Southern Area Children & Young People's Committee

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Outcomes for Children

            DISABLED CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE

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Statistical Information for:-

Working Groups:-

Family Support Strategy Group

Southern Area Child Protection Committee

Southern Child Care Partnership

Meeting the needs of Black and Minority Ethnic Children and Young People

Southern Area Action with Travellers

Disabled Children and Young People

Young Carers

Children & Young People with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Children, Young People and Offending

Children Looked After

Young People Leaving Care/ those requiring Aftercare Services and Homeless Young People

Domestic Violence Working Group

Disabled Children & Young People’s Participation Project

Welcome to our Web Page!

Mission Statement

Disabled Children and Young People are the experts in issues that affect them. We listen to the issues of all disabled children and young people and take them to Children's Services Planning so that together we can make a difference.

This section of the website has been designed by children and young people from Disabled Children & Young People's Participation Project and 6th Sense for all Children and Young People:-

If you would like to become involved, or would like more information please contact

WHY NOT HAVE A LOOK AT SOME OF OUR PRESENTATIONS BELOW:-

Who are Sixth Sense?

• 6th Sense is a group of  children & young people who all understand the difficulties of coping with a disability. (2 Groups) We are advocates for all the disabled young people who have participated in Disabled Children and Young People’s Participation Project.  

• We are the eyes & ears of children’s services planning and the voice of disabled children and young people

• Our main aim is to highlight issues that effect disabled children and young people from across the Southern Area and ensure that the service providers listen.

 Our Achievements so far:

• We have presented issues to the UN committee for the rights of the child. The outcome of this is that teacher training now includes a compulsory module on working with children with special needs.

• We have presented workshops at conferences with health, social & education professionals locally regionally and internationally.

• Young people with complex communication difficulties have been  empowered using specialist computer technology enabling them to participate in the group.

• We have met and discussed issues with the departments of education and social services. We also have the support of Mr Nigel Williams the Children’s Commissioner for Northern Ireland .

• Two members of the group sit on the children services planning disability working group in the southern area

• Most importantly we are pursuing issues in partnership with CSP

• We have influenced the change in hate crime legislation

 Issues That Concern Us

The following issues have been brought to the attention of Children's Services Planning by 6th Sense:-

• Living accommodation

• Wheelchair services provision

• Domiciliary care

• Alternative/Augmentative Interventions

• Social Isolation

• Choice of school

• Inequality of therapy provision in mainstream schools

• Inadequate provision of personal care supplies

• Inadequate pre school placement for learning disabled children

• School transport

• Integrated education

• Transition

• Insufficient respite services

• Impact of diagnosis

• Support needs at home and in school for children with complex medical needs

Click on the links below for information on who to contact for help and support about the issues that affect us:-

If you have any comments or suggestions about this site, please contact:

EMail: valerima@shssb.n-i.nhs.uk

Telephone 028 37 414602              Fax 028 37 414553