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News: Short-break carers: a vital resource in short supply

10-Mar-10 12:00 AM
Guardian.co.uk
Short breaks enable disabled children and their parents to enjoy a deserved change. But specialist carers are thin on the ground. There has been substantial investment in short breaks as part of the government's Aiming High programme . Jointly delivered by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department of Health, the Aiming High Programme will have provided £370m of funding for short breaks by 2011 (having started in 2008). Short-break services include day, evening, overnight and weekend activities and can take place in the child's own home, the home of an approved carer, or other community settings.