What are Short Breaks?
Short Breaks offer a range of creative, flexible, fun play and leisure activities in local communities for children and young people who have additional needs and disabilities (AN&D).
The purpose of Short Breaks is to:
- Develop the skills, confidence, independence and readiness for adulthood of children and young people (CYP) with AN&D and enable them to have fun and make friends
- Improve their emotional and physical health, as well as their ability to communicate their feelings and preferences and their social skills, both through their relationships with other children and through developing supportive and trusting relationships with adults – thereby also supporting positive behaviour.
- Support positive outcomes for parents, by providing parents and carers with breaks from their caring responsibilities, so they are empowered to look after their own emotional and physical health and wellbeing and provide better and more sustainable care to other family members.
- Support positive outcomes for whole families, including greater family cohesion and improved relationships.
Families can find out about and access Short Breaks by contacting providers directly and information about Short Breaks services available in the autumn term can be found in the leaflet below.
Information is also available via the Surrey Local Offer website.