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Devon’s SEND Local Offer

Healthy lifestyles and living well

There are lots of local and national sources of health information and advice available to help children, young people and their families.

Health and wellbeing advice

  • Health for Under 5s

    The Health for Under 5s website provides advice from NHS professionals, from pregnancy right through to the age of five

  • Health for Kids

    Health advice for parents and carers of primary school aged children, to help them grow and flourish

  • Health for Teens

    Advice for young people on topics like growing up, health, relationships, feelings and much more

  • Health advice for young people with SEND

    Information on how young people can look after their health as they start to live more independently, and on what to expect as they move from children’s to adult health care services

  • Mental health

    Taking care of your mental health is just as important as looking after your physical health. The Children and Family Health Devon website has links to lots of mental health advice and resources

  • Physical health and wellbeing

    Being active and eating well are really important to staying healthy and well, and there’s lots of advice available on these topics on the healthier families website

  • Public Health Nursing in Devon

    The Public Health Nursing team is made up of health visitors, school nurses, staff nurses and community health workers. Find your local hub and contact details

  • Feedback on health services

    There are several ways you can share feedback on NHS services, or make a complaint if you are unhappy

  • Immunisations

    Information about immunisations (vaccinations) for babies, children and adults, why they’re important and how and when to get them

  • HANDi Paediatric app

    The HANDi Paediatric app gives up-to-date advice about common childhood illnesses and how to treat them

  • Contact: A-Z of medical conditions

    Helpful information on a range of medical conditions from Contact, the charity for families with disabled children


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