Children's Hospice Association Scotland

Canal Court
42 Craiglockhart Avenue
Edinburgh
EH14 1LT

Tel: 0131 444 1900
Fax 0131 444 4001
Web: www.chas.org.uk
Best time to telephone: 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday

The Children's Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) is a Scottish charity established to provide hospice services in Scotland for children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families.

Rachel House, Scotland's first children's hospice, opened in Kinross in July 1996. Robin House in Balloch opened in August 2005. Both hospices are purpose-built and each provide ongoing support for up to 200 families across Scotland each year. The CHAS at Home Team help children and families in the Highlands by providing support to them in their own homes. The Team also provide homecare support to families across Scotland when they need it.

A children's hospice offers professional care, practical help and emotional support to the whole family usually from the day they are referred until the death of their child and beyond, providing the following services:

• Specialist palliative support through respite care and emergency care for children with life-limiting and terminal conditions.
• Regular short-term breaks for children and their families.
• End of life care, bereavement counselling and support.
• Friendship, information, advice and practical support for families, with help available in their own homes at times of particular stress.