Led by Rix Inclusive Research at UEL, Stay Connected is a collaboration between Rix and Multi Me that builds on pilot projects that have been exploring the combination of Rix Wikis and our EasySurvey with the Multi Me set of mini-apps. During the COVID19 lockdown, people with learning disabilities who are isolated and at risk can use the Rix Multi Me toolkit as a safe and easy-to-use social and support network.<\/p>\n Funding provides \u00a325K for a pilot trial that we are running with the national charity, MacIntyre and supported adults in Milton Keynes, the Wirral, Warrington and Wrexham. Havencare from the South West are also part of the pilot, alongside Ashcroft Support who are based in Sussex and Surrey, and Redbridge, North London, where we are working with the local authority\u2019s Adult Care Service team. There are about 200 supported users in the pilot and over 80 support workers and care professionals as well as a number of family carers.<\/p>\n This is a 2-3 week rapid pilot designed to show how people\u2019s support circles, lost or disrupted through the lockdown, can be re-established and strengthened through day-to-day diary reporting, goal-setting activities, online chat and the capacity for remote support from key workers.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d be lost without it [the toolkit]\u2026it\u2019s so good the way people are communicating with each other, they\u2019re showing us how they\u2019re feeling, how they\u2019re spending their time\u2026and it\u2019s a safe environment for everyone to be in.\u201d<\/p>\n Social care worker, Redbridge, London<\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.rixinclusiveresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/rix-multime-toolkit-640x480.jpg\")
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