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Contact a Family (Scotland)
Norton Park57 Albion Road
Edinburgh
EH7 5QY
Tel: 0808 808 3555 (Helpline)
Tel: 0808 808 3556 (Minicom)
Tel: 0131 475 2608 (Office)
Fax: 0131 475 2609
Best times to telephone helpline: Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm & Monday 5.30pm - 7.30 pm. Best times to telephone: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
Web: www.cafamily.org.uk
Contact a Family is a national registered charity, founded in 1979, dedicated to helping families who care for children with any disability or special need. Every day over sixty children in the UK are born or diagnosed with a serious disability and the vast majority of them are cared for at home. Contact a Family is the only UK charity providing support and advice to parents whatever the medical condition of their child.
Contact a Family helps in four ways:
- by providing information about the disabilities
- by putting families in touch with other families
- by assisting parents to develop their own local or national support groups
- by providing a voice to raise awareness and campaign for families
Through its activities and influence, Contact a Family makes a difference in two key areas:
- for all families and for all disabilities, providing essential links which otherwise would not exist
- for the individual family, providing information and assurance and increases in choice.
At the heart of Contact a Family is a unique and powerful combination which brings together:
- expert and comprehensive knowledge on disability
- a wealth of personal experience and personal contacts
- an approach driven by parents' points of view
This combination, together with a "we enable... we don't run" style permits Contact a Family to deliver beyond their resources and size. The Directory Online contains details of many medical conditions and also patient support groups.
Checked: May 2006
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