Category: General
How Autism AIM’s Peer-Led Groups Stand Alongside You
For Advocacy Awareness Week 2025 (13th-17th October), we are looking at how our peer-led groups stand alongside autistic adults who attend them. Going back to 2017, we have run at least one regular peer-led group once a month. The groups aim to provide autistic adults accessing our service with a place to be themselves, meet…
New grant secures Bradford and Craven Autism AIM’s future
We are delighted to announce that Bradford and Craven Autism AIM has received a new contract to keep our services going for the next four years. There will also be an option of an additional fifth year. The contract will see us continue to receive funding from the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB),…
Pride events in Bradford and Craven this August
Next month, there will be four events marking LGBTQIA+ Pride in our part of the world. All of them will be in-person and are free to attend. In this blog post, we will have information on where they are, when they are happening and on any accessibility provisions they have made. Skipton Pride This year,…
Mental Health Survey focus groups for Bradford and Craven
As part of our work on online surveys about accessing mental health services, we are running two focus groups in the coming weeks. They are for autistic adults living in Bradford and Craven, with one being in-person and the other online. The focus groups will ask participants about: Both sessions are free to attend and…
Share your thoughts on mental health support for autistic adults in West Yorkshire
The Autism AIM – Mental Health Equity Project team have surveys out, asking autistic adults in West Yorkshire and the Craven area of North Yorkshire to share their views on mental health services and support. There is a survey for each of the following areas: What are the surveys about? In each survey, there are…
Mental Health Equity survey for autistic adults in Bradford and Craven
As part of their work to help improve access to mental health services and support for autistic adults, the Autism AIM – Mental Health Equity Project team have a survey out. It will ask autistic adults in Bradford and Craven for their thoughts and experiences of accessing mental health services. In the survey, there are…
Share your experience of health services in our Focus Group
Next week, Autism AIM will be running a focus group for autistic adults as part of the Amplify Project, facilitated by the Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Research Collaboration. The group will ask participants about accessing health services, covering appointments with GPs and other healthcare workers. It will ask questions about topics such as: The…
Schedule confirmed for AIM’s 10th anniversary celebration event
The schedule for Autism AIM’s 10th anniversary celebration event has been confirmed. It will include speeches from people involved in setting up the service and helping it grow. We also have some guest speakers lined up from organisations AIM work in partnership with. On the day, there will also be a quiet room open for…
Autism AIM to celebrate 10th AIMiversary at big event
This April, the whole of the Autism AIM service will be celebrating its’ 10th anniversary at an event held in Leeds. AIM at 10: Reflecting on Success, Inspiring Change and Strengthening Partnerships will look back on what we have achieved over the past decade. Over the three-hour event, we will have: If you are attending,…
Christmas 2024: Foodbanks, food aid and community dinners in Bradford and Craven
For the Christmas and New Year period, some services are changing, including food bank and food aid. In this guide, we have useful information on what’s running during this time of year in Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven, including community Christmas dinners. Foodbanks in Bradford and Craven The Find Food in Bradford website includes an…
