What resources are available in East Lothian?
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:
- Beach Wheelchairs East Lothian
- Beyond Boundaries East Lothian
- Branch Out Together Basecamp
- CanDo Playscheme (your child's name can be placed on a waiting list from the age of 5) – currently closed (March 2024)
- Carers of East Lothian
- East Lothian Young Carers
- East Lothian Council - Welfare advice and financial support
- Pennypit Special Needs Youth Club (for young people aged 15-24)
- Pennypit Community Development Trust
- Mental Health & Wellbeing - Single Point of Access
- Stronger Together for Autism and Neurodivergence SCIO – known as STAND
- Star Youth Club (ages 14-18) (a young person's name can be put on the waiting list from the age of 12)
- EnjoyLeisure - Disability Sports
- Venturing Out
- 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
- Scottish Autism - Online support - Right Click
- Scottish Government - Child Disability Payment
- Sleep support – Sleep Scotland
- Toileting support – www.eric.org.uk
- Venture Trust
- The Yard