Below you will find booklets written by parents and carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities on avoiding admissions. The booklets look at how to avoid mental health admissions for young people with autism and or a learning disability.
The guides are designed to show what can be done before a young person needs to be admitted to a tier 4 mental health hospital and signpost to the support that can be provided in the community.
Avoiding admissions – BANES, Swindon & Wiltshire
Avoiding admissions – Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire
Avoiding admissions – Gloucestershire
Avoiding admissions – Somerset
Avoiding admissions -Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole