Information and Support: Caring for Children with Serious Disabilities
Contact
Contact provides support, advice and information to families with disabled children under 25 and can also provide help for carers of disabled children.
Phone 0808 808 3555
Visit the Contact website
The Disabilities Trust
The Disabilities Trust provides support for people with acquired brain injury, profound physical impairments, learning disabilities and for adults and children with autism; enabling them to live as independently as possible.
Visit the Disabilities Trust website
The Disabled Living Foundation
The Disabled Living Foundation provides impartial advice, information and training on daily living aids.
Phone 0300 999 0004
Mencap
Mencap work in partnership with people with a learning disability across the UK, and provide services to support people to live life as they choose.
Phone: 0808 808 1111 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
Sense
Sense offers free and impartial information about complex sensory and communication needs, including deafblindness.
Visit the Sense website
Carers Trust
Carers Trust provides support for carers, young adult carers and young carers, through a network of carers centres, schemes and interactive online services.
Carers UK
Carers UK provides support and information to those who look after an older, disabled or seriously ill family member or friend.
Phone: 0808 808 7777
Family Lives
Family Lives provides help and support in all aspects of family life, including bullying, special educational needs, and support for specific communities.
Phone: 0808 800 2222
Sibs
Sibs support siblings who are growing up with or who have grown up with a brother or sister with any disability, long term chronic illness or life limiting condition.
SupportLine
SupportLine offers confidential emotional support to children, young adults and adults on a wide range of subjects.
Phone 01708 765200.
