INQUEST selflessly does work that matters to us all; work that makes a difference to our community, changing it - for the better; it promotes human rights, protects and enhances our freedoms, it unflinchingly searches for the truth. – Dexter Dias QC, Garden Court Chambers
The Toolkit is split into two sections: 1. Skills and 2. Using the Skills.
The skills in the first section aim to help you with planning, getting organised, dealing with people, new situations and information. The second section gives you some information on how you might use these skills to get involved with lobbying, working with other families and using the media.
There are tips, information and guidance on each topic. Much of the information has come from INQUEST caseworkers, other families and people with direct experience of the topics.
The topics in each section are linked but also stand alone. For example you might want to get help with making travel arrangements and use Section 1.4: Dealing with people and new situations – Planning to travel. This gives you tips and advice for planning a journey, but you might also want to use other topics such as the Action Planning in Section 1.2 or Dealing with important information and facts in Section 1.3.
You can use as much or as little of the toolkit as suits you. You can use it at your own pace. You can have a go at reading all the topics or simply choose the ones that are relevant or useful for you.
You might want to look at certain topics now, or come back to them in the future when your situation has changed and they become more relevant.
If you’re not sure what you want from the toolkit, remember it can always help to talk it through with family or friends or an advisor to help get things clear.
How you use it is entirely up to you, but the skills included can be used in any walk of life.
