3. How do we help ?
♦somewhere to live
♦emotional problems
♦getting through a crisis
♦a full life during the day
♦making and keeping
friendships
4. More…
♦getting and holding down a
job
♦getting a reasonable income
♦Someone to speak on their
behalf
♦learning new skills
5. ‘All this help is rooted in an
understanding of their culture or
background’
6. Signs of vulnerability ?
♦ Rent arrears
♦ High incidence of neighbour
disputes/complaints
♦ Disorganised lifestyle/environment
♦ Contact mainly through professional
workers
♦ Police visits/call out to property
7. ‘Treat your information with a
health level of scepticism, as it
could mean everything or
nothing’
8. Sources of support / joint
working
♦ GPs surgeries, well man/woman
clinics
♦ Police ‘Community officers’
♦ Community Mental health teams
♦ Age concern, Help aged local groups
♦ Local Drug action teams
♦ Churches, mosques, Gudwaras
