Help! – Action 4 Send

My child’s attendance has been deteriorating over the last 2 years, until this month when we are at crisis point. As a parent we are getting little support, despite school, social care, CAHMS, and pediatricians having involvement and being aware of her rapid deterioration in attendance.
I want my child to be in school but fear I am being pushed intonhome education, which is something I am strongly against.
My child should be receiving an educational but only managed 7 days of school in January and 4 hours in February.
I have begged and pleaded for CAHMS to have involvement for over 2 years and despite a Neurologist requesting this, it has been extremely difficult to access support.
CAHMS are now offering minimal support. They have diagnised Catotonia, Transition Anxiety and Sensory Processing Disorder but then put no measures in place to support this.
CAHMS have introduced a 3 day timetable. I would like to know what the expection is the other 2 days a week? My child should be educated 5 days a week. At the moment we have managed 4 hours in the last 2 weeks of the proposed timetable.
Schools need to be putting measures in place to deal with children’s mental health issues as at the moment, from experience, it’s non existent.
There is a lot of media coverage about nentsl health but in reality there is no support out there.
Too many deaths due to mental health issues and more appropriate support needs to be made available ASAP

Where did you hear about us?: facebook
Child/children or young persons age?: 13
Gender if happy to specify: Female
Diagnosis?: yes
If your child is diagnosed please state condition.: SCN2A, Autism, Anxiety, Hypotonia, Catatonia
Has your child got an EHCP? (Educational Health Care Plan): Yes
How many weeks did you have to wait from request to final draft? Please state.: Had in place from first day of primary school via parental request
Home schooled, off rolled, excluded?: Currently excluded due to anxiety
Early years ,primary ,secondary ,post 16?: Special school - secondary
Local authority school, academy, or private sector residential EOTAS (Education Other Than School) /AP (Alternative Provision)? / PRU (Pupil Referral Unit): LA
Specialist provision. Maintained or private?: Specialist provision
Has your child young person been referred to CAMHS: yes
Have you requested a referral to CAMHS: yes
As a service have they had a positive effect on your child?: no
Has your child been referred to CAMHS due to having mental health condition not in relation to SEND?: no
Has your child been referred to camhs due to unmet needs in relation to SEND?: yes
Do you feel isolated from your peer groups?: yes
Have you become unemployed due to your child being out of education?: yes
Are you unemployed due to long term effects of battling the SEND /education for your child that it has had a huge impact on your own mental health?: yes
Have you as parents been diagnosed with any health conditions due to the affects of battling the send crisis for your child?: yes
If you are unemployed due to child being out of school, has this had a major impact on you finically?: yes
Due to major battles you face in regards to getting diagnosis,fighting for right education and support for your child, has the strain and stresses impacted on your relationships/marriage ie causing break ups and divorces?: yes
Do you have a disability yourself?: no
Do you consider yourself to have a learning disability yourself?: no
Do you need help to access this form?: no
Have you heard about the Local offer?: no
Was it easy to use and did you find it useful?: no

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