An NHS Lanarkshire programme for helping young people with autism and learning disabilities into employment has celebrated its tenth anniversary.Project SEARCH was established by the charity DFN Foundation, and aims to help young people take on work-based learning opportunities to help them secure meaningful, paid employment.The programme is a partnership between DFN Project SEARCH, NHS Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire Council, North Lanarkshire Council and New College Lanarkshire.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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