“Working positively with the parents & carers of

children & young people with

mental health difficulties”

Are you…Head teachers?SENCOs?Primary/secondary/college?Practitioners?Other?

One hour workshopFamily Voice SurreyWhat’s it like for the family?Ideas & solutionsExercise 1 (groups): what could work?Exercise 2 (individuals): what could work for you?Close

Who are we?

The official Parent Carer Forum for Surrey

All parent carers ourselvesRepresent 0-25 yrsPan-disabilityCounty-wide

We don’t generally advocate for individual families

Part of a national network

Linked to Contact A Family

Surrey

3CAMHS areas

5.5Clinical Commissioning

Groups (CCGs)

4area quadrants for SEND

36,800pupils with mental health issues in any given year**

30,854pupils with some form

of SEN *

18,400pupils with a diagnosable mental health condition**

*Includes 5,756 on a Statement or EHCP plus another 25,098 on School Action/School Action Plus (DfE figures for Surrey, September 2014, taken from Surrey-i)** Based on an estimated 1:10 of all pupils (The Office for National Statistics Mental health in children and young people in Great Britain)

48 miles

27 miles

642 sq miles

Surrey

Child’s age

0-4 4-11 11-16 16-18 18-25

Primary Secondary

Secondary

6th f

Pre-school* Paediatrics

Children’s services Adult services

General Practice

CAMHS New service April 16

GOSH adult services

Health visitor/portage

An added complication

Basic membership Ambassador/parent rep

Associate/partner Steering Committee

What do we do?

Education (LA) 20,000

‘SEND’ parent carers

Our main role

Health (CCGs)Social Care (LA)

Common themes

Individual experiences

Education (LA) 20,000

‘SEND’ parent carers

The new world of SEND

Health (CCGs)Social Care (LA)

Common themes

Improved services & better experiences

Re-shaped policies & services (working within budget constraints)

Individual experiences

The LA's stated aim is to have these values at the heart of everything it does. Tell us how well you

think they live up to these aspirations at the moment.

How easy has it been for you (or the parents of the children you work with) to

get:

Workshop challenge

Schools, hospitals, the police….all plugging gaps in our children’s mental health services

Without a diagnosis it is impossible to move forward: for parents and teachers

Our specific focus today:Children & young people with hidden mental health issues – those that “act in” rather than “act out” – and their families

The family perspective

https://vimeo.com/125662937 password: FVS-S3NC0

The young person’s

perspective

Emily Fox: The Ugly Side of Beautiful

A success story

From ‘M is for Autism’ written by the students at Limpsfield Grange SEN school, Oxted

“It can’t be [what happened] because her sister was there too”“She needs to show her commitment to the process by coming to us, rather than us coming to her”“Who is the parent and who is the child in this relationship?”“We can’t ask the teachers to provide any work for her because she’s on unauthorised absence”“Have you tried reward charts?”

9 GCSEs, one leaver’s hoodie and a conversation

with Matt in Reigate School!

Finding solutions

Solutions that could help children, young people &

their families

Challenges, obstacles & ways forward