Whole Family Wellbeing Team
The Scottish Government is currently funding a project in East Dunbartonshire that is aiming to support families at an early stage with a range of services to help families meet their needs, to thrive and to stay together.
The vision is that families have easy access to services when they need it. We want to improve family wellbeing, reduce inequalities between the most and least disadvantaged communities and reduce the number of families needing crisis intervention.
We are committed to #Keeping the Promise to support care experienced children and young people. Visit the promise website.
Why is it important?
We want all our families to flourish and get the right support at the right time to support children and their families to be raised safely in their own families, protect their wellbeing and reach their potential.
We are dedicated to reducing the need for a crisis response to help families, the view is to provide a much more preventative, early intervention approach.
By working with the whole family to identify needs and solutions we will reduce the likelihood of difficulties arising in the first place.
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Help and support within the Whole Family Wellbeing Hub open in Hillhead Community Centre
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Direct work from the Whole Family Wellbeing Team
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Invitation for the family, or child or young person to attend services
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Individual or group work
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Signposting to other supports.
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Parents, carers & young people
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Education
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Voluntary organisations
- Health professionals
- East Dunbartonshire local area co-ordinators.
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Mental health
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Anxiety
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Sleep support
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Internet safety
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Parenting strategies
- Additional support needs supports.
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School based social workers
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Home link workers
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Youth worker
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Local Area Co-Ordinator 8-14. Local area co-ordinators for autism and mild learning disability - East Dunbartonshire Council Health and Social Care
East Dunbartonshire is working with the following groups to support Whole Family Wellbeing
- Creatovators - Creatovators
- Early Years Scotland - Early Years Scotland
- Scottish Families Affected by Drugs & Alcohol - Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs
- East Dunbartonshire Women’s Aid - East Dunbartonshire Women's Aid - East Dunbartonshire Women's Aid SCIO
- Ramekin & Rolling Pin Cookery School - Ramekin And Rolling Pin Cookery School | Kirkintilloch
- New Roots New Roots - Empowering Neurodivergent Individuals through Food Growing and Life Skills Education - NEW ROOTS
- East Dunbartonshire Carer’s Link - Carers Link East Dunbartonshire
To find out more about any of these projects please contact 0300 123 4510 or emai Lissie Faulks, (Whole Family Wellbeing Fund Development Officer)at requestforassistance@eastdunbarton.gov.uk
Please put Whole Family Wellbeing Fund in the title bar of your email.
We will be running a programme of Whole Family Wellbeing activities from Hillhead community centre.
To find out more please come to our open day on 21 March 2025 at 12 noon to 3pm and 22 March 2025 10.30am to 2.30pm,
There will be activities for children and young people and a chance to meet local supports and services.