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Making waves with the BBC!
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We recently hit the pool with BBC Wales and some wonderful families, testing out the awesome paddle boards built by our Innovation Centre and our colleagues at the University of Wales Trinity St David. The children had so much fun and so did our product designers!
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Head over to our social media pages over the next couple of days for updates
on when to catch the broadcast!
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Mum Chante got in touch with our Sleep Advice Service for some help with her son’s separation anxiety and nightmares and to get him to sleep in his own bed. Chante tells us their story.
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Thank you to Nationwide!
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Huge thanks to Cerebra Ambassador, Nicola Tilson and Nationwide Building Society for their fantastic gift of £9,684 as part of their Colleague Grant Programme.
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We were thrilled that our application was accepted and the funds will be used to help build innovative products for children living with a brain condition to help them engage with the world around them.
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2023 Research Programmes – call for applications
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We’ve set out our research priorities for the next five years and will be focusing on supporting research to benefit the families of children with multiple and complex needs, or rare conditions.
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Our new round of applications for funding will open at the start of March.
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Please do keep an eye out on our social media, but also be sure to visit our
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If you haven’t had the chance to respond to our survey about our weekly Lottery there’s still time to tell us what you think!
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The survey closes on 23rd February and your thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
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Sleep and children with rare genetic conditions
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Our colleagues at Cardiff University have investigated sleep and mental health in over 600 children with a rare neurodevelopmental genetic condition. This is one of the largest studies of its kind to investigate sleep in detail in children with rare genetic conditions.
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Findings showed that over 40% of children experienced insomnia, and for many children they had been experiencing sleep issues since a very young age. Also, sleep problems had a range of impacts on psychosocial functioning at home, at school and with friends, and the presence of sleep problems indexed greater likelihood of mental health conditions.
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Written and illustrated by Nazryn Nock
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Rainbow bear loves to play games and dance and sing, but because she looks different to the other bears, they think she won't be any good at it. This makes her very sad. One day she plucks up all her courage and asks to join in.
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Share Your Story With Us
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If you've used one our services, guides or taken part in our research can you take a few minutes to let us know how we’ve helped you? Your stories are vital to us - we use them to secure funding as well as to let other families know we are here to support them. Thank you.
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We are grateful for the financial support given by the above law firms, who specialise in accident or clinical negligence cases relating to brain conditions or Court of Protection Deputyships and Personal Injury Trusts.
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