Hear from the ASE Partnership and various other organisations on real-life approaches making a difference.

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As a charity delivering frontline services, we remain committed to addressing the full range of circumstances affecting the people we support. Please support our work and become a life changer today ➡️ bit.ly/4nDLQ61 #WorldMentalHealthDay #WorldHomelessDay

We understand that mental health is a significant factor for people facing homelessness. That’s why our service will now offer both Mental Health Support and Floating Support, helping people to stay in their homes and reducing the need for hospital admissions related to mental health.

Thanks to Ryan, Kane, Stephen, Beth, and colleagues from both Outreach and SP Navigator teams for facilitating the visit and representing the Complex Lives Alliance partnership 🙌

Following the visit, we received some fantastic feedback from Damian:

“Seeing the professional commitment and passion channelled through a values-led, citizen-centric approach was humbling… The phrase ‘It’s the small Ws (wins)’ really stuck with us.”

Damian joined the our City Centre Outreach team, while Mark observed work across the wider borough. The visit provided an opportunity to engage directly with frontline staff and gain insight into the operational challenges and approaches used in helping those we support.

In Walsall we work closely with our partners providing drop-in sessions and multi-agency outreach sessions. We are part of the drug alert team with Walsall Public Health and share information around current trends and dangers. The power of partnerships to reduce harm 🤝

All of the team are trained on drug addiction and how to administer Naloxone in the event of someone overdosing. We always carry Naloxone kits as a safeguarding measure and have stock of drug testing strips so that the people we support can identify synthetic drugs.

The increasing rise of synthetic opioids, such as Nitazene and Fentanyl, in the local area was discussed and the dangers that these bring. These synthetic drugs are significantly stronger than heroin which presents a significantly increased risk of overdose ❗

It's not about just a place to stay, it's about delivering services that set young people up to thrive with more autonomy.

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This provides a gradual transition towards independence. A phased approach like this helps young people move from high-support environments to more independent settings, reducing the “cliff-edge” effect often felt by care leavers.

During their time with us, our young people work with our support workers to build essential skills for independent living, such as budgeting, cooking, managing appointments, navigating relationships and conflict resolution.

Be sure to head along to their Eldon Scare Trail and you'll be helping to support the work of Changing Lives across Newcastle supporting those facing the challenges of homelessness in our region 💜

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Nationally we have over 600 passionate colleagues from Northumberland to London working to change the lives of those we support.

You'll be joining a brilliant group of Trustee's and this is a fantastic and rare opportunity for the right individual to help us develop, grow and change more lives.

Then on Saturday we joined thousands of people for the Recovery Walk, an afternoon of activities, mutual aid meetings, art exhibitions and live workshops. We held a stall at the Recovery Village and got the chance to speak to lots of people about recovery and the services we provide 🙌

We attended the Faces and Voices of Recovery Conference on Friday held at the Molineux Stadium, where we heard speakers from local services, academics working in the sector, local experts by experience, and a keynote presentation from Dr Ed Day, the national Recovery Champion!