Talking to people and finding support

Talking to people who can help, finding support and early help

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Talking to people

Support to help you talk things through and share your experiences of local services

SEND Advice and advocacy

Support to make choices and get your voice heard

Finding support and early help

Early help is all about providing help to families who find that they’re struggling

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You said, we are listening

Find feedback on the things you have told us and the actions that have been taken as a result

Early Help Assessments – you said we are listening

Multi-agency focus groups and surveys raised six key themes. We are now using a mult-agency task and finish group to review and update the EHA.

Finding someone to talk to

People you can talk to who can offer advice and support

If things are not working with SEND

There are organisations and services designed to support people to have their feelings and complaints heard

Local and national support groups

Local and national groups which may be useful for local families

SEND Advice and advocacy

Support to make choices and get your voice heard

SEND Survey 2022

Feedback making a difference to plans for SEND in Somerset

Somerset Short Breaks Statement – You said, we did

What you have told us and what we are doing

Education, Health and Care Plans – you said, we are listening

Following feedback from families, we have created a series of pages which we hope will help young people and parents access the information they need

Leisure – you said, we are listening

Following feedback from families, we have updated a series of pages which we hope will help young people and parents access the information they need

Preparing for adult life – you said, we are listening

Following feedback from young people, we have updated a series of pages which we hope will help young people and parents access the information they need

Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Feedback

Summary report of key learnings, feedback and findings from the Autism and ADHD Assessment Pathway workshops

Local Offer Feedback 2024

Keeping you up-to-date with what you have told us

Understanding who does what – you said, we are listening

Following feedback from families, we have created a series of pages which we hope will help understand who does what.

My Important Stuff

A place to record people, groups and organisations that can support you.

Bereavement and loss

Helpful advice and information about dealing with a loss and grief

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Early Help

Early help is all about providing help to families who find that they’re struggling

WISE Up Workshops

Empowering parent carers to succeed.

Parent Carer Toolkit

Web based information and local support on common topics affecting families

Child growth and development

The early years of a child’s life are very important for their health and development

Family Solutions Somerset

There’s a new way of working in Somerset which aims to transform the way children and families are supported.

MindEd for Families

MindEd for Families is an interactive online resource offering evidence based advice and information

Sibling support

Brothers and sisters want to have ordinary lives and positive relationships with their disabled siblings

SEND Advice and advocacy

Support to make choices and get your voice heard

School attendance and children missing education

We check to identify any child missing from education, including home visits and school attendance sweeps

Support for parents

Information, advice and services to support you being a parent

Help with costs

If you are on a low income, have an illness or disability, unemployed or are a carer, you may be able to claim for extra money to help with your costs