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More families in Devon will be able to access help and support following the launch of a dedicated Family Hub Advice Line and website<\/a>, run by the charity Action for Children on behalf of Devon County Council.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family Hubs are a new way of bringing together all the help a family may need in one place. It\u2019s part of a transition in Devon from children\u2019s centres, which supported families of children aged 0-8 with a referral from a GP or other professional, to family hubs – which are open to all families with children aged up to 19, or 25 for young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) and care leavers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The free Action for Children-run advice line connects parents and carers to trained family support workers, who can provide a listening ear when things get difficult or can signpost to other support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will run alongside a network of Action for Children run Family Hub centres across Devon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rob Wyatt, Action for Children\u2019s operational director in the South West, said<\/strong>: \u2018The support our frontline workers provide every day in our hubs is invaluable to so many parents and carers across Devon. We\u2019re thrilled to be able to extend that help to families online and on the phone \u2013 meaning they can access support quickly and at a time that suits them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018At Action for Children we support hundreds of thousands of children and families across the UK, and we know that early help is a vital lifeline. Our staff support parents to address issues early and can help stop problems escalating. That is not only the best way to ensure positive outcomes for the whole family, but also avoids the need for costlier interventions further down the line.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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Councillor Andrew Leadbetter, Cabinet Member with responsibility for children\u2019s services, said:<\/p><\/div>\r\n \t\t

\u2018<\/strong>I am delighted to launch the super new service being delivered for us by Action for Children.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019ve opened up the access to Family Hubs to a wider age range of children and young people, and we\u2019re expanding the range of support by linking with existing community support groups. The transition to Family Hubs will be a gradual one over the next 12 months.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n

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\r\n Councillor Andrew Leadbetter, Cabinet Member for Children’s Services and Schools<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n <\/figure>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\n\n\n

You can call the Devon Family Hubs Advice Line on 0800 538 5458<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":63655,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[106,7,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adult-social-care","category-children-families-and-education","category-dcc-homepage"],"acf":[],"featured_image":{"ID":63655,"title":"Action for Children Family Hub news page","alt":"A group of parents and young children at a Family Hub, with Councillor Andrew Leadbetter","description":"","caption":"Councillor Andrew Leadbetter attended the Family Hub group to officially launch the new advice line and 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