Find out how the Mencap Family Engagement Project and SEND Health Navigator Service have been helping families across Tameside and how to access their support.
Mencap Family Engagement Project
What Families Say
“Thank you for all your support over the past year. We are ending the year on a high as we have been awarded DLA (for son) which will be a massive help for him and us. Thank you so much we didn’t even know DLA was available to us till you both told us.”
“Thank you for all your support this year. Really appreciate your help at the start of the year we had no DLA, no EHCP, no autism referral. Now we have a band 3 EHCP, DLA and just this week an accepted referral to the MAAT pathway.”
“Brilliant thank you Jen. You don’t understand how much yours and Tiffany’s help and support mean to mean right now. At one point I felt like I was drowning but now I feel like I have 2 people at least who understand my point of view.”
Look out for pop up events in your community and follow on social media or contact the team to be kept up to date.
www.facebook.com/familyengagementtameside
Phone 07977 162375
Email familyengagementgm@mencap.org.uk
SEND Health Navigator Service
The service aims to listen, support, provide advice and information and help families navigate systems and services.
393 new families have registered to access a variety of support and activities such as:
14 Parent Carer Workshops have been provided based on trends and queries to the Navigator Service
342 parents/carers have attended the events on topics like:
92% of people would recommend the workshops to another parent and 97% rated the workshops ‘Excellent’ or ‘Good’.
The SEND Health Navigator Service is the first port of call for all families who need advice, signposting and support with health or mental health needs and is open to Glossop families and professionals. Families need to register with OKE to ensure they are kept up to date with what is going on.
Phone: 0161 342 5550 or 07867 484290
Email Oke@ourkidseyes.com