Life Shift North East has been set up to support people of working age who experience a life changing illness or injury, as well as their family, friends and carers.
We want to ground our work on the lived experience of real people, so in this first phase of work we will collect and share personal stories from this community to understand their needs, identify gaps in current support, and share good practice.
We will have in depth, individual conversations with people to learn about their stories and with their permission and appropriate anonymisation, share their experiences.
Over time, we aim to improve participation and wellbeing through peer connection, tailored resources, and partnerships that support meaningful activities such as returning to work or volunteering.