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News All the latest news from Shared Care Scotland is here plus our E-bulletin archive and sign-up too.
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Events Shared Care Scotland holds regular events throughout Scotland to enhance knowledge, understanding and best practice in short breaks. Find out more here.
Events
Planning & Funding Your Short Break If you’re thinking about a short break, here’s where to find out more about how to plan it, and your options for funding your break.
Planning & Funding Your Short Break
Short Breaks Directory Our online directory lists over 400 short breaks services across Scotland. You can search for breaks by area, type of service, and the care needs they support.
Short Breaks Directory
Respitality Respitality – Respite + Hospitality – originated in the USA and provides a unique way for Carers Centres and the Scottish Hospitality sector to work together to provide short breaks to full-time unpaid carers.
Respitality
Learning Exchange The Short Breaks Fund Learning Exchange is a programme to build evidence of what works within short breaks.
Learning Exchange
Short Breaks Fund The Short Breaks Fund provides grants to third sector organisations in Scotland to increase the range, availability and choice of short breaks for carers and those they care for across Scotland.
Short Breaks Fund
Resources A comprehensive set of resources, tools and publications covering all areas of short breaks.
Resources

About Us

A Scotland where everyone who receives support or provides unpaid care can live a full and satisfying life, with the assistance they need to take regular, quality breaks from the everyday demands of their caring routines. In Scotland it is estimated there are over 650,000 people who care for a family member, partner or friend, who may be ill, disabled, or dependent on drugs or alcohol. Short breaks provide a much needed release from the physical and emotional demands of the caring situation and help promote health and well-being.

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