Health and social care for children and families

We provide services that protect, care for and support children, young people and their families in Lewisham.

Family Information Service directory

Search our directory for a range of information for children, young people, families and practitioners.​

Feedback about care services

We want to provide high quality services for everyone that needs them. You can contact us to tell us when things work well and when something has gone wrong.​
 
Are you worried about the safety or welfare of a child?

If you think a child or young person may be in immediate danger, call 999.
Otherwise contact Lewisham Children's Social Care on 020 8314 6000.
For the Children's Social Care Duty Team call 020 8314 6660.
Out of hours call 020 8314 6000.

  • Safeguarding Children Board

    A partnership with responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
  • Pregnancy and birth

    Organisations offering services, support, advice and information during pregnancy and birth.
  • Childcare

    These pages provide information on the different sorts of childcare available in Lewisham, and how to access them.
  • Disabilities, learning difficulties and life limiting conditions

    Advice and support for carers of children with a disability, learning difficulty or life limiting condition.
  • Residential care for children

    Children's homes are there to ensure that the needs of children are met when they cannot live with their own family.
  • Moving from child to adult social care

    Guide for parents and carers about what should be happening during transition.
  • Information sharing (LISA)

    How professionals in Lewisham share information when a child or young person needs extra support in their life.
  • Adoption

    Could you do something amazing and change a child's future? You can do this by becoming an adoptive parent.
  • Fostering

    Fostering is looking after babies, children and young people who cannot live at home with their own families.
  • Supported Lodgings Scheme

    Supported Lodgings is an accommodation scheme for young people leaving care, who are not yet ready to live on their own.

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