This policy brief provides an introduction to the RESPOND project and its activities, as well as more information on vulnerable groups and some early findings from the project and its partners. RESPOND seeks to identify vulnerable groups at risk of adverse mental health effects due to the pandemic, as well as to identify the factors that influence individuals’ resilience in this context
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This policy brief provides an introduction to the RESPOND project and its activities, as well as more information on vulnerable groups and some early findings from the project and its partners. RESPOND seeks to identify vulnerable groups at risk of adverse mental health effects due to the pandemic, as well as to identify the factors that influence individuals’ resilience in this context; and to improve the resilience, wellbeing, and mental health of health and care workers and other vulnerable groups by implementing WHO scalable psychological interventions through programmes where a lower intensity intervention is provided, with individuals requiring further support then receiving a more intensive intervention. A further goal is to understand and disentangle the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and differing public health strategies on wellbeing, resilience and mental health in vulnerable groups across Europe’s different health systems. This will be done through the analysis of a large number of existing studies on the effects of the pandemic, and by examining long-term use of long-term health and mental health services across different European countries, such as Sweden, Italy, and Spain. We will examine how policies and practice responses taken in Europe and Australia during the pandemic, have impacted on the mental health and wellbeing of the general population and vulnerable groups in order to identify effective strategies to improve health system preparedness to a pandemic.
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Subject terms:
Covid-19, intervention, wellbeing, resilience, mental health, mental health services;
Reports on a survey to investigate the support and information needs of families of disabled children and young people who are approaching, or who are currently in, crisis. The survey asked parents what support families had had, how easy it was to find and how useful it was. The survey received 86 responses from 53 different local authority areas across England. The age range of the person with a disability was between 4 and 55. Direct quotations from the survey are included throughout. It found that just over half of the families reported being given any advice on where to seek help. When advice and guidance was given, families often found that help was hard to get and inadequate. Once families founds support, only half of families felt the support package was helpful. Families identified emotional support, specialist advice, circles of support, advocacy and legal advice as the top priorities to sustain and support them. Based on the results of the survey, Justice Together plans to develop support for families at two 2 levels: generic support for families approaching or in crisis, including information, counselling and support, and access to a helpline; and intensive advocacy work for a limited number of families.
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Reports on a survey to investigate the support and information needs of families of disabled children and young people who are approaching, or who are currently in, crisis. The survey asked parents what support families had had, how easy it was to find and how useful it was. The survey received 86 responses from 53 different local authority areas across England. The age range of the person with a disability was between 4 and 55. Direct quotations from the survey are included throughout. It found that just over half of the families reported being given any advice on where to seek help. When advice and guidance was given, families often found that help was hard to get and inadequate. Once families founds support, only half of families felt the support package was helpful. Families identified emotional support, specialist advice, circles of support, advocacy and legal advice as the top priorities to sustain and support them. Based on the results of the survey, Justice Together plans to develop support for families at two 2 levels: generic support for families approaching or in crisis, including information, counselling and support, and access to a helpline; and intensive advocacy work for a limited number of families.
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Subject terms:
surveys, families, parents, information needs, children, young people, autistic spectrum conditions, mental health problems, learning disabilities, young adults, user views, access to services, crisis intervention, advice services;
Summarises the main themes discussed at an event held for families who had children and young people in Assessment and Treatment Units, or who had recently had them in there. The event aimed to find out where the issues began, what support had been available, what support was needed and also what recommendations they had. The event was attended by 29 parents from across the England. The findings are discussed around 14 themes covering issues families raised and recommendations based on the solutions they identified. The themes cover: social care and local services; special education needs, personalisation, legal support and information, parents being blamed rather than seen as a resource, lack of understanding of autism, criminal justice, mental health, the complaints, care and treatment reviews, medication, staffing and assessment treatment units, and the discharge experience. Based on the findings of the event the report makes a series of recommendations.
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Summarises the main themes discussed at an event held for families who had children and young people in Assessment and Treatment Units, or who had recently had them in there. The event aimed to find out where the issues began, what support had been available, what support was needed and also what recommendations they had. The event was attended by 29 parents from across the England. The findings are discussed around 14 themes covering issues families raised and recommendations based on the solutions they identified. The themes cover: social care and local services; special education needs, personalisation, legal support and information, parents being blamed rather than seen as a resource, lack of understanding of autism, criminal justice, mental health, the complaints, care and treatment reviews, medication, staffing and assessment treatment units, and the discharge experience. Based on the findings of the event the report makes a series of recommendations.
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People with learning disabilities have the right to get married, but they also have the right not to get married. This easy read booklet provides information for anyone who feels they are being or have been forced into marriage.
People with learning disabilities have the right to get married, but they also have the right not to get married. This easy read booklet provides information for anyone who feels they are being or have been forced into marriage.
Subject terms:
human rights, law, learning disabilities, abuse, families, forced marriage;
The report claims that abuse may be as much as four times higher for people with learning difficulties compared to the rest of the population. But it is estimated that out of around 1,400 cases of sex abuse each year only one per cent ever reach conviction.
The report claims that abuse may be as much as four times higher for people with learning difficulties compared to the rest of the population. But it is estimated that out of around 1,400 cases of sex abuse each year only one per cent ever reach conviction.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, sexual abuse, vulnerable adults, employment;