Children and families

Use the service search to find most services for children and families, or browse the services below.

Family and sexual health

• Baby LifeCheck – advice on keeping your child healthy and well from NHS Choices.
• Breastfeeding
• Health visiting
• Immunisations
• Sexual health
• Sexual Health Birmingham – specialist NHS Sexual Health and HIV service-provider with clinics over four sites in the Birmingham area.

Healthy living

• Child health and weight management advice
• Healthy Schools
• Immunisations
• Nutrition and dietetics – city-wide activities encouraging children and families to eat well
• School nursing
• Weight management – services for east and north Birmingham.

Directories and contacts

• Children First for Health – general health and hospital information site for young people and parents by Great Ormond Street Hospital.
• Connexions Direct – information and advice for young people.
• DirectGov – information about public services.
• Every Child Matters – information about chidlren-specific services, including Sure Start chldren’s centres.
• ineed2know - an online directory of Birmingham activities, information and services for children, young people, and their families. Provided by Birmingham City Council.
• National Children’s Bureau – charitable organisation that is dedicated to advancing the health and well-being of all children and young people across every aspect of their lives and providing them with a powerful and authoritative voice.

Further resources

• Birmingham CAMHS (Child And Adolescent Mental Health Services) – support and help for children and young people who are experiencing emotional and mental health problems. Provided by Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
• Carers Support – offers information, advice and support to individuals and groups.
• Children’s health strategy implementation
• Safeguarding children
• Smoking – stop smoking support and services available in NHS Birmingham East and North.
• Speech and Language Therapy

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