Find local and national services, advice and support for families, parents, carers, children and young people. Browse by topic to find information and help that meets your family's needs.

Pregnancy and your baby's first years

• NHS Morecambe Bay: Maternity services
• Family help: Giving birth
• How to register a birth
• Growing healthy Westmorland and Furness: Health visiting for children aged 0 to 5
• Toddler healthy eating and growth
• NHS: Better health
• NHS: Vaccinations
• Family help: Breastfeeding
• Family help: Vaccinations in pregnancy
• Family help: Why vaccinations matter
• Family help: Dental health in pregnancy

Raising healthy children

• NHS: Healthy start scheme
• Family help: Toddler healthy eating and growth
• NHS: Find a dentist
• NHS: How to take care of your baby or toddler's teeth
• Health professionals: Safer screens
• Family help: Online safety and screen time
• Family Help: Support for parents of children aged four to 11 years
• Kooth: Mental health support
• Family Help: Teen mental health
• NHS: Every mind matters
• Westmorland and Furness: Stop smoking service

Family relationships and safety

• The Birchall Trust: Domestic abuse support
• National domestic abuse helpline
• NSPCC: Child protection support
• One Plus One: Relationship support
• Cafcass: Parenting plans
• GOV.UK: Child maintenance service
• Family help: Reducing family conflict
• Family help: Divorce and separation
• CADAS: Drug and alcohol support

Money, housing and everyday support

• Citizens Advice: Debt advice
• StepChange: Debt advice
• National Debtline: Debt advice
• Family help: Money matters
• Turn 2 Us: Benefits and grants
• Advice Now: Independent advice
• Healthy Start: Food support
• National Energy Action: Energy support
• Westmorland and Furness: Housing services
• Westmorland and Furness: Housing support
• GOV.UK: Parental leave and pay

Education and additional needs

• Westmorland and Furness: SEND local offer
• SENDIASS: SEND advice service
• GOV.UK: School attendance advice

Support for teenagers and young people

• Westmorland and Furness: Youth Justice Service
• The Mix: Support for young people
• Westmorland and Furness: Holiday Activities and Food (HAF)
• Childline: Support for young people
• Family help: Support for you - a guide for teenagers
• Family help: Resources recommended by families and professionals

Different family circumstances

• Adoption England: Adoption support
• Family Help: Kinship local offer
• Kinship: Kinship support
• Fosterline: Foster support
• Army Families Federation: Military family support
• Naval Families Federation: Military family support
• RAF Families Federation: Military family support
• Prisoners Families Helpline: Families affected by imprisonment