Mental Health Information

Focus 5 Working Party – Report to the Board (February 2025)

Focus 5 Working Party – Report to the Board (February 2025)

Purpose – To undertake a review of the correlation between SEND and mental health, with an initial focus on neurodiverse children and young people – initial focus on Neurodiversity.

Click here to read the report – Focus 5 – Report to Feb 2025 Board

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Information on the SET (Southend, Essex & Thurrock) Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).

Is your child/young person struggling to attend their education setting because of Mental Health difficulties?

Click HERE to access the guidance from the Department for Education on how to support school attendance where there is a pupil experiencing social, emotional or mental health issues.

The examples of effective practice document shows how some schools have supported children to build up their confidence and help them to attend regularly.

This guidance is for:

  • school staff
  • academy trustees
  • governing bodies
  • parents and carers
  • local authorities

Dynamic Support Register

Contact for Disabled Children, the National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF), along with NHS England, conducted a webinar for Parent Carer Forums on the new guidance for Dynamic Support Registers and Care, Education, and Treatment Reviews. This session explored what the updated policy means for autistic and learning-disabled children, most at risk of hospital admission.

Recording of the presentation click HERE

PowerPoint click HERE

To find out more about this process in Essex visit the Local Offer HERE

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