Family Coach

The Family Coach can offer practical tools and techniques, advice and encouragement to motivate people to change behaviours, achieve better health choices and set goals for themselves, their families and the wider community.

We offer confidential, personalised support to help families live a happy and healthy lifestyle by providing bespoke support with what matters most to each family. This might include:

Healthy eating, meal planning and cooking tips
Mental Health Support
Finances
Being more active
Stopping smoking
Improved Sleep

This service is for families who have one or more children who are under/overweight, families who are not able to access existing weight management services in their area, and families who may experience other inequalities.

Our Family Coach service works in partnership with Wyre Forest District Council and NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire

Eligibility Criteria

Children identified as needing support with healthy eating and weight management
Unable to access other weight management services, i.e. Henry
Families who are impacted by health damaging behaviours
Support for families where parents have been recently diagnosed with High blood pressure or diabetes
Age range for service 2.5 years – 18 years
Priority to families from IMD 1 and 2 within the Wyre Forest

Where/how to access the support/ Make a referral

If you feel you or someone you know would benefit from the Family Coach - please email us to make a referral to familycoach@onside-advocacy.org.uk using the referral form here