Our latest Annual Review shows how Cerebral Palsy Scotland has made a difference to the lives of children and adults with cerebral palsy over the past year.
Published on 6 October, World Cerebral Palsy Day, our Annual Review highlights the impact of the charity’s work between March 2023-April 2024.
This year, our new Strategic Plan 2023-2026 saw us begin work on four key objectives:
- To be the voice of the cerebral palsy community in Scotland, to understand what matters to them so that their views and needs are represented at national and local forums and they have access to the support and services they need
- To ensure anyone affected by cerebral palsy in Scotland is aware of Cerebral Palsy Scotland and the support we can provide for them
- To enable therapy, support and information to be available for as many people as possible in Scotland with cerebral palsy through all life stages
- To increase knowledge and understanding of cerebral palsy, the issues affecting people with cerebral palsy amongst professionals, service providers and policy makers
Some of the highlights from the past year include:
- Across the year, we saw 253 children and adults for specialist therapy, an increase of 28% on last year
- Spending over three months providing outreach therapy to children and families in Edinburgh, Midlothian and East and West Lothian through our Better Start programme
- Running 22 Baby buds sessions for children aged 0-2 and their families, providing expert input at a time when targeted therapies are critical in enhancing development
- Developing a ‘psychologically informed practice’, where mental health and wellbeing support is embedded in everything we do
- Training 184 professionals through five training courses, and welcoming 89 attendees to our cerebral palsy information sessions
- Raising awareness and campaigning for change, including through policy work and hosting our 10th annual Cerebral Palsy Scotland conference in October 2023