)

    HSCP Learning & Development Programme

    The HSCP/HSAB Summer 2021 Newsletter is now available on the HSCP website – Newsletter Summer 2021


    Following the virtual launch of the Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership’s Neglect Strategy and Joint Campaign with the NSPCC, please see below a link to the Neglect Hub on the HSCP website. The resources available are as follows:

    • Neglect Strategy 2021-24
    • Practice Guidance
    • Neglect Strategy Toolkit
    • Link to the Graded Care Profile tool
    • The presentations from the launch by Dez Holmes, NSPCC and Operations Director, Matt Ansell
    • Posters

    Neglect Hub Edge Browser

    Neglect Hub Explore Browser


    Year of Learning

    Information for professionals and volunteers | Hertfordshire County Council

    June 2021 : Harmful Sexual Behaviours 7 minute briefing

    May 2021: Female Genital Mutilation 7 minute briefing

    Difference we're making

    Families First - Performance Data Report

    You may be interested to view our Families First Performance Data report for the period April 2020 - March 2021.

    The report looks at Families First Assessments that took place within the period and highlights the presenting needs and outcomes broken down by district along with information about other support for families.

     

    Well done George Gearing!

    We would like to congratulate George Gearing from Family Support and Young People’s Services, on completing the End Point Assessments (EPA) for the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship, Level 6, CMDA.

    George achieved a distinction which is an amazing result!

    George will receive CMI Chartered Status as a result of completing the EPA and will receive a certificate from the ESFA confirming his completion of the apprenticeship element of the programme.

    CMI has been setting the bar for best practice in management and leadership for over 60 years and this a highly valued apprenticeship qualification.

    Well done George!

    It was great to be out at an event!!

    Families First, Services for Young People and many other Hertfordshire partners recently attended an event to celebrate International Youth Day organised by the High Sheriff of Hertfordshire at St Albans Cathedral. It was a really well organised day and great to be out at an event meeting people and making new connections.

    Please take a look at the video in this Instragram post for highlights from the day.

    https://www.instagram.com/tv/CSzb8MfndPt/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet 

    Local area news

    Local News Bulletin

    June 2021

    We are collating the updates we receive for local services into a local news bulletin. If you would like to include your service update/news, please email familiesfirst.support@hertfordshire.gov.uk.

    East Herts

    St Albans

    Broxbourne

    Stevenage

    Dacorum

    Watford & Three Rivers

    Hertsmere

    Welwyn Hatfield

    North Herts

    Broxbourne

    Download the Building Better Opportunities (BBO) leaflet here

    CHEXS Family Support Team
    Our Family Support team are #hereforyou and available for our Parent Virtual Chats (Every Tuesday at 10am), parenting support, advice, tips and SO much more.
    Here's what our Family Support Team can help you with, we're just a phone call or email away and we're ready to help

    Herts Mind Network

    The Community Support Service (CSS) is a mental health outreach service run by Herts Mind Network and in partnership with local councils. CSS currently operates in Watford, Three Rivers, Hertsmere and Broxbourne.

    The service is for adults age 18 plus and delivers one to one holistic , practical and emotional support with a range of issues.  These include coping strategies and developing emotional resilience. Support with housing, benefits and debt. Support around drug and alcohol abuse and supporting parents who may be on a child protection, child in need plan or family support plan. Mental health should be the primary need.

    For any referral enquiries please contact css@hertsmindnetwork.org

    Frontline

    Is a user-friendly web-based referral system for local community health and wellbeing services. Organisations can refer/signpost to other providers via the up-to-date library of local services. All referrals are encrypted, consent driven and referrers can 'track' any referral they make. Currently, Frontline covers both East Herts and Broxbourne.


    East Herts

    Citizens Advice East Herts - Service Update

    As an advice service our focus is on making sure people are able to access the support they need in a way that works for them and we've found many people like being able to access us remotely. As lockdown restrictions lift we won't be going back to a 'drop in' service from our offices which only worked for a minority. Instead we'll operate our service across multiple channels, helping people by phone, email, webchat, video and online. We'll continue to offer home visits and in person appointments in community locations to those who need them. This short video (1.5 minutes) explains more. For more details on our services and how to access them please visit https://citizensadviceeastherts.org.uk.

    CVS for Broxbourne & East Herts latest e-bulletin can be viewed here

    View the East Herts Frontline - library of services


    Welwyn Hatfield

    Citizens Advice Welwyn Hatfield - Service Update 

    Now that lockdown is easing, we’re seeing a lot more clients at Citizens Advice Welwyn Hatfield who are running into trouble as we progress through these difficult times. We’re sure your service users are experiencing the same problems.

    We are continuing to offer help via telephone, videocall, email and webchat. We also have services that specialise in helping people apply for benefits, such as Universal Credit, and foodbank vouchers as well as offering advice through British Sign Language.

    We’ve developed a new website so that potential clients can access all the information about our services more easily. We’re rather proud of it and we’d be delighted, if you’d share it with your service users.

    We’re particularly pleased with our videocall facility. Your service users can drop into a virtual reception from the comfort of their own home, or when they’re on the go, and be seen by an adviser. All they have to do is visit www.cawelhat.org.uk/services/v/16-virtual-drop-in/ and click on the link. If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact us.  

    Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

    Please note the Community Annual Grants will soon be closing. For more information and application, please visit: Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council - Annual Community Grants (welhat.gov.uk) 

     


    Welwyn & Hatfield - Healthy Hub Bulletin (June 2021)

    Please click on the link below to the June’s Healthy Hub Bulletin, which includes information about Carers week and Men’s Health week.

    Monthly Healthy Hub Bulletin Issue N022 June 2021 - Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council - Working better, together (welhat.gov.uk)


    North Herts

    Please download the BeeZee Bodies leaflet on the North Herts free programme running this summer for families  with children under 12 years old.

    Herts Mind Network 

    You can view the current Services Timetable information relating to our free one to one Peer Support Service which is being offered by face to face, telephone or by an online provision. 

    They are also in the process of starting to run face to face groups in North Hertfordshire. 

    Referrals for service users can be made either online via the website, by calling 0203 727 3600. We will then liaise with the service user direct to book a telephone triage call to access their current situation and needs .

    North Herts Council receives £100,000 to help community organisations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

    Find out more here: Health Protection Board Covid Fund | North Hertfordshire District Council (north-herts.gov.uk)


    Watford & Three Rivers

    South West Herts Partnership Newsletter (May 2021)

    Please click on the following links to find copies of the newsletter and calendar of events from the South West Herts Partnership.  

    Services for Young People

    Services for Young People (SfYP) are delivering a number of FREE Summer holiday programmes to support young people aged 13-16 who are currently in receipt of free school meals (FSM). For delivery information in other districts please click here.

    Herts Mind Network

    The Community Support Service (CSS) is a mental health outreach service run by Herts Mind Network and in partnership with local councils. CSS currently operates in Watford, Three Rivers, Hertsmere and Broxbourne.

    The service is for adults age 18 plus and delivers one to one holistic , practical and emotional support with a range of issues.  These include coping strategies and developing emotional resilience. Support with housing, benefits and debt. Support around drug and alcohol abuse and supporting parents who may be on a child protection, child in need plan or family support plan. Mental health should be the primary need.

    For any referral enquiries please contact css@hertsmindnetwork.org

    Youth Link

    Youth Link aims to work with various sectors in our local community to create connections to relevant and safe provisions for Children and Young People.

    Find out more in these downloadable leaflets:-

    Youth Link Information Sheet - CYP

    Youth Link Information Sheet - Partners


    Stevenage

    As you may or may not know, the Stevenage and North Herts IFST team have set up a running club every Wednesday. We have decided to run the race for life in September to raise money for Cancer Research. Please take a look at our team fundraising page and donate anything you can - https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/team/intensive-steppers. I would also appreciate it if you could forward on to anyone you think might be interested in sponsoring us too.

    ‘Following a year of isolations, separations and disconnections, we as a team have found joy in running, walking and jogging together once a week, creating the Intensive Steppers Running Club. With differing aims and abilities, we have supported each other to build on both our physical and emotional wellbeing and leave every week with a sweaty group selfie and a huge smile on our faces. It has also created a new catch phrase for the team… ‘Don’t forget your kit!’.

    Like everyone these days, cancer is a prominent and ongoing feature in many of our lives and has touched us all, both personally and with the families we support through our work. We have decided to complete this race for life to raise money to support the vital research and support for cancer sufferers and their families.

    It has been a challenging year for everyone, but within our team it has shown our strength and compassion for one another. We remain, as we have always described ourselves, a family. As a family we plan to take on this challenge, smiling throughout.’


    Dacorum

    • Fun Palace – a day of free community activities taking place on weekend of 2nd & 3rd October. This will comprise of a mix of online and in-person smaller activities taking place around the borough (COVID permitting!). If any organisations/practitioners have an activity or workshop session they would like to run, please get in touch. There is small budget to help towards the cost of running an activity. Email active@dacorum.gov.uk for details or visit https://funpalaces.co.uk/fun-palace/dacorum-fun-palace/#fp-description
    • Workshops for young people this autumn – last year we planned to run a Beatboxing Project for young people that had to be cancelled due to COVID. We are now looking at running a few workshops with the same artists this autumn, who run a very successful Beatboxing Academy in South London. The workshops may not be Beatboxing (the nature of this is not particularly COVID-safe due to the spitting involved!), however possibly rapping or music/performance related.  If you have a group of young people who may benefit from these workshops and working with these brilliant South London artists, please get in touch. We are also looking to deliver these as pilot workshops for a possible larger project at a later date, in consultation with the young people taking part: Email annie.smith@dacorum.gov.uk
    • Nature Connection is a free 6 week course for adults in Dacorum (aged 18+) living with low-level mental health conditions such as stress and anxiety, or as a result of social isolation. Application is via referral from a health professional, qualified Counsellor, link worker or support worker/agency. Please visit www.dacorum.gov.uk/natureconnection for more information.

      The 6 week course starts on 9th September 2021 and will take place each Thursday outside in Gadebridge Park, Hemel Hempstead. 

    Community Action Dacorum have another couple of courses that may be of interest to some of your families. One of the courses is an employability course, the other a healthy eating one.  They are both online, and currently free to anyone living in Hertfordshire. See attached flyers for more details.

    Cook Well Eat Well: Enrol here: https://forms.gle/Hqf4WqNw6Y5Ukxzt6

    Pathways to Employment: Enrol here: https://forms.gle/3Q2KTzZnwdCG3Gd28

     

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