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Think Family: Getting the Whole Picture6 February 2008
Dame Jo Williams Chief Executive
Mencap
Families and Learning Disability
Key issues
Importance of support at all life stages Whole family approach Joined up between children’s and
adults Early support Multi-agency Person-centred/Personalisation Inclusive
Government Context
Every Child Matters/Every Disabled
Child Matters campaign
Aiming High for Disabled Children
Aiming High for Young People
Valuing People Now
Putting People First
Taking the long view
Beginning the journey
Family Support in the early years
Support during school years
Transition to adulthood
Becoming a parent
Taking the wide view Support for the whole family
Person with a learning disability –
children and adults
Parents and carers
Siblings
Role of the wider community – not just
about services
Beginning the journey
Beginning the journey
Getting it Right from the Start
Valuing the child
Valuing the parents and family network
Family support in the early years
Family Support in the early years
Early intervention
Well co-ordinated, multi-agency
support that is family focussed, flexible,
offers practical support and
underpinned by better information
Real choice about returning to work:
Accessible childcare
Support during the school years
Support during school years
Getting the right school
Inclusion – access to every aspect of
life in school
Disability equality schemes
Statementing
Bully free zones
Life outside of school
Life Outside of school
Life outside of the family – clubs
Extended school services – need full
range of services to disabled children
Short breaks – 8 out of 10 families at
breaking point
Transition to adult life
Transition to adult life
Ambitions and aspirations
Early multi-agency planning
Improved links between children and adults
services
Person-centred support
Transition Support programme
Equal chances
Individual budgets – more choice and control
Becoming Parents
Becoming parents
250,000 parents with a learning disability in
the UK
More likely to have their children removed
Lack of appropriate support
Need for accessible information and support
Independent advocates
Conclusions
Whole family approach
Preventative work – preventing children entering the care system
So what can councillors do? Prioritise disabled children and take advantage of
Aiming High funding in CSR
Include national indicators for disabled children and adults with a learning disability in Local Area Agreements for 2008
Comprehensive Area Assessments in 2009 – opportunities for working with the 3rd sector
Respond to action in Valuing People Now
Key questions for group discussion
Children and Adult Services
How do we effectively manage boundaries between children and adult services?
Is the third sector playing its part?
How does your council respond to parents who have a learning disability?