Welcome to the Informing Families website. This website was developed as part of the Informing Families Cork Implementation Project to meet the early information needs of families at the time of their child's diagnosis with a disability, and to support professionals who inform families of this sensitive news.

There are many different disciplines from medical, nursing & midwifery and allied heath professions who inform families of their child's disability, or who support families when they receive this news. If you are one of these professionals you may find the information in this section of our website useful. Here you can:  

• Find best practice guidelines for informing families of their child's disability
• Source information to print for families who have received a child's diagnosis
• Get information on entitlements and benefits for families
• Access training materials and useful tools for communication

This website provides translated materials for families in 7 additional languages. If you would like to find materials to print in other languages, please return to the home page and click on 'Information for Families'. Each of the elements of information is translated into Gaeilge, Polish, Romanian, Russian, French, Lithuanian and Brazilian Portuguese.

Click on the options above or use the navigation on the left hand side to begin using the site.