Small Supports, big changes: Transforming lives in Leeds
What happens when you reimagine adult social support from the ground up? Dr Vicky Mason-Angelow shares what happened in Leeds following a two year pilot.
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Mental Health
Seeing a person in all their wonderfulness
Nic Crosby and Amanda Nally explore the need for services to challenge themselves. Are they truly person-centred, or, is it just nice words that hide reality?
Neighbours: How small acts can make a big difference to individuals and communities
A member of our Older People's NHS Sounding Board shares some thoughts around small acts, neighbourhoods and dementia.
Empowering rights through the Mental Health Bill
What does the draft Mental Health Bill mean for people with learning disabilities, autistic people, community support and advocacy?
Turning advocacy recommendations into action
Our advocacy review spurs work to create a new set of tools and resources. Join our focus groups to input.
Peer support
Young people (aged 16 plus) with additional support needs come together to support each other and share common issues and concerns.
Family Ambassadors Evaluation Report
The National Development Team for Inclusion has worked as the evaluation and learning partner for the Family Ambassadors programme. Phase 1 of the Family Ambassadors evaluation was completed in May 2023. This report focuses on the challenges faced in the design, set-up and roll-out of the Family Ambassador programme and what the Local Family Ambassadors had achieved and the progress made towards the desired outcomes.
Blog: Bringing small supports to life in Slovenia
Colleagues from our Small Supports programme recently hosted some visitors from Slovenia who are doing similar work.
A review of advocacy
This report covers in depth research about advocacy for people with a learning disability and autistic people who are inpatients in mental health, learning disability or autism specialist hospitals.
Blog: Better Together
Different languages, different histories, different cultures but all with the same challenges! Nic Crosby, Small Supports Programme Lead, reflects and compares some of the challenges across different countries.