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Updated short breaks information for SEND families

Find out about the updated short breaks offer from East Sussex County Council, following feedback from families about what they'd like to see.

Visit to MRI suite at Eastbourne District General Hospital

Share your ideas on improving the experience of MRI scans for families with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

Family experiences about children & young people with complex mental health needs

ESPCF would like to talk to families in East Sussex to help shape an NHS initiative which will provide keyworkers for children and young people with complex mental health needs. Specifically, if your child or young person is autistic or has learning disabilities, or both.

Transition to adult services for young people with complex neurodisabilities

Read about a recent meeting we attended at Chailey Heritage School to discuss the transition to adult services for young people with complex neurodisabilities.

Short breaks and respite feedback

Many families are in severe need of short break and respite services in East Sussex. Read the key messages from our recent focus groups, the short breaks survey results and find out what happens next.

Family support service update November 2022

Read about upcoming workshops and local drop-in sessions, as well as what parent carers told us they need from the new support service for families with children and young people on the neurodevelopmental pathway.