Teenage Pregnancy and Sexual Health

Support during pregnancy and following birth

 

Teenage parents are able to access a range of services from their local children's centre.

 

All centres provide general information, advice and guidance to teenage parents as well as access to the wide range of health, education and family support services currently on offer.

 

In addition, Abbey Children's Centre in Barking and William Bellamy Children's Centre in Dagenham provide specific services geared to the needs of teenage parents.

 

All teenage parents should have a Common Assessment which will have been initiated by their midwife.

 

Should this not be the case, agencies wanting to refer teenage parents for support, advice and services should use the attached children's centre referral form which should be sent either to Abbey Children's Centre or William Bellamy Children's centre depending on the young person's home address:

• IG11 postcodes - refer to Abbey Children's Centre
• RM Postcodes - refer to William Bellamy Children's Centre

Health

• Your doctor (GP)
• Health Visitors/School Nurse: 01708 465 404
• King Georges Teen Parent Midwives: 07974 971 848 or 07974 971 853

Advice, information and support including education, training and employment

• Connexions Access Shop: 020 8591 999
• Connexions Personal Advisor: 020 8724 1262
• The Vineries Young Women's Project: 020 8593 3931

Childcare

For information on childcare and early learning in Barking and Dagenham

• Teen Parent Childminding Network and Children Information Service 020 8227 5538
• Family Information Service: 020 8227 2163
• Care to Learn
• Grants for childcare costs for students: 0845 600 2809

For advice and help with parenting issues

 

Home Start: 020 8270 6614

For young parents who live in the following areas additional services, support and advice may also be available:

• Abbey Children's Centre: 020 8227 3377
• William Bellamy Children's Centre: 020 8724 1924
• Sue Bramley Children's Centre: 020 8270 6619
• Marks Gate Children's Centre: 020 8270 6091
• Gascoigne Children's Centre: 020 8724 1094

Drop in Support Services

• Abbey Children's Centre: 020 8227 3377
• William Bellamy Children's Centre: 020 8724 1924
• Vineries Teen Parents/Mums to be drop in sessions: 020 8593 3931

Housing

• Housing Advice: 020 8227 2177 or 020 8227 2536
• Housing Benefits Section: 020 8227 2970
• Teen Parent Housing Support Worker: 020 8724 1924

Benefits

• Benefits Agency advice for Barking, Dagenham and Havering: 01708 774 000
• Connexions, Barking and Dagenham: 020 8507 2290
• Citizens Advice Bureau: Dagenham: 020 8592 1084, Barking: 020 8594 6715

 

 

Contact

Yvonne Alexander

Family Support Coordinator

William Bellamy Children's Centre

Frizlands Lane

Dagenham

RM10 7HX

 

Tel: 020 8724 1924

Email: williambellamychildrenscentre@lbbd.gov.uk|

 

Maria O'Grady

Family Support Coordinator

Abbey Children's Centre

North Street

Barking

IG11 8JA

 

Tel: 020 8724 1262

Email: abbeychildrenscentre@lbbd.gov.uk|

 

 

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