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The mental health of disabled children and young people and their care-givers has dramatically declined due to the pandemic. Emergency overnight respite care, community 1:1 outreach and telephone help for families struggling to cope will help them to rebuild, regroup and rebalance their lives.
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Situation
The mental health and wellbeing of disabled children, and those who care for them has deteriorated. The pandemic has been unsettling and upsetting for the children we support. Without time out of the house, exercise, and social activity many disabled children have experienced a serious deterioration in their wellbeing, and some have lost the ability to complete everyday tasks that they used to be able to do. In some cases, family carers have become isolated and report feeling unable to cope.
Solution
We have remained open everyday throughout the pandemic and will continue to do so. We are seeing demand grow as families' normal support networks crumble. We will provide targeted respite care through overnight breaks, 1:1 support in the community and emergency helplines for families in need. We will provide consistent care and activities for young people and are developing interventions and de-escalation plans for children who are showing challenging behaviour linked to mental health problems.
