Support for disabled children in West Sussex

In West Sussex, we want to make sure that all families with disabled children and young people have the support they need to live ordinary family lives.

These pages are for families and disabled young people, and anyone who has an interest in the disabled children's transformation programme. The Government's Aiming High for Disabled Children (AHDC) programme has now finished but there is a new short breaks duty.

Find out more about what this can mean to you and your family through the links below.

Supporting document

• Short breaks services statement (PDF, 9 pages, 554KB)

• What we are doing in West Sussex
  In West Sussex, the County Council and NHS West Sussex have agreed to make sure that opportunities for disabled children, young people and their families are improved.

• Short breaks
  Families with disabled children and young people told the government that their main priority is regular and reliable short breaks from caring. Local authorities now have a duty to provide a short breaks service to carers of disabled children.

• Information and access to childcare
  Parents have told us that information should be of a high quality and clear so that families know about services and to be able to access high-quality childcare.

• Transition to adulthood (14-25 years)
  Parents or carers of children have told us that they need more information about their childs transition to adulthood.

• Palliative (end of life) care
  The government's vision is that every child or young person with a life-limiting or life threatening condition will have fair access to high quality services that reflects their choices.