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Community Learning Disability Health Team (CLDHT)

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If you have a learning disability or know someone that does, and they have difficulties accessing mainstream health services, Wandsworth's Community Learning Disability Health Team (CLDHT) may be able to help you.  They are a specialist team of: Community Nurses Dietitians Dysphagia Practitioners…

Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs)

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Community Mental Health Teams offer specialist support for people with mental health problems who require further treatment or longer term support.The first point of contact for anyone with a mental health problem should be their local GP. Your GP is usually the person…

Coram Voice Advocacy

Coram Voice enables and equips children and young people to hold to account the services that are responsible for their care. Coram Voice uphold the rights of children and young people to actively participate in shaping their own lives. Coram Voice advocates offer direct support…

The Council for Disabled Children (CDC)

This is the umbrella body for the disabled children and young people's sector in England.  It is the only national body that brings together the diverse range of organisations that work with and for disabled children and young people (0-25 years old)  to support the development and implementation of policy and practice. …

Dating tips sheet for young people

Information sheet "Dating Tips" for young people with SEND from Mencap

DFN Project SEARCH at St George's

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DFN Project SEARCH prepares young people for the world of employment. The DFN Project SEARCH programme offers young people with Learning Disabilities and/or autism the opportunity to gain valuable work experience in real work situations through work placements within the hospital. The programme runs for one academic…

Dimensions

In 1976, armed with a single phone in a rented office, Dimensions began supporting people with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs out of institutions, helping them lead ordinary lives in their local communities. Forty years on, our work is fundamentally unchanged: we support people…

Direct Payments

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Direct payments are available to people who have been assessed by social services as needing help, and who would like to arrange and pay for their own care and support services instead of receiving them direct from the Council.  Direct payments are a way of assisting people to gain greater independence…

Disability and Social Care Advice Service (DASCAS)

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The Disability and Social Care Advice Service (DASCAS) offers an independent information service on disability and social care. This includes benefits, advocacy and support. The service provides information to people with disabilities and the relatives and friends who care for them.DASCAS helps…

Disability Employment Advisers

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Disability Employment Advisers (DEA) are available at every Job Centre Plus and can help you look for a job or learn new skills. They can offer advice and tell you about disability friendly employers in your area.There are many ways you can get…