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Children Leaving Care

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Stepping Out Can Support Young People Leaving Care

Stepping Out specialise in supporting children leaving care. Our semi independent living projects provide the perfect base to build upon when aiming for full independence.

We understand that children leaving care need support in their daily lives, in order to develop their life skills. After all, becoming fully independent is no easy feat.

Staffed by experienced, qualified professionals, our projects are designed to house a maximum of 5 service users. This is to capture the safe, homely setting that teenagers & children leaving care are in need of. Large hostels housing up to 100 young people will never feel like home, and will never offer the young person the support they need to develop. Therefore, Stepping Out takes a different, more unique approach.

On-site staff and provide unlimited support to service users within the project. This includes;

  • Life Skills Development
  • Goal Setting & Regular Meetings
  • Counselling
  • Community Access & Support

To view all the services offered via our semi independent living projects, click here. Alternatively, for any enquiries or referrals, feel free to contact us.

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Need Disabled Equipment?

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Are you in need of equipment for the disabled? Stepping Out provide care homes, hospitals and clinics with especially designed disabled equipment. Our prices are competitive and we pride ourselves on good customer service.

However, you don’t need to be representing a company or health care service to buy from us. We operate a retail store in Haringey, London, and are constantly supplying the public with disabled equipment, including bath seats, wheelchairs, walking frames, and more.

Buy Disabled Equipment

Buy Disabled Equipment

Here is an overview on what we offer:

We have some great deal on offer, and you can also request a catalogue for free! So make sure you check out our full range of disabled equipment.

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Self Harm – How We Can Help

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Self harm is a way of expressing very deep distress. The term ‘Self-harm’ is very broad and could refer to different forms of self inflicted injury. People may hurt, injure or poison themselves by scratching, cutting or burning themselves, by hitting themselves against objects, taking a drug overdose, or swallowing or putting other things inside themselves. It may also include less obvious forms, such as unnecessary risks, staying in an abusive relationship, developing an eating problem (such as bulimia or anorexia), or being addicted to alcohol & drugs. Simply not looking after or neglecting emotional needs could be classed as self harm. It may or may not be linked with Mental Health Issues.

However, Stepping Out can help. We have highly qualified staff backed up by years of experience to help manage self harm cases and produce positive outcomes. We have, in the past, supported people who self harm, have suicidal tendencies as well as challenging behaviour.

How Do We Help?

Stepping Out understand the steps needed in order to combat the issue of self harm. Below is our 4-point plan on how to overcome the triggers of self harm:

Identifying & Reducing Stress
Stress levels can be a huge trigger for self harm. We can help identify sources of stress, and together with the service user, plan ways of reducing or avoiding it.

Building Self-esteem
A low self-esteem can result in self harm. Feeling useless, unloved or unnoticed can trigger emotional distress. Our caring staff can provide counselling sessions, social activities, community access and more. By socialising and participating in their support, service users can overcome self harm.

24 Hour support
Our semi independent living projects are staffed for 24 hours a day, offering unlimited support within the house. Our projects are homely and facilitate for a maximum of 5 service users. A safe, supportive setting is essential when facing self harm.

Knowing The Risks
We educate service users on the risks of self harm, self neglect, unneccessary risks, and so forth. By understanding the potential outcomes, service users may become more recptive to or other forms of support, and leave self harm behind.

For more information on how Stepping Out can help, or to make a referral, contact us.

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Supported Housing For Young People & Adults

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Stepping Out have vast experience and extensive knowledge with regards to ‘difficult to place’ service users displaying challenging behaviour. Our supported housing projects have been designed for such cases.

In short, local authorities across the UK struggle with service users displaying severe challenging or complex behaviours. Such cases make it hard to find care/support providers who are willing, or able, to manage them.

Stepping Out has built their reputation around their willingness to accept, manage and support service users who display all kinds of extreme challenging behaviours. We have produced positive outcomes for those with mental health issues, Autism, self harm tendencies, general challenging behaviour and also those with MAPPA involvement.

Stepping Out are the best solution for ‘difficult to place’ service users.

For more information, or to make a referral, contact us.

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Introducing the Swivel Cushion!

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For those with low mobility, getting in and our of a vehicle seat can be dangerous, or nearly impossible. The Swivel cushion provides the solution.

The Swivel Cushion allows you to get in and out of the car quickly and safely. Using its double layered cushion function, the user can pivot whilst sitting down in order to carefully position their legs outside or inside the vehicle with minimal effort. Manoeuvring into a safe position is now easier and safer.

The Swivel Cushion Prevents Falls When Exiting A Vehicle

The Swivel Cushion Prevents Falls When Exiting A Vehicle

Instead of struggling to haul yourself out of the car you can now simply swivel using the specially designed two way swivelling cushion seat, and position yourself to exit the car.

The Swivel Cushion prevents unnecessary falls and accidents when getting in and out of a vehicle. Not to mention it makes a comfortable cushion! To purchase your Swivel Cushion, or to request a free catalogue, visit our online store.

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