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Hampshire Safeguarding Children Partnership and Children’s Trust thresholds chart

Clearly defined thresholds and a range of effective, evidence-based services in place to address assessed needs

Instructor courses

Hampshire Outdoor Centres are a great choice for your professional instructor courses. We are ideally located to deliver a range of outdoor courses on water or land.

Useful resources

Links and other resources

Instructor courses

Hampshire Outdoor Centres are a great choice for your professional instructor courses. We are ideally located to deliver a range of outdoor courses on water or land.

SfYC Portage Support

Portage is a home visiting educational service for families with children from nine months old to statutory school age, who have additional needs and meet the Portage referral criteria

Sources of support

Support from charities, government and other supporting organisations

Armed forces

Information for social workers

Guidance for social workers seeking transport for looked-after children

School transport

Adoption assessment process

Your adoption journey begins here

Adoption and fostering

What to do if you are being bullied or see someone being bullied

What to do if you are being bullied or see someone being bullied

Concerns about a child Child protection and safeguarding

Concerns with your child's early development

Concerns with your child's early development and how to get support. This support may be referred to as special educational needs and disability (SEND) or additional needs.

Andover Library

Opening times, location, facilities, services and events at Andover Library.

Alton Library

Opening times, location, facilities, services and events at Alton Library

The Hampshire Carers Support Service

The Hampshire Carers Support Service. The service provides one-to-one support over the phone, online or face-to-face with a trained carer support worker or dementia adviser

Adult social care

Keren’s fostering story

Keren’s story

Post-order support

Adoption support services for families with post-order adopted children.

Hampshire Teenage Pregnancy

Information and Support

Sexual health

Steering group

I have since successfully traced my maternal birth family which has been loving, challenging but also very healing. ... It has also been positively affirming of the life I’ve shared with my adopted family.

Elspeth – A Partnership Built on Trust

Elspeth, a paediatric occupational therapist and experienced carer, has been fostering with Hampshire County Council Fostering Service since 2023 as a home-from-home carer.

Advice for UK service families

School admissions advice for children of UK service families

Admissions and school places

Adoption support

We will listen to what is happening in your world and find ways to support you and your family. ... We organise monthly meet-ups including LGBT+, Single parent groups as well as social events with your children, youth activities and our Family Fun Days.

Pre-order support

Pre-order support for Prospective Adopters (PAs) waiting for a match, and families with a child or siblings placed.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I foster if I’m single? Absolutely – we welcome prospective foster carers from a variety of diverse family backgrounds and current marital status. ... Foster carers can also enter skills pathways in acknowledgement of their experience and support

Fareham Library

Opening times, location, facilities, services and events at Fareham Library

Safeguarding guidance

Search Hampshire and national safeguarding guidance and support

Child protection and safeguarding

Smokefree youth

Smokefree Hampshire is a free, confidential stop smoking service that offers tailored support to help anyone in Hampshire over the age of 12. ... The service offers personalised support and nicotine replacement therapy such as nicotine gums and patches.