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NDTi’s Associate, Peter Bates, outlines the factors that he believes are contributing to ‘the fog of confusion and lack of positive change' around out of area placements.

Hári Sewell is founder and Director of HS Consultancy and a former executive director of health and social care in the NHS. Hári questions how much is known about the experience of out of area placements of black or other racialised people.

Isaac Samuels, the Deputy Chair of the National Co-production Advisory Group, shares his personal story of an out of area placement.

Mark Trewin, from the Department of Health & Social Care, welcomes NDTi’s Close to Home paper for highlighting the need for the whole mental health system to work together to improve access to supportive community services.

David Brindle, the Guardian’s public services editor and NDTi’s ambassador and former chair, reflects on his 2010 story about ‘out of area treatments’ in light of the Close to Home review.

How meeting through Shared Lives led Andy and James to form 'Local Social', a community interest company, that has changed both their lives. Author: Andy Cooke

Ahead of NDTi's 'Close to Home' review being published, Kate Linsky, NDTi's Programme Lead for Mental Health, introduces the paper and reflects on its recommendations for adults with mental health conditions.

NDTi are joining 140+ organisations in a call to all political parties to put children and young people at the heart of this General Election.

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Paul Marshall, NDTi CEO, reflects on Advocacy Awareness Week 2019 and on the need for the Advocacy sector to come together and form a collective voice in order to effect change.