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We're looking forward to hearing from our speakers this week at our Black History Month Event talking about the #BHM2025 theme: “Standing Firm in Power and Pride.”
#BHM #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryMonth2025 #ForTheLifeYouWant

This #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek, we hear from Jax, a Neurodiversity Champion who talks about getting her diagnosis later in life.

#DyslexiaAwareness #DAW25 #RaisingTheVolume.

Loneliness can affect us in different ways but in most cases talking can help. If you need support, our Lambeth, Lewisham, & Southwark Solidarity in a Crisis team is here to help. Don't hesitate to reach out.

Open at 6pm today.

Call on 0300 123 1922. #ForTheLifeYouWant #SiaC

Now is the time | National Inclusion Week This National Inclusion Week, Certitude’s Treat Me Right! Manager, Helen Watkins, talks about the continued importance of including and valuing lived…

In light of the recent #LeDeRreport findings, this National Inclusion Week, Certitude’s Treat Me Right! Manager, Helen Watkins, talks about the continued importance of including and valuing lived experience when developing positive practice. #NowIsTheTime
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It’s #NationalAllotmentsWeek and our Blooming Marvellous community allotment group have been busy. This year, we’ve welcomed lots of new faces as well as harvested potatoes, peas and coriander.

Congratulations to our finalists in this year’s @ThirdSector Awards which celebrates those who change people's lives, every day.
Read more here certitude.london/news/congrat...

#ThirdSectorAwards

Earlier this year, at an all-party parliamentary group event held at Westminster, Raymond had the opportunity to ask questions and share his experiences ahead of the Casey Commission on Adult #SocialCare.

As #Pride month comes to an end and we’re looking forward to this weekend’s #PrideinLondon parade. We want to say thank you to SkillsForCare for highlighting our commitment to LGBTQ+ inclusion and belonging

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This #LearningDisabilityWeek2025 campaign theme is ‘Do you see me’.
We’re celebrating all the amazing ways people with #learningdisabilities not only guide our work with valuable insights & ideas but also share skills & talents that benefit society as a whole. certitude.london/news/being-s...

Every Friday our Connect and Do team host a creative workshop in the Fitzrovia Community Centre

Here’s some of the incredible work made by the people who drop by!

Reality check Rachel Wallace checks on the quality of support services. She tells Saba Salman about offering constructive feedback and why it’s great to work

Rachel Wallace checks on the quality of support services @certitude-support.bsky.social

She tells @sabasalman.com about offering constructive feedback and why it’s great to work.

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It’s Pride Month🏳️‍🌈 and we’re joining partners Choice Support and @rainbowfriends.bsky.social in this year’s London Pride – celebrating the importance of allyship!

People we support across London are today exploring how intertwined our cultures are to celebrate World Day for Cultural Diversity.

This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we asked our Solidarity in a Crisis Peer Support Workers why #community is important in people’s recovery following a #MentalHealth crisis. #ThisIsMyCommunity

As part of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek we spoke to our Solidarity in a Crisis (SiaC) Peer Support Workers about the importance of this year’s theme of #Community and the top things they consider when supporting people to build community connections after a #MentalHealth crisis.

Executive Director of Finance - Certitude — VBSearch A rare opportunity to join the Executive Team of London’s leading adult social care provider for people with learning disbilities, autistic people and people with mental health support needs.

We're looking for somebody who shares our values and is looking to bring their previous experience to play a key role in the leadership of Certitude.

More information about this fantastic opportunity is available here alongside a detailed application pack

As part of Skills for Care’s #CelebratingSocialCare campaign we spoke to Grace, a support worker at Certitude’s Haymill Respite, to understand what she enjoys about working in #SocialCare.

Health care funding We share the latest health care funding figures for England, including how much has been committed and how it compares to historical levels.

New analysis of the latest health care funding figures for England.

Updated following the 2025 Spring Statement, the #REALCentre looks at how current funding compares with historical levels and how it stacks up against what is needed to meet future pressures.

Read more ⬇️

Blooming Marvellous | Certitude Community Allotment Project | Hounslow We’re bringing people together in our community to discover the fun of growing vegetables. We’re starting our planting season from scratch and we’re…

It’s still Blooming Marvellous down at our community allotment in #Hounslow. It’s not too late to get involved today and come and enjoy some spring gardening.

Find out how to get involved here certitude.london/what-we-do/b...

This month we’re joining Skills for Care in #CelebratingSocialCare and thank everybody at Certitude, our supporters, families, partners and communities who all work together to support people to live a good life.

New communitylivingmagazine.com: @seankellyphotos.bsky.social @certitude-support.bsky.social @drlizherrieven.bsky.social @mylifemychoice1.bsky.social Prof Chris Hatton, campaigner Shalim Ali, writer Simon Jarrett, arts charities Carousel, Corali, Open Storytellers & more

#LearningDisability #autism

Our Strategy | Introducing Being Local Our plan for 2025-28 Being Local outlines our plans for the next three years, focusing on three big ambitions: Brilliant local support, A strong and capable organisation, A…

'Being Local' outlines our plans for the next 3 years, focusing on 3 big ambitions:

• Brilliant local support
• A strong and capable organisation
• A valued strategic partner

Not had a chance to join the Connect & Do team at one of their #creative #art sessions this March?

Don't panic! Today, we have two sessions running: you can join the #artsandcraft workshop in Fitzovia, or if #music is more your thing, stay in the comfort of your own home & join the SonicSoundClub!

Last week the government talked about Welfare Reform, Learning Disability England has responded with how the changes could impact people leading their good lives and how members are taking action together to raise the voice of disabled people...

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Promotional graphic for a webinar on how reforms of the benefits system affect people living with mental illness, hosted by Rethink Mental Illness. The text on a blue background states "What do reforms of the benefits system mean for people severely affected by mental illness?", along with "Join our webinar" in a green bubble.

Last week was a difficult and uncertain week for people living with mental illness.

To help you understand what the proposed government changes to the social security system mean—and how you can make your voice heard—join our webinar on 9 April at 12pm.

Find out more and sign up 👉 bit.ly/4hlN965

86% of people with a learning disability want to work, though only 6% do...

Members tell us changes suggested in parliament last week aren't likely to help people get a job but there are lots of examples of positive action that will in the Good Lives framework:

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What I need to live a good life | World Down's Syndrome Day Berge Kanikanian is a Treat Me Right! trainer and independent campaigner who happens to have Down's Syndrome. He tells us what he would like the…

“People need to understand that their voice matters... I would like every support worker to know that helping someone use their voice is one of the most important parts of their job.” #ImproveOurSupportSystems

Certitude Signs Joint Letter to Department of Work and Pensions |… Certitude joined over 30 social care organisations today to sign a joint letter to the Department of Work and Pensions regarding the lack of accessible…

Accessibility should not be an afterthought... “it’s especially important that people who draw on support are able to contribute their thoughts and feelings alongside everyone else”.

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Help shape the CQC Way - Care Quality CommissionFacebookTwitterYouTube Looking for care services?

The Care Quality Commission are asking people to shape how they work in the future - they call it the CQC way
More information here:
www.cqc.org.uk/about-us/imp...
There is an on line system to respond that you need to sign up to

“Innovation comes when you look at things differently, so embracing colleagues with different minds and perspectives means you get a whole range of views and ideas.” Helen Watkins, Treat Me Right! manager and co-chair of Certitude’s AccessAbility network.

#NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek