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Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs): Specialist support

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Children and young people who are unable to engage positively with the school environment, perhaps because they are experiencing instability outside of school or are still impacted by previous experiences of this kind. These children and young people may be engaging in risky behaviours or otherwise be communicating poor mental health due to difficulties with processing things that they have seen or experienced. 

**Education services ** 

Vulnerable Pupil Panel  

  • The Vulnerable Pupils Panel [External Link](VPP) is a multi-agency partnership which can be referred into by school staff to provide support, advice and guidance for vulnerable child and young people where there is a concern about risk of exclusion or poor attendance  

  • A range of support is available through VPP including support from The Limes College and STARs and Cognus School Inclusion Service. See more information about referral criteria and VPP processes here[External Link] 

  • Referral onto the Key Stage 4 vocational pathway may be offered to support reengagement with education for a young person or into Group 4 for a KS3 student who has experienced significant trauma for a year-long placement and then reintegration back into their mainstream setting  

  • Referral into Limes Primary for the Nurture programme may be recommended for a child at risk of exclusion  

**Social care services ** 

Targeted Early Help Service 

  • A child/young person and their family may be eligible for an Early Help Assessment and support from a Specialist Support Worker to create a family plan to address the areas identified through the assessment. For more information about this service and how to make a referral see here[External Link] 

  • Parenting support, whole family and individual support may also be recommended. See here[External Link] for more information  

Sutton Therapeutic Hub 

_This service is only available to children/young people and families open to Sutton’s Children’s Services _ 

  • Hub practitioners work with children and young people to assess and understand their needs, and those of the parents/ carers. Where appropriate, they may then offer individual or family therapy  

Children’s services  

**Health services ** 

Education Wellbeing Service SWLSTG/Cognus 

  • Therapy focused on addressing the parent/s-child relationship through dyadic theory. limited to the cluster of schools operating within the St Philomena’s Cluster) 

CAMHS  

  • Tier 3 mental health service to children and young people with severe and enduring mental health problems.  

  • Tier 4 support for specialized, intensive mental health care for young people with severe and complex needs.  

  • Referrals to access CAMHS are made through the Sutton SPA. For further information please visit the CAMHS website by clicking on this link[External Link] 

 **Other paid services ** 

Educational Psychology traded offer  

  • Assessment, consultation, training and intervention. See here[External Link] for more information and to find a service brochure  

Cognus Therapies traded offer  

  • Assessment, training and intervention. See here[External Link] for more information