Disabled Children's Partnership

The Disabled Children’s Partnership (DCP) is a growing coalition of more than 35 charities who have joined forces to campaign for improved health and social care for disabled children, young people and their families.

In short, the problem is that there are not enough services, many of those that exist are not good enough, that families cannot access them easily, and that services do not always work together and communicate well with each other.

Our campaign, Secret Life of Us, wants to open the eyes of the public to this and improve understanding of the challenges faced by families on a day-to-day basis.

Currently, 43% of British people say they don’t know anyone with a disability and 97% of parents with a disabled child do not believe the public understands the challenges they face every day.

Without awareness and understanding, we cannot achieve real change. And with increased awareness and public support we can make a real difference.