Relationships matter to families with disabled children
Contact a Family has launched a new project to help strengthen relationships of families with disabled children.
The Family Life project will help families and professionals working with them to better understand the importance of strong relationships and how to look after them.
Family Life will provide support to a range of practitioners via children's centres to recognise and respond to the unique emotional and practical stresses faced by families with disabled children which can too often negatively impact on family relationships.
Contact a Family will also be working with individual parents and parent led groups to highlight the importance of seeking relationships support and advice to promote strong and resilient families.
This support will include:
- A relationships enquiries and information service for professionals
- Relationship information booklets
- Training and workshops for professionals and parent led groups.
The project will help signpost people to sources of support and will draw on the expertise of organisations such as Relate.
For more information telephone 020 7608 8716 or visit http://www.cafamily.org.uk/index.php?section=927 or
