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Autism, Mental Health and Support Services
CRISIS INTERVENTION
There are going to be times when you need that extra support yet getting this arranged seems to take mountain loads of time. We are here to make this step easier, whilst you wait for longer term support, we offer specialist crisis intervention service. We work closely in multi disciplinary settings to ensure fluid and safe transitions.
COMMUNITY BASED SUPPORT
We step right in when needed, to offer that targeted help to ensure that individuals feel settled in their community. We offer personalised, bespoke packages from the start to future plans. Our support workers are skilled in establishing positive relationships with individuals. Our community based assessments offer a holistic approach to each individual's path.
WHEN THINGS HAVE NOT GONE SO WELL
Will Melbourne was a 19-year-old young man diagnosed under the autistic spectrum and with other mental health challenges.
He tragically died after many attempts to get help and reaching out to the relevant support services. Sadly this is not the only story we know about, hence why we are passionate about getting it right for each individual we support. Will wasn’t the first person with autism or learning disabilities and mental health problems to be let down by the support system and sadly he won’t be the last. Shortly before he died, Will posted a video online in an effort to help others in similar situations navigate a system that he described as “not fit for purpose”.
Will was moved by the local authority into supported accommodation, where his mother assumed he would be safe. Will died alone in his flat in December 2020 and the family are yet to have any answers surrounding their tragic loss.
The BBC’s Jeremy Cooke spoke to Will’s family to learn more about the young man with an “incredible mind”. Watch the video here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-58334061. “This whole system is based on the idea that you have to be in crisis to get help.”