Children's Disability Team

A range of resources are available in East Lothian to help support children and young people affected by their disabilities.

There are a number of different resources in East Lothian that don’t require social work referrals such as:

• Active Schools Disability Sports Sessions
• Beach Wheelchairs East Lothian
• Beyond Boundaries East Lothian
• Branch Out Together Basecamp
• CanDo Playschemes and Youth Clubs (referrals can be made from 8 years old, see website for further details)
• Carers of East Lothian
• East Lothian Play Association (ELPA)
• East Lothian Young Carers
• East Lothian Council - Welfare advice and financial support
• EnjoyLeisure - Disability Sports
• Pennypit Special Needs Youth Club (for young people aged 18-24, referrals from age 17)
• Pennypit Community Development Trust
• Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing - Single Point of Access
• Stronger Together for Autism and Neurodivergence SCIO – known as STAND
• Venturing Out
• VCEL - provides support and opportunities to organisations and individuals across East Lothian
• Young Carers
• ZAP Group North Berwick (P7+)

Other Resources

• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) – NHS Lothian
• CAPS Independent Advocacy
• Epilepsy Scotland - Scotland's voice for epilepsy
• Family Fund
• National Autistic Society
• NHS Lothian - Community Child Health
• Online Safety - RSHP & NSPCC
• Scottish Autism
• Scottish Government - Child Disability Payment
• Shared Care Scotland - can provide help with sourcing and funding for short breaks
• Sleep support – Sleep Action
• Toileting support – www.eric.org.uk
• Venture Trust
• The Yard