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Carers & Carers Assessments

What is a carer? A carer is "a person of any age, adult or child, who provides unpaid support to a partner, child, relative or friend who couldn't manage to live independently or whose health or wellbeing would deteriorate without this help. This could be…

Family and Adolescent Support Service (FaASS)

The Family and Adolescent Support Service (FaASS) is for children, young people and their families who need extra help with emotional, educational or social needs. FaASS supports children who may need additional help on top of universal early help programmes.   For further information please see…

What is a Parent Carer’s Needs Assessment?

The aim of a parent carer’s needs assessment (PCNA) is to give parents/carers of under 18 year olds a chance to tell the Royal Borough of Greenwich about the things that could make looking after their disabled child easier. If the child is aged 16…

Carer's Assessments

What is a carer's assessment? For those caring for a young person aged 18+, a carer's assessment is a conversation between yourself and an assessment officer about the caring role or roles you have and how it affects your daily life. This is an opportunity…

DCYPS Social Work Team

The Disabled Children and Young People Service (DCYPS) Social Work Team undertake statutory social care services for children with severe or profound disabilities. Who is eligible for a service from the DCYPS Social Work Team? The children and young people who are supported in the…

Support for parents and carers

Most families of disabled children can access the support they need directly without a social care assessment or intervention. There are a number of universal and targeted services available to families through the local offer. These include parenting support services, short breaks and leisure activities…

Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing

This page aims to give you information about what help and support is avaible in Royal Greenwich for children and young people.  Mental health problems affect about 1 in 10 children and young people. They include depression, anxiety and conduct disorder, and are often a…

ASD and Sexuality

Useful links to trusted online platforms Iinformation for young people with learning disabilities and their families to understand and talk about relationships and sex developed by Mencap can be found here    Useful information for young people written by a young person about relationships can…

Discussing a diagnosis

Does your child know about Autism? Are you considering telling them about their diagnosis? There are many resources available to support discussion about Autism with children of all ages. This should be a positive experience for both the child and the parent/carer. The National Autistic…

Dynamic Support Register (DSR)

The Dynamic Support Register (is for people who have been diagnosed with a Learning Disability, or Autism, or both) It is important that local NHS services understand the needs of people with a Learning Disability, Autism or both in their area, so that their care…