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Local advice & support organisations Local advice & support organisations There may be a number of local advice and support organisations in your area. Here are some ideas to help you. Local advice organisations Advice...
Support in education Scotland Support in education This advice applies in Scotland only. Read information for families in England, Northern Ireland or Wales. On this page you can read about support in education for...
Contact and NNPCF Virtual Joint Conference Contact and NNPCF Virtual Joint Conference 2021-22 Annual Virtual Joint Conference Part 2 Part 2 of the Joint Conference took place on 23rd and 24th March. Please see below for...
London Registration Form Welcome to Contact Hounslow We offer support with finances, education, understanding diagnoses, transition, short breaks, emotional support and deliver SEND related workshops. To access our services and receive support, please...
Regional Co-ordinator – Midlands Regional Co-ordinator – Midlands Contract: Fixed Term Contract until March 2025 Hours: 21 Hours per week Salary: £22,314-£25,409 Join us! Contact a Family is a national charity for families with...
CAMHS mental health services CAMHS stands for child and adolescent mental health services, which support children and young people with their emotional or behavioural wellbeing.
Other benefits There are a range of other benefits that families may be getting, depending on their circumstances. These include a number of means-tested benefits that Universal Credit is replacing. In most...
How to claim DLA higher rate mobility: your 5 top questions answered Last week’s Facebook Q&A about claiming the higher rate mobility (HRM) component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) was our busiest one yet, with more than 150 parent carers stopping by...
Ankle & foot splints or orthoses (AFOs) Ankle & foot splints or orthoses (AFOs) have been used for many years to help manage the gait (walking pattern) of children with hemiplegia. What are AFOs? Ankle and foot...
DLA: Your top 5 questions answered As part of our focus on Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Child Disability Payment (CDP) in February, our helpline team hosted a special Q&A session in our Facebook Group so parent carers...
Local support groups Local support groups Parent support groups are a great way to meet other parents for practical and emotional support. Most support groups are set up and run by parents and...
DinoDay Facebook Challenge FAQs DinoDay Facebook Challenge FAQs How does Contact’s Facebook challenge for DinoDay work? We want as many people as possible to get involved in DinoDay 2024. Whether you choose to walk...
Why partner with Contact Working together, we: Transform lives By partnering with Contact, you can ensure desperate families and disabled children get vital support. Your business can be the difference between families spiralling into...
Illegal exclusions Why we’re campaigning Our research, Falling through the net [PDF], found that children with a disability, special educational need or additional need are routinely illegally excluded from school. Almost a quarter (22...
Meeting with the school If you think your child is being bullied, let the school know your concerns straight away. If you have spoken to the school but it is still happening, ask the...
Introduction to benefits If you have a disabled child, or you are on a low-income or not working, you may be entitled to certain benefits and tax credits to help with the extra...