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Short breaks in 2015, an uncertain future

Short breaks are among the most fundamental services for supporting families with disabled children. By providing breaks from caring and positive experiences for children and young people, they allow parent carers to focus on relationships with other children, or to have time to themselves or with their partner, leading to lower levels of psychological distress, higher levels of life satisfaction and better health. As a result, fewer parent carers reach ‘breaking point’ and fewer children require access to emergency provision or enter the looked after system.

This report, commissioned by Every Disabled Child Matters, looks at the current provision of short breaks to families of disabled children in England.

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2015
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Every Disabled Child Matters
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Every Disabled Child Matters
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