Worried about your child’s health and wellbeing, or finding it hard to get the right support in Brent?
Brent Health Matters Children and Young People’s Team works with babies, children, young people and families in Brent to reduce health inequalities. Link Workers help families manage things that can affect a child’s health and wellbeing, and support them to connect with health and wellbeing services.
- Support with factors such as poverty, physical inactivity, access to education and housing
- Help to register with health and wellbeing services and navigate the healthcare system
- Information and community work around asthma, immunisations and mental health
- MMR catch-up sessions for children under 18 who have missed one or both MMR doses, or whose families want vaccine information
- Signposting to local children and young people’s mental health services
Cost: Free
How to access: Request a referral through Joy.
Service statistics
Usually replies in
19 hours
95%
of referrals accepted
Categories:
Food banks
Exercise and fitness classes
Activities for children and young people
Sports clubs and groups
Advice for young people
Basic necessities (food/clothes)
Health advice
Mental health support
Children's centres
Family support groups and organisations
Connecting with others
Preventative services for children and young people
Getting active
Healthy lifestyle
Mental health
Social prescribing
Support with housing
Youth support
Service access criteria:
Referral criteria:
- The BHM CYP link workers are non-clinical professionals who are able help families, especially those facing health inequalities, to manage the social determinants of health.
- Social determinants of health are the non-medical social and economic factors that influence a child's health and well-being.
- Examples of social determinants of health for children include poverty, physical inactivity, access to education and healthcare, housing, food access, household smoking, living conditions, social isolation, the safety of their environment, and their family and social support systems.
- The link workers can also help with: supporting families to register with and access health and wellbeing services, educating families around navigating the healthcare system and how and when to access care, encouraging vaccine uptake, encouraging healthy diet and exercise, accessing mental health support.
Exclusion Criteria – The link workers cannot manage:
- Clinical concerns requiring medical assessment or intervention.
- Safeguarding concerns - follow standard safeguarding procedures.
Additional needs catered for:
Vision impairment friendly
Hearing impairment friendly
Wheelchair accessible
Learning difficulty friendly
Physical disability friendly
Non English speaking friendly
Waiting list (weeks):
4
Who can refer:
Professional referrals only