A special thank you to writer Adam Kay for introducing this episode.
Welcome to Challenging, a podcast by Shelter reflecting on the ambitious and life-changing service run with Birmingham Changing Futures Together, that helped people with multiple and complex needs out of homelessness.
In this bonus episode, you’ll hear a conversation between Colette, Lee and Paddy.
Colette helped Paddy out of multiple complex issues, and he went on to work at Shelter to do the same for others. Lee was Paddy’s sponsor. They’ve come together to talk about their time together on the Lead Worker Peer Mentor service, their experiences with substances, mental health and recovery, their childhoods, what life is like now, and what needs to happen to keep helping people.
If you like putting the world to rights, we think you’ll like this one.
Paddy and Colette’s video: ‘Keep a Good Thing Going’ http://shltr.org.uk/ih5
Changes with Annie Mac, featuring Paddy: http://shltr.org.uk/ih6
Colette’s blog for Shelter: http://shltr.org.uk/ih7
Read the full social cost-benefit analysis of the Lead Worker Peer Mentor service shltr.org.uk/ifj
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