Early Help Hub
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Are you a family in the Merthyr Tydfil area and have children aged 0-18 years?
Do you know where to turn for help?
Do you want to know what services are available in your local area?
If so, the Early Help Hub can support you and your family to access the right support at the right time. We provide advice, information, and support around:
- Housing
- Finance
- Education
- Health and wellbeing
- Parenting
- Community activities
- Childcare and play
For more information, please contact the Early Help Hub on 01685 725000 or EarlyHelp.Hub@merthyr.gov.uk
Team Around the Family (TAF)
Children, young people and their families sometimes need a little extra support for them to have happy and healthy lives. Team Around the Family (TAF) is an early intervention and prevention service that aims to work with families to help them identify their strengths and needs. TAF will then support them to achieve their individual goals by offering advice, guidance and support. TAF can also support families through the co-ordination of other agencies.
What is TAF?
- TAF provides a service to families who are likely to need help from two or more agencies (e.g. schools health services and housing)
- TAF brings everyone together with families to identify strengths and any needs, and how best to enable families to meet those needs
- TAF is a way of identifying who is best placed to offer any of the additional advice and support your family may need
What sort of things can you get help with?
- Parenting support and groups
- Routines and boundaries
- Relationship building
- Co coordinating services
- Disability support
- Support with emotional wellbeing
- Financial advice
- Social Isolation
- Housing support
- Improving home conditions
- Internet safety
- Healthy relationship work
For further information or advice on Team Around the Family please contact the Early Help Hub. (Open 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Thursday and 4.30pm on a Friday)
(01685 725000)