Aiming High for Disabled Children Strategy

This strategy sets out the local commitments to increasing access to short breaks provision for disabled children and young people and families. The purpose of the strategy is to improve the outcomes for disabled children by ensuring that the right support is available at the times wanted by carers and children.

This year Brent is resourcing the development of specialist training to provide support to parents and carers in managing challenging behaviour, thereby enabling children and families to successfully remain in their home environments.

Through the strategy there will be an increase in the delivery of training and support to enable family and carer access to additional training and support. This training underpins the confidence and skills of parents and carers in meeting the (health) support needs for children and young people in their own homes.

Parents and carers will have access to additional training delivered through the Community Children Nursing team to improve outcomes for disabled children and young people and thos with complex health) needs.

For anyone wishing to access any of the services contact:

Maureen Donoher (LB Brent Short Breaks Manager)
maureen.donoher@brent.gov.uk
Tel: 020 8937 4700

Aiming High for Disabled Children Parents Forum: 1Voice.

1Voice is a new parent/carer forum for Brent – Our purpose is to work directly with the people who make decisions affecting our disabled children and young adults and their families.

Our immediate agenda and policies include:

•  Working with the powers that be to make policies better
•  To give constructive feedback on disabled services
•  To give mutual support and advice
•  To raise awareness of additional help you need

We regard all parents/carers of children and young adults with additional needs living in Brent members of 1 Voice

website: www.1voicebrent.com
email: kieran@1voice.com