Resource Nation: Scotland

What to do if your baby or toddler has breathing problems caused by RSV, a virus that causes colds and coughs in winter.

How to make taking your child to hospital appointments and admissions better.

Different types of posters about Contact to use in your setting.

How Contact can help families with disabled children in Scotland.

An overview of hemiplegia, the impacts it may have on a child and the support available from HemiHelp, part of the Contact family. 

What happens to benefits if your disabled child is in residential accommodation, or has overnight stays away from home.

How Contact can help families with disabled children, and the type of work we do in the UK.

Practical arrangements that need to be made after the devastating loss of a child. This guide will help you through bereavement after the death of your child.

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Why hearing checks are important, how the checks are done, how to access hearing care, and how you can prepare and support your child.

What you need to know about Universal Credit (UC) – the new benefit for people of working age.

A letter for those in social housing affected by the introduction of the bedroom tax (or removal of the spare room subsidy).

The affects of caring on housing, employment, health and wellbeing of families with disabled children in the UK.

Practical ideas on how to help your child to sleep better.

The financial situation of Scottish families who care for a disabled child (2018).

Spotting the signs of bullying, the action you can take, your child’s rights, plus tips from other parents.

Tips on public speaking for parent carer support groups.

Use this template letter to make a formal complaint to the school about how they’re supporting your child.

An introduction to legal structures for parent support groups.