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East Surrey Directory of Mental Health Services

Following the publication of the East Surrey Directory of Mental Health Services in July, please find the updated directory on the Growing Health Together website and in link below. East Surrey Directory of Mental Health Services - Service Details    

*the following post is on mental health and could be sensitive or triggering *

Surrey Suicide Prevention Strategy: Feedback England’s Suicide Prevention Strategy was published in September 2023. It’s a 5-year strategy set with the ambition to reduce suicide rates, improve support for people who have self-harmed & improve support for people bereaved by suicide. Surrey County Council have now drafted a new Suicide [...]

Results of the FVS Summer Competition Announced

Thank you to all the children who entered our Summer Competition Entries needed to be a response to the statement…. ‘What do you think is important to feel like part of a community and to be included?’ The responses could be told through a story, poem, photograph, painting, voice note; it was your choice, [...]

Transport Update Bulletin from Surrey

SSTAT Summer Bulletin 2024   TRANSPORT UPDATE BULLETIN FROM SURREY TRANSPORT TEAM   The Surrey School Travel and Assessment Team (SSTAT) have produced a summer update, which we hope provides families with useful information.   Family Voice Surrey continued to work closely with the SSTAT over the summer, prior to [...]

*** DO YOU NEED A 1:1 CALL WITH THE SURREY HOME TO SCHOOL TRANSPORT TEAM, REGARDING OUTSTANDING TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR YOUR CHILD OR YOUNG PERSON IN SEPTEMBER? ***

Surrey Home to School Transport Engagement - Arrangements during August Family Voice Surrey are aware that the summer holidays can be a worrying time for families whilst awaiting the details of your child or young person’s home to school transport arrangements for September. The Surrey School Travel and Assessment Team [...]

Family Voice Surrey Summer Competition

Family Voice Surrey Summer Competition Enter for a chance to win a £100 Amazon Voucher! with 2 runners up prizes of £25 Your entry needs to be a response to the statement.... ‘What do you think is important to feel like part of a community and to be included?’ Your [...]

Short Breaks Activities for those on waiting lists

As you will be aware, over the last few months Short Breaks have been working with parent carers in Surrey to explore ways to develop and improve the Short Breaks service. There are of course waiting lists for many Short Breaks services and parent carers often told them that being [...]

NEW PARENT CARER TRAVEL ASSISTANCE GUIDE FOR UNDER 16’S

NEW PARENT CARER TRAVEL ASSISTANCE GUIDE FOR UNDER 16’S Family Voice Surrey are pleased to share the new parent carer guide that has been co-produced with the Surrey home to school transport team and is now available on the Local Offer. This comprehensive guide is designed to clarify the processes [...]

User Voice Surveys for Neurodivergent Secondary School aged Young People

*** User Voice Surveys for Neurodivergent Secondary School aged Young People *** In Our Own Words is a peer-led programme which supports young people in becoming researchers to understand other young people's experiences of mental health and wellbeing, as well as mental health services. The youth researchers aim to use [...]

Surrey County Council’s Work Wise programme

We would like to draw your attention to Surrey County Council's Work Wise programme, across Surrey and North East Hampshire.  This programme is intended to support people with disabilities or long-term health conditions into paid employment.  No formal diagnosis is required and open to anyone from the ages of 16+. [...]