SDS Network

Leading the global development of self-directed support.

Everyone has the right to support that helps them be included as full and valued citizens within the community. Self-Directed Support (SDS) is the name for those supports. The SDS Network is the global network dedicated to improving awareness of best-practice in self-directed support and inclusion.

Governance

The founding governance for the SDS Network reflects the ongoing commitment of many individuals and organisations to create the network and the need to reflect the global growth of SDS in a balanced way. 

It is free to join the network and many different countries are represented. The Network is actively supported by the Finnish organisation Tukena and the 3 co-chairs who represent different sections of the world:

Thanks to all our sponsors who provide support for the network.

Find out more about this work on the SDS Network website here.

Contact members of the Board of SDS Network through the profile links below. 

Check out the large variety of free resources on Self-Directed Support in our Citizen Network library here.

Bevin Croft

USA

Contributor

Chris Watson

England

Contributor

Simon Duffy

England

Citizen Network Team

Tim Stainton

Canada

Contributor

247grid

Wales

247grid is a visual online digital costed support planning tool, designed by an unpaid carer and coproduced with other end users of social care, social workers and care providers, to facilitate a better coproductive conversation.

Abilia Ltd

England

Abilia gives people the power to become independent and take control of their daily lives.

Alocura Limited

England

Care administration systems and services for commissioners, care providers and individuals.

Canadian Institute for Inclusion and Citizenship

Canada

CIIC is Canada’s only university-based research centre with a dedicated focus on social policy and the full inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

CareMatch Ltd

England

CareMatch is a unique opportunity to help Care Receivers find a small team of Care Givers to enable them to live at home well.

Catalyst Care Group

England

Catalyst Care Group is a family of organisations designed and built with the sole purpose of enabling people to receive high quality care and support at home, avoiding the need for mental health hospital admissions.

Colligo Labs

England

A Social Enterprise Driving Transformative Change in Health and Social Care.

Darwin

England

Our aim is to provide a support service that helps individuals with a learning disability and/or mental health condition.

Down's Syndrome Association

England

The Down's Syndrome Association (DSA) supports all people who have Down's syndrome, their parents and carers and the professionals who work with them, throughout their lives.

Human Services Research Institute

USA

Since 1976, we've been helping to craft community-based, person-driven service systems.

ILG PA

England

ILG PA is a membership platform for Personal Assistants and micro-providers.

Manawanui

New Zealand

We are a social enterprise that is an Individualised Funding Host Provider. Global SDS Network Sponsor

My Life My Way

England

My Life My Way was established to enable those using self-directed services to benefit from technology as a key enabler of modern self-directed services.

Pairly

England

Pairly is an industry defining, and improvement, tool that has huge benefits for its users.

PPL

England

PPL are the #1 digital personalisation solution in the UK, working with health and social care organisations to support people, strengthen places and improve lives.

Self Directed Futures

England

Training and development consultancy empowering individuals and families to take control of their support. SDS Network England Host

Solo Support Services Ltd

England

Solo works with the client, their representatives and commissioners to provide tailor-made packages of care for those with complex medical needs, Learning Disabilities and Autism.

Total Care Manager

England

Total Care Manager is a care management platform for complex care and more.

Troika Consultancy Ltd

England

Troika Consultancy Ltd.’s vision is to offer services that will make a positive impact and transformation in people’s lives by supporting them to be in control of it. We help citizens to manage their own social/care support and choose the services that best suit them.

Tukena

Finland

Tukena Foundation and Tukena Ltd produce services all over Finland. Our aim is to find individual solutions and to create high-quality services to support people with intellectual disabilities or special support needs and their families.

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