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Hampshire Happy Talkers - Advice and Support

Within this section you will find information about where you can go for further speech, language and communication support.

It’s always worth talking your concerns through with your health visitor first. We have also included the link to the local children’s therapy service telephone advice line which you can use to talk through your concerns with a speech and language therapist directly.

Within this section you will also find links to communication groups and workshops that are available to you.

If you need a bit more support after looking at this section, then have a look at the specialist support section within the pathway.

Self-Help and Resources

  • Chat health: Offers a simple, convenient text messaging service for young people and parents to provide health related support for the Health Visitor and School Nurse Service.

  • Hampshire Healthy Families: This website explains all about your local Health Visiting and School Nurse service, including information about activities and events happening near you and a range of workshops such as Baby Talk and Toddler Talk.

Support from your local Health Visiting Team including Wellcomm Intervention - Individualised assessment of you child’s development which includes Speech Language and Communication. Following assessment we are able to offer one to one support, incorporating The Wellcomm intervention resource, or referral in to group and Specialist offers.

  • Tots Talking: A Speech and Language UK 8-week programme for parents and carers which aims to improve communication skills in two-year-olds by supporting with parent/child interaction. These sessions may either be attended virtually or face to face and are delivered by the Family Help Teams. Please speak to you Health Visitor or Early years setting to discuss a referral.
  • Hampshire Libraries: They provide a range of free activities for families with young children in the libraries, including Rhymetime, Rhyme of the Month and our First Words Together course. You can find all free, drop-in library events for families and children listed on this webpage.

  • First Words Together: A National Literacy Trust programme to support babies and toddlers who may need early help with speech, language and communication development before the age of two. Delivered in libraries across Hampshire.

  • Early years setting or school special education needs co-ordinator (SENCo): Please ask to talk to the SENCo at your child’s nursery or school.

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