6-12 months

Health visitors - 9 to 12-month contract

Family contact when the child is between 9 – 12 months old (part of the (national) Healthy Child Programme 0-5), and completes the ASQ.

View more information on the Stoke Speaks website. 

Perinatal mental health team

Provides specialist assessment and support for people experiencing mental health difficulties  and to those that are at risk of developing them up until a year after the baby's birth.

View more information on the NHS Midlands Partnership University Trust website. 

Healthy start vouchers

Vouchers to help buy food, milk and free vitamins for children.

View more information on Staffordshire Connects. 

Virtual breastfeeding support

Thursdays 10am to 11.30am, delivered by Infant Feeding Lead, online through Teams, meet other parents and receive support.

Peer support groups delivered across the county.

Immunisations

Vaccines to give your best the best protection.

More information can be found on the NHS website. 

Chat health

A text messaging service and app for young people and parents to ask for health and wellbeing advice from qualified public health practitioners.

More information can be found on Staffordshire Connects.

Health visitor hub

A telephone line providing a central point of access for information, advice and signposting for families, young people and professionals.

More information can be found on Staffordshire Connects.

Hungry little minds

Sign up to Hungry Little Minds

Each month we’ll send you two emails showing you:

• how to chat, read and play with your baby as they grow
• support, activities and events near where you live
• reminders about health appointments

More information can be found on the Hungry Little Minds webpages.

Better health

Online healthy lifestyle information, apps and local directory of places to get active.

More information can be found on Staffordshire Connects.

Smile project

All families on a low income can access free smile packs which contain toothbrush and toothpaste.

More information can be found on the NHS Midlands Partnership University Trust website.