{"id":22301,"date":"2024-12-04T16:41:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T16:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/?page_id=22301"},"modified":"2026-01-16T10:53:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:53:34","slug":"specialist-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/attendance-and-inclusion\/ebsa\/where-else-you-can-go-for-help\/specialist-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Specialist support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>There are a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/attendance-and-inclusion\/ebsa\/where-else-you-can-go-for-help\/support-services-for-everyone\/\">number of support services for everyone<\/a> who can offer support&nbsp;to any family when a child or young person is experiencing difficulties attending school.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>If your child is still struggling to attend school despite any strategies you\u2019ve been trying at home, and any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/attendance-and-inclusion\/ebsa\/where-else-you-can-go-for-help\/support-if-you-need-a-bit-more-help\/\">targeted support<\/a> from school or other agencies, it may be that some more <strong>specialist support<\/strong> is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Services in Devon that can offer more specialist support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specialist help<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This enhanced support from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devonscp.org.uk\/early-help\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Early Help<\/a> partners may include support from children\u2019s social care and health settings such as specialist treatments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Age ranges supported<\/strong>: 0 to 19 years<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Children and Family Health Devon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone aged under 18 who lives in Devon (excluding Plymouth) can get specialist care from &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/childrenandfamilyhealthdevon.nhs.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD)<\/a> &nbsp;To get help from CFHD you will need a referral &#8211; this often doesn&#8217;t have to be from a GP, see details of <a href=\"https:\/\/childrenandfamilyhealthdevon.nhs.uk\/requesting-help-from-cfhd\/\" rel=\"noopener\">how to request help from CFHD<\/a>.  &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Age group supported<\/strong>: 0 to 18 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact details<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Call the Single Point of Access Team (SPA): <a href=\"tel:03300245321\">0330 0245 321<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email: <a href=\"mailto:CFHD.DevonSPA@nhs.net\">CFHD.DevonSPA@nhs.net<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/childrenandfamilyhealthdevon.nhs.uk\/referral-forms\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Complete a referral form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a&nbsp;number of support services for everyone who can offer support&nbsp;to any family when a child or young person is experiencing difficulties attending school. 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