When Mohsin was referred to us, it was shortly after a serious mental health breakdown. Mohsin has autism and, although living independently, wasn’t coping well and found it impossible to adapt to almost any change in his routine. Mohsin was self-harming and had lost all confidence in himself. His Mum, Bisma, was at a loss as to how best to support him.
The Catalyst team worked with Mohsin to ensure his ongoing safety, and held person-centred planning meetings with Mohsin and his healthcare team to plot his road to recovery and enable him to live independently, without risk to himself.
Mohsin’s Mum, whom he had been living with previously, said she was ‘over the moon’ with the positive changes that she could see in him since living in a Catalyst Supported Tenancy.
One such change was Mohsin being able to go and independently visit his Mum. After hearing of his childhood love for cycling, the Catalyst team worked with Mohsin to re-introduce him to his bike, helping him get to grips with road safety so that he could travel safely to and from his Mum’s on his own. He now goes every week for Sunday lunch!
Key to independence for Mohsin was also being able to have a part-time job, which he hadn’t been able to do for more than ten years. Thanks to the improved stability of his mental health, Mohsin has been able to go back to work in a local supermarket, and was supported by travel volunteers to use the bus service so he can travel to and from work independently.