Fundraise for us
We’re always looking for new fundraisers and we’ll support you every step of the way. Discover more about how to do it.
As well as signing up to volunteer at the CBF, there are many other ways you can help us.
Share your story
Help other families and professionals by sharing your story and letting others know they’re not alone. Your story could be featured on our website, social media or in our newsletter.
Have a look at the ‘your stories’ part of our website to see what other families and professionals have written about.
I'd like to share my story
Complete the form below to advise us if you'd like to write for us, and we'll get in touch. Alternatively send us an email at communications@thecbf.org.uk
Fundraise for the CBF
Take on a fundraising challenge or raise vital funds for the CBF from the comfort of your armchair, the choice is yours. Follow the links below to read about our new partnership with Run for Charity giving you access to hundreds of challenges, see how you can fundraise for free or leave a gift to CBF in your Will.
Campaign with us
One of the main aims of the Challenging Behaviour Foundation (the CBF) is to highlight the needs of individuals with severe learning disabilities and behaviour described as challenging and to influence policy and practice on their behalf.
Currently children and adults with severe learning disabilities are amongst the most disadvantaged members of our society. They can expect to achieve less than other people, to face more barriers and discrimination and to struggle to become socially integrated. The addition of severe challenging behaviour greatly increases the obstacles to their development and integration. Children with the most severe challenging behaviour often carry this behaviour into adulthood and face a lifetime of social exclusion and poor quality of life.
The Challenging Behaviour Foundation is working to change this and believes that children and adults with severe learning disabilities, who are described as having challenging behaviour should have the same life opportunities as everyone else, including home life, education, employment and leisure.
“People whose behaviour challenges have the same needs as anyone else, in addition to special needs for help to overcome the problems their behaviour presents. They do not surrender their needs for personal relationships, for growth and development or for anything else because their behaviour presents a challenge to services. They have the same human and civil rights as anyone else” (Mansell, 2007)
