Improving Lives Notts

Improving Lives is the local Nottingham charity offering an individualised service supporting adults with complex health and social needs. Put simply this means we aim to help people live independent, fulfilling lives. All of the people we support suffer with mental illness and or learning disabilities, many have long term physical health problems combined with issues such as debt, poverty, housing issues, substance misuse and offending. A large percentage of people we support dont meet the thresholds for other services, either due to cuts, a change in the criteria for support or due to the complexity of their needs. A small number of people we work with have a package of care from Adult Social Care but this doesnt always cover their full range of needs, such as housing, debt and benefits. In community mental health care, community psychiatric nurses are often only able to support with mental health needs so physical health issues, housing and finance problems may not be resolve...