Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)

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We aim to provide information and support for people affected by juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), their families, friends and carers, as well as health professionals.

What is JIA?

Your child has been given a diagnosis of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritisthis is a long name and is difficult to remember, so we shorten it to JIA. This means there is inflammation in your child’s joints that isn’t caused by any other condition.

Each word literally means:

  • Juvenile - Your child was aged 16 or under when the problem started.
  • Idiopathic - Of unknown cause.
  • Arthritis - Simply means there is inflamation inside the joint and we can see this by the swelling, warmth and reduced movement in your child's joint/joints.
What we do

We support all with JIA to live life to the full.

Our mission is to:

  • Support everyone living with the impact of JIA at the start and at every stage of their journey.
  • Inform - be thier first choice for reliable information.
  • Empower all to have a voice and take control of thier JIA.

Some children and young people will require additional support at some point whilst at nursery, school or further education. JIA has lots of useful information about the condition and how education settings can manage it in school. We also have information sheets for parents or carers and details on specialist services.

Who to contact

Telephone
01628 823524 01628 823524
E-mail
helpline@nras.org.uk
Website(s)
Parent Organisation
National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS)

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