RAiISE: Raising awareness of invisible illnesses in schools and education

Abstract

Being ill is difficult enough without the added stress of people misunderstanding, but many people with ‘invisible’ illnesses struggle to get adequate support from their school, college or university. RAiISE was founded, and is run by, young people with invisible illnesses, their families and education and health professionals who can share lived experiences of invisible illness. RAiISE is currently producing an information pack for school staff containing resources to ensure young people get the support they need. We aim to: 1. Educate and help staff to support students with invisible illnesses; 2. Raise public awareness of invisible illnesses to improve understanding; 3. Empower young people to take control of their illness and care.

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Members attending iCAN:
Sophie
Jenny
Robyn
Simon Being ill is difficult enough without the added
stress of people misunderstanding, but many
people with ‘invisible’ illnesses struggle to get
adequate support from their school, college or
university.
RAiISE was founded, and is run by, young people with invisible
illnesses, their families and education and health professionals who
can share lived experiences of invisible illness. RAiISE is currently
producing an information pack for school staff containing resources
to ensure young people get the support they need.
We aim to:
1. Educate and help
staff to support
students with
invisible illnesses
2. Raise public
awareness of invisible
illnesses to improve
understanding
3. Empower young
people to take
control of their illness
and care