The Age Friendly Island project, delivered by Age UK IW and Community Action, is part of an Ageing Better partnership funded by The National Lottery Community Fund. The partnership aims to make the Isle of Wight a great place to grow older, encourage better relations between generations, and tackle social isolation and loneliness.
People with learning disabilities want to develop and sustain intimate relationships just like everyone else, but they often face barriers to exercising this fundamental human right.
Most adults with learning disabilities who need support and a place to live are offered either Residential Care or housing with support (sometimes called Supported Living.).
The value of building community capacity to social care is now widely recognised. Despite this acceptance, and a growing body of work to support development, its spread is uneven with pockets of promising practice rather than large-scale change.
Following on from the NDTi report Widening choices for older people with high support needs (2013), NDTi worked with Community Catalysts to hold community conversations to look at what needs to change and how, to...
In February 2016, NDTi were commissioned to undertake an evaluation of the Shared Lives Mental Health Project on behalf of Shared Lives Plus....
This paper provides a review of research into what works to improve the social networks and prevent social isolation for people with mental health problems.
A review of research into the experiences of the MHA and the role of professionals involved.
A review of research on the impact and effectiveness of meaningful activity for people with mental health problems.
A review of research into the effectiveness of supported housing and accommodation for people with mental health problems
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