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offering:
training, support and
organisational development

championing equity,
diversity and inclusion

We are excited to announce that the ‘Let’s Talk Diversity' films have been launched.
Check them out on the campaigns page now!

Lights, Camera, Action

Would you exclude me?
This creative and reflective animation takes you on a journey of why the Breaking Down Barriers Network exists and why this collaborative work is vitally important.

t-kash
transition - knowlegde and skills in healthcare

Let's Get it Right for Young People with these T-KASH resources

BDB ARE INVOLVED IN THE NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAMME
AND THE GENERATION STUDY TO ENSURE DIVERSE PERPECTIVES
FROM THE COMMUNITY ARE HEARD

Check out our films on our youtube channel

Breaking Down Barriers SINCE 2008 Championing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

We are a network of over 70 organisations working together to improve the lives of families from diverse, marginalised and often underserved communities, who are affected by genetic conditions so they have equitable access to health services.

There is no such thing as hard to reach communities, only services and organisations that can be difficult for people from diverse communities to access.

Addressing health inequalities is at the centre of what we do: finding ways that health services can be shaped to become inclusive and accessible, and working with families to encourage and support them to access those services. The Breaking Down Barriers network of organisations, working at grassroots level, is sharing good practice and exploring new ideas to help educate, empower, and provide an evidence base to promote equity of access to mainstream health services.

Breaking Down Barriers by

- Supporting the BDB Network through Training, Development and Collaborating together to ensure our services are equitable for our diverse and underserved communities.
- Involving people with Lived Experience through our ‘Experts by Experience’ Advisory Groups, so we ensure their voice is heard at every stage of development of services including being involved in research initiatives and Government strategies.
- Providing a Community Outreach project offering ‘Family, Genes and Health’ art workshops within diverse and underserved communities, so families have a basic understanding of genetics and where their family features come from and how to spot health patterns within their own family.
- Collaborating through Partnerships and Alliances -Influencing Research, UK Policy and Service Development.
- Ensuring we get it right for young people, with the co-development of the T-KASH, Transition – Knowledge And Skills in Healthcare resources, to support young people throughout all stages as they grow up.

"The impact of this project and the support, training and encouragement from BDB,
has been significant for the organisation as a whole"

Family Resources

Tips for families and individuals on a range of topics, such as health and wellbeing, rights and benefits, education, activities and short films from families and professionals as they share their personal experiences and insights.

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Organisation Resources

Informing the network on useful topics such as Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and ways to stay sustainable through funding.

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T-KASH Transition Tools

Check out the T-KASH, Transition – Knowledge And Skills in Healthcare Transition tools for young people.
Helping everyone understand the transition journey and the things that are important to young people as they grow up.

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