“If you’re prepared to give a family a couple of days a month, you don’t know the lifeline you are throwing them…”

Catherine, mum to Mairead, shares her family’s experience of short breaks foster care for children with disabilities.

David Trimble, social worker within South Eastern’s disability fostering team said: “Our children have disabilities and complex needs, but they’re also amazing. They’re so funny, and the time spent with them can be such a rewarding experience for our carers.”