Lorrianna Craddock Nash Dom CIC came along to the event and said it was a great opportunity to connect with people and look at how what’s needed and she can best support people in her community 💙

Thank you to everyone who joined us today! 👏 A fantastic mix of voices from system & place, including VCSE partners, led to deep conversations & brilliant ideas to finding better ways to support people with learning disabilities, autism & severe mental illness.

Eligible families can now register and book onto our Summer Holiday Activity and Food (#HAF) programme! ☀️ The programme offers fun, local activities from over 75 providers - plus a healthy meal for every child. ➡️ go.walsall.gov.uk/children-and-y… #WhatsOnWalsall Walsall Right 4 Children

Meet Greg Bloom, Managing Partner at Umbrella Medical, who plays a key leadership role in delivering primary care across four GP practices in Walsall and is a key voice in #WalsallTogether 📖 Read more about him and his hopes for the partnership 👉walsalltogether.co.uk/news-blogs/blo…

Our July Monthly Brief is out now! This edition covers the NHS 10-Year Plan, reflections from NHS ConfedExpo 2025, updates on neighbourhood teams, and other key developments👉 Read the full update here: walsalltogether.co.uk/application/fi…

Great to see such a fantastic turnout at today’s Neighbourhood Health Workshop Manorfarm Bringing together early years, health & community professionals to explore how we can better support children & families through integrated neighbourhood care & social prescribing.

Children & Young People’s priorities are clear and aligned with the Walsall Together vision: ✅ I am happy, healthy and well ✅ I am safe in all spaces ✅ I have a voice and am heard ✅ I am hopeful and excited for the future If we meet these, wellbeing will be improved.

If we do nothing, by 2040… 🔸 63% of under-16s in low-income families 🔸 1 in 4 kids with tooth decay 🔸 1 in 17 CYP with SEND 🔸 20% fewer CYP 5-18 active for 60 minutes daily 🔸 Walsall falling behind England national average 5+ GCSEs

Family Hubs are at the heart of support for children & young people in Walsall. In just 12 months, over 9,634 people visited one of our 4 hubs. They're a vital space for 0–19s (up to 25 with additional needs) to get help, advice & connection 👉walsallfamilyhubs.co.uk

Lets discuss: 🔹 How shared resources & collaboration can reach infants, children & families not accessing services 🔹 How social prescribing could work for CYP & families in Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INT) 🔹Ideas on ways of working to support the principles of INT

Emerging themes: 🔍 Need clarity—does social prescribing work as a term for children? 🤝 Call for joint Family Hub & social prescriber meetings 👶 Primary care to refer people to family hubs Antenatal services 📞 Incentivise & encourage peer support—phone a friend!

Key Takeaways: 🔹Wider language - Social prescribing may not resonate 🔹Understand the silence - are the same groups disengaged across all services? 🔹Those doing the connecting don’t need all the answers—they’ll find the info if supported 🔹 Leaders act on identified gaps

Thank you to everyone who came to the event today - some great discussions had and lots of ideas to take this work forward 😀

You're invited! Join us for the Women's Health Hub event on 25 Sept 2025 at Brownhills Community Centre. Speak up, share your views, and help shape the future of women's health services. All ages welcome! 💬 📅 Book your place now: ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/walsa…

Monthly Brief for August is now available! Find out all the latest updates as well as some interesting facts about creative health and get the first edition of Volunteer Voices 👉 shorturl.at/0VbUV