What is the Peninsula Cerebra Research Unit for Childhood Disability Research?

The Peninsula Cerebra Research Unit for Childhood Disability Research (PenCRU) responds to questions from families about therapies and health services for children and young people affected by disability or who have special or additional health needs. We provide summaries of the evidence to help families make decisions. Where the evidence is lacking we seek funding to conduct clinical trials to assess the effectiveness of interventions on outcomes that families tell us are important, such as function, social inclusion and participation, and quality of life. We involve families affected by childhood disability in all aspects of our research and related activities.