Who We Are
Who we are
Family Mental Fitness North East CIC is a VCSE community partner delivering regulation-focused early intervention and wellbeing programmes for children, young people, families and communities across Newcastle and the North East.
Our work focuses on emerging emotional, engagement and family needs, providing structured support before challenges become more complex or entrenched.
We deliver accessible, community-based programmes that are relational, practical and grounded in real-life experiences — particularly for individuals and families who may be:
- waiting for support
- below service thresholds
- unsure where to turn
We step in early to provide stability, emotional regulation support and practical strategies that help people move forward with greater confidence and connection.
Our Role in Early Help
We work alongside schools, community organisations and services as part of the early intervention pathway, aligned with the Section 1 and Section 2 (Family Help) safeguarding framework.
As a non-statutory, community-based organisation, we are able to provide flexible and accessible support without the high thresholds or long waiting times often associated with statutory services.
Our role is to:
- provide early regulation-focused support for children, families and communities
- strengthen emotional wellbeing, confidence and engagement
- reduce the likelihood of escalation into more complex or statutory intervention
We complement existing provision — not replace it — helping ensure individuals and families can access the right support at the right time.
What We Offer
We deliver structured early intervention and wellbeing support across age groups, including:
- 1–1 therapeutic and wellbeing sessions
- small group regulation and wellbeing programmes
- sensory, creative and movement-based support
- family and intergenerational wellbeing sessions
- outdoor and community-based programmes
Support takes place in schools, community venues and local spaces, allowing people to access help in environments that feel safe, familiar and inclusive.
Our Approach: Better Together
Everything we do is guided by our Better Together model:
Safe · Calm · Create · Connect · Grow
This is a relational, regulation-informed framework that supports emotional wellbeing, engagement and resilience through safe, consistent and accessible support.
Safe - Creating welcoming, inclusive environments where people feel emotionally and physically supported.
Calm - Supporting emotional and sensory regulation through structured, therapeutic and wellbeing-based approaches.
Create - Encouraging expression, reflection and confidence through creative, sensory and experiential activities.
Connect -Building relationships, belonging and community through relational and shared experiences.
Grow - Supporting long-term confidence, resilience, emotional awareness and engagement over time.
We work step by step alongside individuals, families and communities, creating sustainable progress through consistent early intervention.
What This Creates
When support is delivered early, relationally and consistently, the impact can be seen through:
- improved emotional regulation
- increased confidence and emotional expression
- stronger relationships and reduced isolation
- improved engagement with learning, family and community life
- greater family stability and connection
Leading to calmer routines, improved wellbeing and stronger, more connected communities.
Our Purpose
We believe support should be accessible, relational and delivered early, before difficulties escalate into crisis.
As a Community Interest Company, our work is delivered for public benefit, with all surplus reinvested into developing services and increasing access for the communities we support.
By providing regulation-focused early intervention rooted in community, we aim to:
- strengthen emotional wellbeing and resilience
- support family stability and connection
- reduce isolation across communities
- improve confidence, engagement and belonging
- build safer, calmer and more connected environments for children, families and adults
By working at the earliest stages of need, our programmes help reduce escalation into more complex and costly interventions, supporting better outcomes for individuals, families, communities and the wider system.