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If your forum requires additional support in engaging your local health partners, contact our parent participation adviser in your region. Publications useful for engaging with health NHS Long Term Plan The NHS...

Contact’s 3 SEN Asks are designed to help the new government address the biggest shortcomings and challenges within the current system.

You might be starting to think about your son or daughter's financial independence and how they'll start to manage their own money.

Children with hemiplegia tend to undergo multi-therapy approach, including physiotherapy and occupational therapy. This section will tell you a bit more about the treatments available. Introduction When a child is...

Further information on how local health services are provided in England and organsiations responsible for Services, ICBs and NHS England.

If you currently claim one of the legacy benefits Universal Credit is replacing, we explain how you might move over to that benefit.

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Young people aged 14 or over with a learning disability are entitled to a free NHS health check every year. It is a chance for you and your child to talk to the...

There is financial help available to go towards funeral costs, including for the costs of a child's funeral and to help families on low incomes.

Participation, Information and Advice (PIA) Keeping parent carers, children and young people informed and at the heart of shaping disabled children’s services. Contact leads on a three-year Participation, Information and...

On this page, you can find key statistics about families with disabled children in the UK, our ongoing research projects and links to our downloadable research publications – and how...

In this section, we look at the role of the NNPCF that all forums are a member of.

Disabled children and young people can benefit from the opportunities that childcare, play and leisure activities offer them, such as making friends. Getting this right in the early years helps parents build...

Upper limb splinting is a type of intervention where a piece of material supports or restricts the movement of an arm, shoulder, elbow, wrist or hand. What is upper limb...

The Contact Awards recognise the countless and often unrecognised achievements of families with disabled children up and down the country. Our awards are the highlight of the year for us....

Getting your disabled child vaccinated against flu is the single best thing you can do to protect them from getting very unwell, including from Group Strep A infection. That’s according...

If you feel or believe that your child is being bullied, then it helps to be as clear as you can about the details before you contact the school.

Some children may need more support than others to achieve their potential in early years settings and at school. This may be because they have a disability, medical condition or...