Latest News for Parents & Carers

The Centre for Mental Health have launched a podcast. They will be bringing you insight, news and research on the latest in mental health – enjoy the first episode via Spotify, iTunes or Soundcloud.

Scared teenager boy mess in head, hands covering ears, eyes closed feeling pain, headache and emotional stress. Anxiety, mental health problems, adolescent depression. Dementia disease, schizophrenia.

Andy Smith, Director of People Services at Derby City Council and Dr Chris Clayton, Chief Executive Officer of NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group:

“We are happy to announce that the Derby City Council and Derby and NHS Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group (DDCCG) Local Area SEND Insight Pack is now available to view.”

A mum who used social media to avoid having to repeatedly explain her disabled son’s conditions said his story has supported other families. Paige Norman, 24, from Norfolk, said the candid account on Instagram had reached out to parents to let them know “they’re not alone”.

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Academy has an opportunity for parents and carers to be a Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Representative on an NIHR Academy Advisory Group. The deadline for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm on Monday 9 March. See here for an information pack.

NDCS has launched ground-breaking new research that will follow deaf young people as they become independent adults. This research is the first of its kind and the results will help to improve the support that deaf young people get in future. It is called READY, which stands for Recording Emerging Adulthood in Deaf Youth. The research is open to deaf young people aged 15–18 with all degrees of permanent hearing loss and all language preferences.