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Description

National charity promoting short breaks for disabled children and young people throughout England, Northern Ireland and Wales.

Short breaks (respite care) provide invaluable support for disabled children and their families. They offer opportunities for children to become more independent, widen their horizons and have new experiences. It gives them the chance to form real friendships outside their family. At the same time their families get a break from caring and a chance to recharge their batteries. The breaks we promote take place, not in institutions, but in the homes of carefully selected carers/families, in the child's own home or community setting.

The charity represents over 300 local schemes who link disabled children with people in the community providing regular short-term care. Many children who use family-based short breaks have learning difficulties, other disabilities include physical disabilities, complex healthcare needs, HIV or sensory impairment. Short term breaks help to combat the isolation felt by disabled children, enabling them to meet new people and become part of a 'second family,' widening their social life and offering new experiences. Family-based short breaks also give parents of disabled children a chance to spend quality time with other children or do things which are difficult to do when caring full-time.

Contact details

Web address: http://www.sharedcarenetwork.org.uk

Email: enquires@sharedcarenetwork.org.uk

Telephone: 01179 415 361

Fax: 01179 415 362

Address: Units 63-66 Easton Business Centre, Felix Road, Bristol, BS5 OHE

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