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Support For Families Of Deaf Children (from Bucks Free Press)
Two million babies have now been screened by the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP).
This is welcome news. Early detection of deafness is vital in order to enable children to have the best possible opportunity to develop crucial language and communication skills, at the same rate as their hearing peers.
Since NHSP was fully established in England, 3,400 babies have been identified as deaf, but the question that remains is what support is available to the families of these children after the initial diagnosis?
It is a sad fact that early information and support is rarely provided at a time when the family needs it the most.
NHSP is a fantastic start but it is just a start. The National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) is calling on the Government to guarantee that the families of every deaf child receive a full range of family focused appropriate support and information to which they are entitled, immediately following identification.
This programme gives us the opportunity to support families of deaf children when they need it the most. We cannot continue to squander this opportunity.
The Government has invested in NHSP, now it is time for them to invest in the futures of the deaf children who are identified early as a result of the screening.
Find out more by visiting Homepage | NDCS Susan Daniels OBE Chief Executive NDCS
Two million babies have now been screened by the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP).
This is welcome news. Early detection of deafness is vital in order to enable children to have the best possible opportunity to develop crucial language and communication skills, at the same rate as their hearing peers.
Since NHSP was fully established in England, 3,400 babies have been identified as deaf, but the question that remains is what support is available to the families of these children after the initial diagnosis?
It is a sad fact that early information and support is rarely provided at a time when the family needs it the most.
NHSP is a fantastic start but it is just a start. The National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) is calling on the Government to guarantee that the families of every deaf child receive a full range of family focused appropriate support and information to which they are entitled, immediately following identification.
This programme gives us the opportunity to support families of deaf children when they need it the most. We cannot continue to squander this opportunity.
The Government has invested in NHSP, now it is time for them to invest in the futures of the deaf children who are identified early as a result of the screening.
Find out more by visiting Homepage | NDCS Susan Daniels OBE Chief Executive NDCS