A great deal of recent legislation and guidance on health, education, social services and the early years requires the involvement of users in planning services. Increasingly professionals are involving parents in shaping services because they recognise that it benefits everyone and can lead to a more cost effective service.
Contact a Family is committed to empowering parents and helping them to become involved in shaping the services that their disabled children need. Parents have strong views about the services they get; whether agencies are working together and most of all, whether the needs of their children and truly being met.
For more information about parent participation contact
Liz Ranger
Parent participation manager
Tel: 020 7608 8784
e-mail: liz.ranger@cafamily.org.uk