Javed is a family carer for his brother Mohammed, who has a learning disability. He's also a community champion and is involved in lots of initiatives at local and national level to support families and communities. In this video, Javed shares three top tips for parents and carers who are navigating the move from Children's services to Adult social care.
Transcript
If you could give advice to other family carers who are going through this process, maybe 2 or 3 like top tips, what would you say to them if they're starting from scratch and they don't know anything about the process? What what would you advise would be helpful for them? I mean, for a start, I would say for them to do their research work on Google if they've got access to the internet. Or if they don't have access to the internet, they can contact like Citizen Advice Bureau. Or if they've got the law centre, they can speak to someone there. And the third advice will be to speak to a health professional at the GP surgery
They can also give you advice as well..