Time to Talk Next Steps

> Support will be tailored to each individual

> You can be linked to other young people for peer support, useful contacts in your area or a supporter for individual sessions

> Our trained staff will focus on: strengths, reducing anxiety, building confidence and countering social isolation

> This project will help you to think about building independence by providing encouragement and motivation for your future

> We will enable you and your family to link with local and national activities, and we will provide useful contacts and networks

> If you wish, you can go on to train as a peer supporter and/or help to design and deliver training for professionals

To find out more about the variety of groups we have, please click here

If you would like to receive support as part of Time to Talk Next Steps, please let us know some more information about you by completing a request for support form. Where possible, we encourage you to fill out your own form to support your sense of ownership and engagement. But, if you would prefer for someone to complete the form for you or if you are thinking of applying on behalf of a young person that is fine too. Links to the forms are below (only one form needs to be completed):

> Young person's request for support

> Request for support on behalf of a young person

The project will run over three years (2021-2024). Everyone who makes a request for support will be notified within six weeks or less about whether you have been assigned a Time to Talk Next Steps Supporter.

We will be accepting request for support forms on a rolling basis. If your form is received before the next date and time below, you will be told the outcome by the beginning of the next week (i.e., those who submit forms by the Wednesday deadline, will be informed if they have a place by the following Monday).

Allocation dates are:

• Friday 8 December 2023
• Wednesday 7 February 2024
• Wednesday 20 March 2024
• Wednesday 1 May 2024

Please note that lottery funding for this project ends in July 2024. We will not be taking any further requests for support after 1 May 2024.

Once you have made a request for support we get in touch to tell if you will have a dedicated supporter. If you do they will arrange to meet you online or for a chat on the phone to introdce themselves and chat to find out what would be most useful to you.

Everyone who makes a Request for Support receives feedback and information that will be useful for their individual situation, including sing posting to useful contacts.

NDTi work in partnership with Contact to provide support, information and workshops for parents and carers about transition to adulthood. Find out how they can support you and your family.

Through Time to Talk Next Steps, Contact can provide the following services to support you as a parent or carer:

Click here for more information on how Contact can support you and your family.

Our team of trained staff aim to make individual support accessible and enjoyable for all those who take part. If you need specific help or adjustments to be made in order to sign up or be involved with the project, please let us know by contacting: Alice McColl, Project Lead for Time to Talk Next Steps or leave a message with the NDTi office on 01225 255 268 and we'll arrange for someone to call you back.

If you have questions about Time to Talk Next Steps and what it involves, please read our Frequently Asked Questions document. If there's anything else you'd like to know or discuss, please contact Alice McColl, Project Lead for Time to Talk Next Steps at alice.mccoll@ndti.org.uk or leave a message with the NDTi office on 01225 255 268 and we'll arrange for someone to call you back.

We aim to keep you safe at all times and all staff are trained in safeguarding. To find out more about our safeguarding procedures, please see the Safeguarding Statement or the Easy Read Safeguarding Statement.

For details about what information and personal data we will collect as part of this project, please read the Project Privacy Statement or the Easy Read Project Privacy Statement.

This project builds on the success of Time to Talk. You can find out more about how this project helped support young people and families by reading the evaluation report here. Please note, you not need to have taken part in Time to Talk to be allocated support for Time to Talk Next Steps.

If you have any questions, feedback or complaints please contact us. We aim to provide high quality support and to respond to people's needs in order to include everyone. Should you be unhappy with the support you and/or your family member receives or have any issues accessing Time to Talk Next Steps, please contact Alice McColl, Project Lead, at alice.mccoll@ndti.org.uk or leave a message with the NDTi office on 01225 255 268 and we'll arrange for someone to call you back. Your complaint will be listened to carefully and treated confidentially with the aim of resolving problems immediately. However, if you are not happy with the resolution, please see NDTi's Complaints Policy for other avenues.