People & care

Births, deaths & marriages

• Search Register Office records
• Visiting the Register Office
• Births

Social care for adults

• Search for social care services
• Request a care assessment
• Help at home

Social care for children

• Get help for a child
• Children with disabilities
• Mental health services

Childcare

• Children's centres
• Childminders
• Other childcare

Fostering and adoption

• Fostering
• Adoption
• About our service

Paying for care

• Pay your care fees online
• How to buy your own care
• FAQs about buying your own care

Carers

• Carer assessment
• Financial help for carers
• Support and advice for carers

Worried about someone?

• Worried about your own safety?
• Worried about a child?
• Worried about an adult?

Benefits

Changes to benefits and details of appeals, backdated benefits, staying in hospital, FAQs ...

Groups and organisations

• Community centres
• Faith based organisations
• South Tyneside Region Equality Forum (STREF)

Health

• Public Health Improvement Information and Resource Team
• Stay safe on nights out
• Useful links

Domestic violence

• What is domestic violence?
• What can I do if I'm affected?
• Domestic violence directory

Crime & community safety

• Anti-social behaviour
• Emergencies
• Counter Terrorism

Armed forces support in South Tyneside

Help for the armed forces community in South Tyneside.

Information for workers

• South Tyneside Safeguarding Children Board
• Accessing services for a child
• Child protection procedures

How we shape health and care services

Find out how the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) process works and how it helps to shape local health and care services.