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