Our Vision
Our vision is that families in Leith are living well, thriving,
and overcoming the challenges they face.

Our Mission
Our mission is to offer holistic support to families
through early intervention, to empower parents and
equip them with the skills and tools to provide their
children with the best start in life.

What we do

We are community-based and accessible, and our services are part of the fabric of our local community. We support all families living in Leith with children pre-birth to five years (up to child’s sixth birthday).

Dr Bell’s works closely with many statutory and voluntary sector agencies delivering a range of activities and consistently seeks out opportunities to develop new partnerships. Membership of local and national networks provides further opportunities to develop collaborative partnerships with new agencies and professionals.

We act as a resources hub by bringing together – under one roof – a range of services who then work together to deliver holistic early support to families. The benefits of this approach are staff work in a coordinated way with families to address their needs; families receive all-inclusive support and a greater range of resources than they would from any single provider; families can be prioritised for referral to partner services; and families build trust with multiple services, reducing ‘exclusivity’ or dependence on one relationship. Families also benefit by not having to travel to multiple locations, which can be very difficult with young children, becoming a real barrier to accessing support.

This means we must first seek to understand, by listening to families and to the other service providers who are offering support to them. As we cannot meet every need, we must work with families and others to focus on areas where there are gaps and where we can genuinely help.

Our services in the area are unique and non-duplicated and focus on early support to families with young children aiming to intervene before the need becomes critical. Specifically, we deliver workshops, drop-in sessions focused on health; counselling sessions and groups to help parents learn coping mechanisms and address mental health issues; parenting support groups and stay and play groups providing stimulating and developmentally appropriate environments for children and bring together the community for meals and networking.

Our Values