Schizophrenia and processing disorders can make navigating daily routines challenging, so Kerry, Nick and Jack from the Lend a Friend team work together to help Tim manage his many appointments, home duties and increase his social engagement. Tim needs help paying bills, understanding and following up with Doctor tasks, and navigating the healthcare system. With our Lend A Friend systems, all Helpers can work together, store case notes, list tasks to complete with Tim, so that no matter who is helping Tim on any given day, they are in the know with what to do, and how to help. Tim says he'd be lost without Nick and his helpers, and has successfully recovered from multiple surgeries with our support

Jeremy was 15 when he first joined as a Lend A Friend Member. As a non-verbal boy with ASD, he was really nervous to leave his mum's side, and so never ventured into the community. He couldn't get a haircut, was scared to visit new places, and had a fear of TV screens which might play an advert he was scared of. 3 years later, and Jeremy is a new man! He looks forward to our arrival, where he knows he will get to visit somewhere new, learn a new skill, or conquer a fear. Through graded exposure therapy, kindness and patience, we have worked with Jeremy so that he can now use TV screens to order food and drink himself, he can get haircuts at the barber, and he is happy to spend time in the community without needing his mum nearby

A stressed mother of 2 children on the spectrum needed a break, so come the Easter long weekend, she booked a getaway for herself, knowing her children were in good hands. While she was away, Helpers from the Lend A Friend team became live in carers for, spending time with her kids, and teaching them life skills. Modelling the activities of daily living, the next 4 days we cooked, exercised, played, cleaned, ventured into the community, and made some good memories while their mother had some much needed time off.