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More Planning for Integration - Public meetings
As you may know Highland is intending to change the way services are organised.
I general terms Highland Council will take over responsibility for organising Children’s Services and NHS Highland will be responsible for adult care issues.
The Forum has been working with services to encourage them access the voice of children and young people who are service users and that of their parents and carers.
The Forum would urge you to attend one of these if you can to make your experiences and views on how services can be improved known.
The meetings will take place at the following locations:
21 February 2012, 7pm
•Duthac Centre, Shandwick Street, Tain
23 February 2012, 7pm
•Mackays Hotel, Union Street, Wick
27 February, 7pm
•Cairngorm Hotel, Grampian Road, Aviemore
• 5 March, 7pm
•Tigh Na Sgire, Council Offices, Portree
• 8 March, 7pm
•Highland Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness
Previous meetings have began with a presentation by Jan Baird, Director of Integration, which referenced the information gathered during the Highland Council ward forums earlier this year. This was followed by a discussion session where those attending split into smaller groups, divided according to adult and children’s services, and focussing on i) what are the priorities for services for their geographic area, ii) what could be done better in this area and iii) what is working well in your area.
Four Highland young People with additional support needs challenges win prestigious award at the national Festival of Politics at Holyrood.
The Highland Children’s Forum team were amongst the very few young people attending the conference who had additional support needs.
Four young people, Graeme Colgan of Invergordon, Rebecca Nicholson, Laurie Chattington and Gemma Mackintosh of Inverness, members of Highland Children’s Forum, have had a busy time over the last few weeks.
They were preparing to attend the `Festival of Politics’ at the Scottish Parliament on Saturday 20th August. The Carnegie Trust had sponsored a competition for attendees - “Get the Picture”, which entailed the young people reporting on an issue about which they felt strongly. It was a wide brief with a choice of audio, video or written. There were a lot of issues about which they felt strongly but they decided on – a challenge to the general public to attempt to understand what it is like to have disabilities and challenges.
Children's Champion's Bulletins
The bulletins contain extracts from news and political briefing services accessed by Highland Children’s Forum including amongst other articles, national consultations, parliamentary proceedings, statistics. We hope that you find them of interest and assistance.
Latest Bulletin:
Children's Champions' Bulletin 28 January 2012
Back copies of the bulletin are available in the history section.
24 January 2012
Amy Robertson, a young person the Forum has worked with, has been awarded a Young Quality Scot Award. The YQSAs recognise and reward young people who are involved in voluntary work to improve the qual...Full Story
24 August 2011
Four Highland young People with additional support needs challenges win prestigious award at the national Festival of Politics at Holyrood. The young people attended the `Festival of Politics&r...Full Story
24 August 2011
Inclusive Activities Young people with additional support needs often talk of their desire to share in activities with their peers and to make friendships. Below is a link to an article from...Full Story
I get to feel I am progressing. I get loads of support. I had a scribe. I managed. I did lots of writing.”
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