If you have immediate concerns about the safety of a child please visit the Worried About a Child page

In North Yorkshire there are a number of organisations you can contact to access further support for you and your child:
North Yorkshire Council: Children and Families Service:

North Yorkshire Council (NYC) provide a range of services such as children and family hubs, early education and childcare, the Early Help Service, Youth Justice and Children’s Social Care which can provide general advice and support through to more intensive support to help you safeguard your child, depending on your needs.

Visit NYC’s Children and Families page here for further information.

More information on Early Help can be accessed here: NYSCP (safeguardingchildren.co.uk)

In North Yorkshire there are a number of organisations you can contact to access further support for you and your child, below is a selection of the services you can go to for further support. For a more wider range of services please visit Services in North Yorkshire page or the Do You Need Some Help page for children and young people.

Further information about Early Help support Services available in North Yorkshire can be accessed here: North Yorkshire Children & Families Service – Early Help Resources | NYES Info

The Solihull Approach – parenting courses

North Yorkshire Council, in partnership with the Solihull Approach, offer free access to online courses expertly designed for parents, carers, grandparents and teens living in the region. Sign up to understand your child’s feelings, as well as your own, as you go through life as a family. Learn to understand the changes in your child’s development and how to support them, whilst also strengthening your relationship. inourplace | Solihull Approach – North Yorkshire | inourplace

Unlocking Autism
A series of unlocking Autism online modules, this sessions builds on autism awareness and focuses on how to recognise and support autistic children and young people.
Unlocking Autism Plus Modules for Parents & Carers – Girls | NYES Info 11 June 2025 11:00 – 12:30
Unlocking Autism Plus Modules for Parents & Carers – PDA | NYES Info 11 June 2025 9:15 – 10:45
Unlocking Autism Plus Modules for Parents & Carers – Identity | NYES Info 11 June 2025 13:00 – 14:30
Unlocking Autism Plus Modules for Parents & Carers – Selective Mutism | NYES Info 11 June 2025 14:45 – 16:15

NSPCC Listen up Speak Up
It’s up to all of us to keep children safe. Take our free, 10-minute digital training and learn what to do if you’re ever worried about a child or their family.
Listen up, Speak up will show you: 
some signs a child might be at risk, and steps you can take to help
how to approach difficult conversations to help keep children safe
who you can contact if you’re ever concerned about a child or their family.
Listen up, Speak up | NSPCC

Child Exploitation – Ivison Trust
We regularly host live evening webinars for parents and carers where we will share what criminal exploitation is, with a focus on county lines. We will explore how to spot signs that it may be happening. We cover trends in your local area and where to get advice and support if you are concerned. If there isn’t an upcoming webinar in your local area, all parents and carers are really welcome to join a webinar in a different region. Find out more and book your place
Keep them Safe – child sexual exploitation e-learning
Our free e-learning course provides parents, carers and professionals information about child sexual exploitation (CSE).
More about Keep them safe
Child Criminal Exploitation and County Lines e-learning
Our free e-learning course for parents, carers and professionals gives introductory information about how children are groomed and criminally exploited.
Find out more and register

There are a wide variety of support schemes and organisations in North Yorkshire which may be able to help or advise you, if you are struggling to pay for essentials. Cost of living support | North Yorkshire Council

Families > Healthy Schools North Yorkshire Free online support from the Healthy Families Service, including information on
*Child Illness advice
*Free School Meals
*Health Start Scheme
*Free eye tests

Healthy Families is a new, free healthy living service for families across North Yorkshire.
The service helps families remotely (virtually) over a number of months to make small changes to their lifestyles, all from the comfort of their homes.
It also signposts families to physical activity and leisure opportunities in their local area and provides information on other useful topics and support such as mental health and wellbeing, sleep, and help with the cost of living.
The service is for children and young people aged 4-19 years (up to aged 25 years for those with SEND) who would like some help with healthy weight and lifestyles. Families must be a resident or registered with a GP practice or school in North Yorkshire.
More information can be found here: Healthy Families Service > Healthy Schools North Yorkshire

Being Young in North Yorkshire 2021-2024 is the North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership Strategy for children and young people living in North Yorkshire.

As a partnership we recognise the diversity across North Yorkshire and how important it is to harness this when agreeing our delivery plans.

Our children and young people are our future, we want them to thrive in North Yorkshire and achieve the best possible outcomes they can.

This strategy sets out our vision which is shaped by the feedback from children and young people living in North Yorkshire and sets out our four key themes of children and young people having:

– a safe life
– a happy family life
– a healthy life, and
– achieving in life

For more information click on the image below: