Provides answers to questions young people may have on the disease, including what support is available for young carers.
Provides clear information to young people about Motor Neurone Disease – in a youth friendly, accessible and interactive way.
Services who actively encourage partnerships with carers and give information, support and advice in a considered manner all underpin the duties with the Carers (Scotland) Act.
In supporting people with mental health problems, carers play a vital role. This menu of topics provides an easily accessible aid to help form conversations about how recovery can be achieved and sustained.
Guide for young people on an illness in their family, including symptoms, risks, medication.
A toolkit to support parents in discussing Huntington’s Disease with children and young people, including practice question and answers, and relaxation tips.
Practitioners must listen to young people and take their views seriously. They must also include young people in key decisions and communicate.
Young siblings can:
Get information about disability and conditions, and tips for enjoying life and dealing with feelings.
Chat on the safe moderated forum and share experiences and ideas with other young siblings.
Get help from our team with sibling issues at home and at school.
The key to change is the development of a whole-family approach and for all agencies – including children’s and adult’s services – to work together to offer coordinated assessments and services to the child and the whole family. There may be differences of view between children and parents about what constitutes appropriate levels of care, and these may be out in the open or concealed. Resolution requires a whole-family approach and good partnership working.
Intended to assist practitioners to consider how to develop whole-family approaches in line with the new requirements of the Care Act. It also considers how the Act works in tandem with the provisions of the Children and Families Act to create a cohesive legislative framework that allows assessment and support for families to be combined where appropriate.