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Join our webinar on birth injury and birth trauma support in Wales

Friday 16 October 2026

Contact Cymru is hosting a free online webinar for families of disabled children in Wales, looking at birth injury, birth trauma and...

Is your child moving into adult social care?

Monday 11 March 2024

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Benefit changes announced in yesterday’s budget

Thursday 7 March 2024

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Parent carers coming together and making a difference

Thursday 7 March 2024

Mum Samantha reacts to Spring Budget 2024

Wednesday 6 March 2024

Mum Samantha talks to BBC ahead of Spring Budget

Tuesday 5 March 2024

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School exclusions and SEN: Get advice at our Q&A for parent carers in England

Monday 4 March 2024

Contact is helping rare families on Rare Disease Day

Thursday 29 February 2024

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Last chance to share your views on childcare

Tuesday 27 February 2024

Parent carer forum focuses on solutions to develop vital support for local families

Monday 26 February 2024

Energy price cap drop not enough for parents like Samantha

Friday 23 February 2024

Watch our new animation: What is hemiplegia?

Tuesday 20 February 2024

Robbie Holland, Ellie Reynolds and Julie Bye from theSouth Glos forum’s Parent Voice team, who led the co-production work on the EBSA Toolkit

South Gloucestershire Parent carer forum help develop ground-breaking initiative on Emotionally Based School avoidance

Monday 19 February 2024

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DLA and Child Disability Payment: Get advice before claiming at our Q&A for parent carers

Friday 16 February 2024

Samantha and Lewis outside in the garden

Demand action from Chancellor ahead of the Spring Budget

Wednesday 14 February 2024

A child wearing a yellow sleeve points to the beads on a colorful abacus, which features rows of beads in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Seated on a green carpet surrounded by scattered colorful blocks, the scene captures an engaging moment in early education.

Apply this month for free childcare hours for two-year-olds

Tuesday 13 February 2024

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From empowering parent carer voices to encouraging common understanding of conditions : How parent carer forums are transforming lives