PROBLEMS WITH STAFFING AND THE BREAKDOWN OF SUPPORT ARE THE MOST EXPENSIVE THINGS WHEN IT COMES TO A YOUNG PERSONS CARE.

HIGH TURNOVER AND THE LOSS OF CONTINUITY CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS FOR A YOUNG PERSON WHO MAY ALREADY BE STRUGGLING TO COPE. THIS CAN RESULT IN THE BREAKDOWN OF SUPPORT, WITH THEM FALLING BY THE WAY SIDE AS THEY ENTER ADULTHOOD,

THIS NOT ONLY HAS A DEVASTATING AND UNACCEPTABLE HUMAN COST, BUT ULTIMATELY OVER A LIFETIME, A PHYSICAL AND MONETARY COST. 

THESE FACTORS ARE OFTEN PRESENT WHEN TRANSITIONING FROM CHILD TO ADULT SERVICES, WITH CHANGES IN TEAM, SERVICES WITH  REDUCED RESOURCES  THAT OFTEN MEANS THE YOUNG PERSON ISNT PREPARED FOR THE ROAD AHEAD.

BUDDIES CAN HELP TO BRIDGE THAT GAP, DEVELOPING A RAPPORT AND RELATIONSHIP,  REDUCING  ANXIETY AND STRESS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT CHANGE.

BY GETTING IT RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING, MATCHING PEOPLE WITH THE RIGHT BUDDY, OR BUDDIES.

THERE IS A FAMILIAR PRESENCE, THERE TO STEP-IN AND ANTICIPATE WHEN THINGS ARE GETTING TOUGH.

WE REDUCE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THINGS TO GO WRONG. BEING INVOLVED AND FAMILIAR WITH OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND CLIENTS – WE CAN RESPOND QUICKLY AND EVEN ANTICIPATE AND PLAN AHEAD FOR CRISIS SITUATIONS. BY MAINTAINING STABILITY, WE ARE MAINTAINING DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH, WITH THAT COMES BETTER MENTAL WELL BEING, AND OPTIMISM – THUS  ULTIMATELY WE ACHIEVE A MORE POSITIVE OUTCOME FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, WHILST REDUCING THE COST OF CARE.