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Family Friends Neighbours
Work mates Social media Community groups

NHS Police School

Figure 4: Total social network resource connections

Family and friend ties dominate the different resource networks, although there is some variability

between them. While 53% of residents said it was family they would turn to when they needed practical
help, family were only mentioned in 23% of cases regarding individual change-making networks. For this

network, friends and local organisations account for 48% of the change-making resources described by
respondents. The table below shows how many people said they used certain resource networks for

different needs.

Practical What’s On Change in Social
Help Community Support
Family 53% 23% 23% 55%
Friends 26% 4% 32% 36%
Neighbours 14% 2% 5% 1%
Work mates 1% 2% 5% 1%
Social media 1% 40% 5% -
Local organisations or community groups - 8% 16% 4%
Primary Schools - 17% 7% -
Police Community Support Officer - 2% 7% -
NHS 6% - - 3%
Table 6: Supportive social networks in Ormsgill

Statutory organisations played a role in some of the supportive networks in Ormsgill. For example, the

NHS was cited as offering practical and social support, and the local primary schools and the PCSO for

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