Children’s Speech and Language Therapy
We help children and young people with the core life skills of speech, language and communication as well as eating, drinking and swallowing.
Changes to service from 1 April 2025
From April 2025 Children and Young People’s Speech and Language Therapy Services for South Tees and North Tees and Hartlepool have been commissioned as a single service across the Tees Valley.
Welcome to Children’s Speech and Language Therapy
We work with children and young people, from birth to 19 years old, who have speech, language and communication needs or difficulties with eating, drinking and swallowing.
SALT teams and locations
Find out about Tees Valley children and young people's speech and language therapy's generalist and specialists teams.
Making a referral
We have an open referral system in place so parents or carers are able to refer their child to our service.
What will happen at your child’s appointment
A step-by-step guide to what the speech and language therapy do in their work with children and young people.
Supporting your child
Some key information for parents and carers to help them start to support their child or young person from home.
Frequently asked questions
Some frequent questions we are asked about speech and language therapy support.
Useful resources
Useful websites, videos and resources for children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties.
Information for professionals and students
Key information for professionals and students around how they can support children and young people with speech, language and communication support.