FAMILIES FIRST

What is Families First?

We deliver essential mental health support in Hertfordshire, providing a diverse range of services from our seven Wellbeing Centres and other venues across all ten districts of the county. Funded locally, our services are available to all residents in Hertfordshire over the age of 18 and we offer dedicated services for 15-18 year olds.

We create opportunities for individuals experiencing mental ill health to make choices, find their solutions, build resilience and manage their whole life and wellbeing. Our services are based on the principle of self-help with a strong emphasis on prevention, personal development, self-management and improving health and wellbeing. 

We provide opportunities for individuals to access support to enable them to recover from or live with mental ill health.

The type of support offered is based on your family’s individual needs, but it can help with issues such as:

• parenting
• mental and physical health problems
• drug or alcohol dependency
• domestic abuse
• school related concerns – such as your child is not attending school
• debt problems
• risk of becoming homeless.