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Read our news blogs from our CEO, Steve Scown, commenting on issues about learning disability, autism, support and social care.

Thinking about Trauma Informed Care

Nick Barratt, Head of Behaviour Support at Dimensions blogs about 'Trauma Informed Care’, an approach which recognizes the impact of trauma.

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Rightful lives – Q&A with Jordan Smith and Mark Brookes

Health Equalities Lead, Jordan Smith and Campaign Advisor, Mark Brookes share their thoughts on Rightful Lives' recent consultation on a plan to support community living and move people out of inpatient settings.

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Getting involved in politics

Mark Brookes, Dimensions' Campaigns Advisor blogs about engaging in politics, the importance of voting and how you can get involved in the local elections.

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Friendships, Relationships and Professional Boundaries

Sinéad McHugh-Hicks, Regional Managing Director shares her thoughts on Friendships, Relationships and Professional Boundaries with the people we support.

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Celebrating World Autism Awareness Week with three exciting announcements

World Autism Awareness Day 2019 sees three exciting announcements from Dimensions about our autism friendly training. Sarah Clarke, Campaigns Manager, blogs.

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The learning disability vote is as important as ever

There’s another election on the horizon. So is registering to vote, and encouraging or supporting people to register to vote, high on your priority list just now? I very much hope it is.

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How we tackled hate crime in 2018

We met with our Hate Crime Campaigns Advisor, Mark Brookes, to look back over last year of our #ImWithSam campaign and find out what's planned for 2019.

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All I want for Christmas is…

Dimensions CEO, Steve Scown, blogs about the importance of friendship.

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Putting a man on the moon

All our roles today within Dimensions are interdependent – just like they were at St Paul’s, and are today at NASA.

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What makes you decide to move on?

Recent news stories bore the grim statistic that 30% of the country’s social care workforce left their jobs last year. Commentators talked about social care being on the brink of...

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