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Transition is a time in which we need to empower young people

Date Posted
6 February, 2023
Author
Hannah Hodgson

Until the age of 16 I had lived a seemingly ‘normal’ life. I had a few peculiar things happen with my health – lots of infections I struggled to clear, lots of joint injuries and being much shorter than my...

More money needed for children’s social care plan 

Date Posted
3 February, 2023

We have welcomed the Government’s new aspirations for social care for disabled children in England. However, we are calling on ministers to allocate the funding lifeline services needed to realise their bold ambitions. In its Children’s Social Care Implementation Plan,...

Support while you shop this festive season

Date Posted
13 December, 2022

This festive season will be tough for everyone this year, but it’s especially hard for vulnerable and isolated families caring for children with incurable and life-limiting conditions. Did you know you can be there for these families while you do...

How grief changes, as time passes

Date Posted
5 December, 2022
Author
Jane Mckenna

Firstly, everyone is individual and experiences grief, even the same kind of loss, differently, although there will inevitably be some of the same feelings involved. I am now 23 and 21 years down the road now from the loss of...

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