Working with Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities and Comorbid Mental Health/ Autism/ Challenging Behaviour Conditions: A Workforce Development Project

London South Bank University (LSBU) are pleased to present a project report for Health Education England on the staffing needs for Children and Young People with a learning disability, mental health problem and challenging behaviours. Many families have complained about poor services. People have told us about: • Poor access and referral to services • A lack of awareness by staff of the things that matter to people with learning disability • Not getting the right support • Having services not near to where we live • People being sent to hospital or long term residential services This project report talks about who are the most suitable staff needed to help to improve services to offer high quality, family centred care packages, working across health and social care services. The aims are to provide the right care for Children and Young People (CYP) closer to their homes and families. The information was collected from looking at published reports and hearing about people’s experiences of service changes taking place today. The report will be shared with the group who will make recommendations for better services to the Government.