Have your say on North Yorkshire's Autism Strategy-- Workshop Planning Sessions September 2023
The Autism Strategy steering group have recently undertaken a number of engagement events with people across North Yorkshire that will inform the joint all age Autism strategy across the Heath sector, Local Authority and the community voluntary sector.
This engagement has been about the lives of autistic people – where they live, where they go to school or work and the communities within which they live. The strategy in North Yorkshire will be developed based on the six National Strategy commitments for autistic children, young people and adults 2021 – 2026.
- Improving understanding and acceptance of autism within society.
- Improving autistic children and young people’s access to education, and supporting positive transitions into adulthood.
- Supporting more autistic people into employment.
- Tackling health and care inequalities for autistic people.
- Building the right support in the community and supporting people in inpatient care.
- Improving support within the criminal and youth justice systems.
We have also included an additional theme, support for parent and carers (who may themselves be autistic).
Further information on the previous Autism Strategy can be found here: https://www.nypartnerships.org.uk/autism
We want to say a huge thank you to everyone that has been involved so far and would like to offer a further opportunity to get involved by attending some action planning workshops in September. Details of the sessions are below:
Employment 8th September 10am - 12 County Hall, Northallerton
Health Inequalities & diagnosis 12th September 2pm - 5pm Online
Autism in society 15th September 10am - 12 County Hall, Northallerton
Criminal & Youth Justice 19th September 10am - 12 Jesmond House, Harrogate
Housing and Support in Adulthood 20th September 10am - 12 Jesmond House, Harrogate
Carers 21st September 2pm - 4pm Online
Education 27th September 4pm - 5pm Online
These sessions are not consultation sessions. The sessions are to help us build the action plan for the draft strategy which will be going out to formal consultation later this year
To book a place please contact:
hasservicedevelopment@northyorks.gov.uk or phone 01609 534299. For more information, or if you are unable to attend but want to be involved, please email hasservicedevelopment@northyorks.gov.uk
