P-05-754 Lack of support for children with disabilities at crisis
This petition was submitted by Rebecca Weale having
collected 200 signatures.
Text
of the Petition
I am trying to highlight the need for the Cwm Taf
children's crisis team to recognise there is a vital need for children with
disabilities to be supported through crisis and have the right to be treated as
any other child would.
I
am a mother of four children, my middle son Tom has numerous needs, severe
learning difficulties, autism, a mood disorder as well as other additional
health issues. Tom hits a crisis point every now and again. Which involves
increase in aggression, shouting louder than usual, hurting himself as well as
others, as well as many other changes in behaviour. Tom has extremely limited
communication skills and is unable to tell us what is wrong or what we can do
to help. We have been at crisis point with Tom who is now 15yrs old and on high
doses of medications, many times over the years and it's astonishing how things
have not progressed with regards to support for children with disabilities
while at crisis. Tom is currently at a crisis point and has been for some time.
We as a family have had very little if any support to help him through this
difficult period. I have been made aware there is a children's crisis team
however they do not support children with disabilities! Surely a child at
crisis no matter if they have disabilities or not, is still a child at crisis.
In fact I may be wrong but in some cases may need more crisis support. I can
not believe at this day in age this divide is still exceptable. I am trying to
highlight the need for the Cwm Taf children's crisis team to recognise there is
a vitial need for children with disabilities to be supported through crisis and
have the right to be treated as any other child would.
Family
Status
This
petition was considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on
21/01/2020.
The
Committee considered further correspondence and agreed to close the petition in
light of the information provided by Cwm Tâf Morgannwg University Health Board
about measures being progressed locally, and the previous assurances that there
is no barrier in national policy to children with learning disabilities
accessing mental health crisis support. The Committee thanked the petitioner
for using the petitions process and wished to encourage her, and her family, to
engage with their constituency and regional Assembly Members as required in the
future.
Full
details of the consideration of this petitions by the committee and related
documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.
It
was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 13/06/2017.
Assembly
Constituency and Region
- Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
- South Wales East
Further information
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 02/05/2017