Published: February 2016
Article by Dr Michael Kendrick provides clarity about the strengths and limitations of formal and informal supports . A thoughtful combination of natural and formal supports can potentially enrich a person’s wellbeing. ‘Formal’ supports are various forms of assistance provided to a person via paid formal services, professionals and agencies. Informal or ‘natural’ supports would include all of the many forms of everyday helpfulness and assistance ordinary people freely provide to each other in daily life.
