Short break care
Could you provide overnight or weekend care to a disabled child? Discover what it’s like to be a short break carer by watching this video about Kapila, Lalani and Olivia.
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"We’re an ordinary family, if we can do it, then anyone out there can" - Kapila,
short break carer.
Short break carers (previously known as respite carers) provide opportunities for disabled children and young people to have regular short stays away from their families. This allows them to develop experiences and social contacts beyond their own home, while giving their parents/carers time to re-charge their batteries and spend time with the other children in the family.
At Barnardo’s we believe that disabled children have a right to be fully included in everyday society with full access to all social, educational and leisure facilities and services.
