Stop, Look and Listen to Me

Everyone has the right to have their voice heard. However, the Challenging Behaviour Foundation (CBF) hears far too often from families who say their child has been excluded from consultations about services which directly affect their lives, even where there is a legal obligation to listen to their views (for example, section 19 of the Children and Families Act 2014).This project was a small-scale piece of work, combining the expertise of the Tizard Centre and the Challenging Behaviour Foundation to seek the views and wishes of young people. This report contains the results of our “Stop, Look and Listen to Me” project, developed with the Tizard Centre at the University of Kent, to seek the views and experiences of children and young people up to the age of 25.