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Living in the community after leaving long-stay hospital: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Long-term hospital and institutional care for people with learning difficulties are rapidly being phased out in favour of living in the community. A study of people with learning difficulties who had left long-stay hospital residence five years earlier found that significantly better outcomes and opportunities had been achieved in the community at the expense of a modest increase in costs.
Sexual abuse of adults with learning difficulties: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Place of publication:
- York
Sexual abuse of adults with learning difficulties is a significant problem which requires collaboration between agencies if it is to be properly recognised and responded to, according to a recent study across the South East Thames Regional Health Authority by Hilary Brown, Vicky Turk, and June Stein.