Social and leisure

Family Voice is actively involved in Short Breaks in Norfolk, Short Breaks being the more user-friendly term for what used to be called 'respite'.

In October 2008, Norfolk put together a team to build on the short break provision already provided in Norfolk. The team works in partnership with existing service providers, Primary Care Trusts, disabled young people and their parents and families.

In May 2007, HM Treasury published Aiming high for disabled children: better support for families. One of the recommended actions was to recognise the critical importance and significant benefits of short breaks to disabled children and their families.

A short break can last a few hours, a day, evening, overnight or for a weekend and take place in or outside of the home including play schemes, after school activities, youth clubs and other leisure facilities. The break can be with the family, as well as without.

Family Voice is involved in:

Purpose - To oversee the delivery of the Short Breaks program to achieve the full service offer by transforming existing and developing new short break provision for children and young people with disabilities.

Set up to form a strategy on how to communicate to all sectors about short breaks and the changes that Aiming High should make.

Short Breaks Workforce training and development

Carers Information Group

Norfolk Carers Council

Click here to visit the new Short Breaks website.

A tracking project with a national voice.

More information can be found here