As part of providing a holistic approach to supporting individuals to maximise their hopes and aspirations, Crumbs have developed proven training programmes whilst providing a service to the public.
Disabled people and others have long argued that it does not make sense to spend money on services which limit people's choices and their opportunities to live ordinary lives.
Mental illness affects 1 in 4 people in the population at some time in their lives. Access to help and support can be obtained through GP surgeries, local Community Mental Health Teams, counselling and psychology services. The voluntary and not for profit social care sector also has a major contribution to make in this area of support.
There are 1.5 million people with a learning disability in the UK and less that 1 in 5 of those work (compared 1 in 2 disabled people generally) We also know that at least 65% of people with a learning disability want to work.
An estimated 2 million people in the UK are believed to suffer from an addiction of some sort. For many, a craving or impulse may offer a short-term escape from the realities of life, but can have long term consequences.
In the UK, around 1 million people attend hospital every year following a head injury. Most of those are able to go home after treatment and there are no long term effects.
People with a disability can only make real choices about when, how and by whom they are supported if they know how much money they have to spend each week on supported hours.
