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For 40 years Choice Support has been providing services for autistic people, people with learning disabilities and/or mental health needs.
We support people across the UK from Hampshire and East Sussex in the south, to Yorkshire in the north. We think that everybody, regardless of their needs, has the right to a decent life. This includes:
- a home of your own, which might be living with family or friends, or living alone
- the chance to live life as you choose
- control over what happens to you, which includes deciding how you spend your money.
If you need support with some or all of these things, we might be able to help. The first thing we would do is to get to know you. Once we know who you are, we can work with you to plan support that’s right for you.
Whether you are moving home, needing support managing finances, or finding friends or love, you will be fully involved. Our staff can help you with claiming benefits, finding local work or volunteering opportunities, planning activities, supporting you at health appointments and supporting you to vote.
We believe that building good relationships with those most important to you will help us to get to know you better. We will work with you, and those closest to you, to find out who you wish to be involved in planning your support.
However, we understand that what may work for one person, may not work for you. Everyone’s needs and circumstances are unique. We don’t make assumptions about people, and we won’t try to fit you into something that isn’t right for you. Instead, we try to create support that fits you. That might mean adapting something we already offer, or creating something new.
We will do our best to support you, but if we feel we cannot give you what you need we will try to introduce you to other organisations that might be able to help.
We do not provide crisis mental health support
If you are concerned about your mental health, or the mental health of someone you know, please:
- contact and visit your GP
- call 999
- present at your local Accident and Emergency Department.
The NHS and Mind have lots of information on how to access mental health services, including services for people in crisis.
Often families who are considering where to turn for support need to talk to someone in their shoes before they make decisions. Meet Lynda, our voluntary Families Ambassador here.
