We are undertaking an important development of the offer for emotional & mental health support for children and young people in Tameside & Glossop to age 18. Over the past few weeks, we have been working in partnership with a range of children and young people, experts, mental health practitioners, local charities and service providers, to develop a new model for how we offer early support and advice for children & young people's emotional and mental wellbeing. The new offer will start in September 2021.

As parents, families and people who work to support children & young people, we would like to invite you to take part in order to share your thoughts, experiences and ideas to help us to continue to shape this new offer.

We want to speak with a range of people from Tameside & Glossop. It is not important that your child or young person you support has used services in Tameside & Glossop or directly experience emotional & mental health challenges.

You don't have to be an expert in emotional & mental health, we simply want to learn from your experiences in trying to support a child or young person's emotional & mental wellbeing.

This will include simple activities in small groups and will cover topics including:

- What support should be provided for parents, families and people who work to support children & young people?

- What kinds of advice would you want to see available and how would you want to receive it?

- What would good support relationships look like for you and for children & young people?

Thank you in advance for your time, it is greatly appreciated and will make a difference for families in Tameside and Glossop

How will I take part?

In January 2021, we will be running 3 online sessions to speak with a group of parents, families and people who work to support children & young people.

Sessions will be held on Zoom lasting 2 hours and will be supported to help each person share their experiences, thoughts and ideas to help us develop the offer and service.

You will only be asked to join one of the sessions and information you share will remain anonymous beyond the small groups you work with during your session.

Some frequently asked questions:

• Do I need to live in Tameside or Glossop? Yes, we are looking for people who live in the local area.

• Do I need to currently have a child under 18? No, if you have previously been a parent, family member, or supported a child under 18 in Tameside or Glossop, then we would still like to hear from you.

• Will I need to prepare anything in advance? No, all activities will be designed so you can simply feed in your thoughts and ideas.

• What will happen with the information I share during a session? Any information you share during the session will go into shaping the offer and report for the new service. You will not be named directly in any materials shared more widely.

• Will what I say remain confidential & anonymous? Only those participating in the session with you will see your face and know your first name. You will not have to share your full name with those in the session. Any information you share will be anonymous in any materials shared more widely. We will be following the government GDPR processes (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation)

• Will I have to speak in front of lots of other people? You will only need to speak in front of small group of 5 people (should we say 5-10) maximum.

• Do I need to have any specific technology to join? The session will be run on Zoom, so you will need a device that has internet connection, a microphone and a camera. You should be able to use Zoom on most computer or laptop internet browsers and there is an App you can download on Apple and Android phone. For more information visit: https://bit.ly/3ljP1iz