SafeSpace

[himynameisfred]

Someone from a facebook group adbvised me to get one, and it looks perfect.
Does anyone know how can I get one? does anyone know how to get funding for one, they're thousands.

www.safespaces.co.uk/safespace/

Usually they are funded by disabled facilities grants by your local council (might be the borough not the county council). You need to get OT connected to social services to do an assessment. You need to basically show that its the only solution. Look up guidance on DFG's as they will try and fob you off about the criteria so you need to be informed.

I don't know about any charities, but I am sure there must be some.

Thank you.

Social services have said they're not interested unless there's safe gaurding issues.
I'm reluctant to tell them 'yes my child is in danger' when i also have a toddler and am pregnant and live without a partner.
I think they'd be more likely to get involved in a way which I didn't want them involved (again).

Seems like there's no way out.

Will save or keep looking for charities..

Are you receiving services from the children's disability team? If you go through them there really should be no safeguarding issues although I take your point.

I don't know about safespaces but for other items I know that many charities require you to have been turned down for local authority funding before you can apply. I do know a few people who have been successful with DFG's for safespaces (we asked for one, but ended up with the DFG funding other safety stuff instead).

Hi, it's the disability team I was asking after when I called childrens' services.
They said unless a child is at risk they won't get involved.

Maybe I should call again?

I'd try again. You might not get a social worker but there should be someone you can see from the children's disability team. Our disability teams are this crap as well btw.

I think that there is a difference between an 'at risk' situation and a safeguarding issue. Your child is not at risk from another person here - presumably you need a safespace because your child is a danger to him/herself and/or to others? It all depends on what you want to use the equipment for....

Here, the OT attached to the Children's Disability Team will do an assessment for suitability and they have applied for funding from charities (or pointed parents in the direction of charities, I'm not sure).

If you contact the company directly, they may put you in touch with potential funders - they will be keen to flog their products. The funders may, in turn, want to see evidence from an OT that this appropriate to your child's needs.