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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NDTi Wellbeing Questions Framework
The NDTi Wellbeing Questions Framework is a tool designed to measure key aspects of wellbeing relevant to social care and quality of life.
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?
Evaluation of the Small Supports Pilot in Leeds 2022-2024
This report by Dr Victoria Mason-Angelow documents the work and the outcomes undertaken in Leeds by the City Council and ICB partners to develop new small support organisations for people with learning disabilities and/or autistic...
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?
Better Now: A collaborative call to action at NCASC 2024
We're delighted to be collaborating with Shared Lives Plus and Community Catalysts on a campaign to highlight a range of proven approaches that are reshaping conversations about social care.
Beyond Limits: A blueprint for Small Supports organisations
Dr Vicky Mason-Angelou, research and evaluation manager at NDTi, shares insights from a study into the impact of Small Supports organisations.
See the person
Training for people who work directly with those needing care and support. Based on life experiences, biases and values, and how this impacts on providing genuine person centred support.
Blog: Strengths based change – 10 things for success
Jenny Pitts, programme lead for the Community Led Support programme, reflects on her own learning from the last decade and what it really takes for local areas to make a success of embedding a strengths based approach.
Research about Community Led Support
Independent report of a two-year study undertaken by a collaboration of universities, and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), on the impact of Community Led Support.