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Behind closed doors: preventing sexual abuse against adults with a learning disability
- Authors:
- MENCAP, RESPOND, VOICE UK
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 28p.
- Place of publication:
- London
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.
Call to action on Work Capability Assessment reform
- Author:
- MORRISON COULTHARD Lisa
- Publisher:
- British Psychological Society
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 8
- Place of publication:
- Leicester
Examines the effectiveness of the Work Capability Assessment, which is used to determine eligibility to the Employment and Support Allowance for individuals who are unable to work because they are sick or disabled while providing assistance and support to those who, with appropriate support, might be able to work. The briefing argues that there is now a significant body of evidence that the WCA is failing to assess people’s fitness for work accurately and appropriately, with people who are seriously physically and mentally ill being found fit for work and those with acute, transient episodes being assessed as lacking capacity and treated in the same way as those with a longer term prognosis. It calls for the government to commission an ‘end-to-end redesign’ of the process, including: a reliable, valid and fully researched method of assessment to replace the Limited Capacity for Work Questionnaire (ESA 50) and the face-to-face WCA; training in assessment, scoring and interpretation for the test administrators; specialist assessors to assess people with mental, cognitive and intellectual functioning difficulties; supervision of the assessors from qualified clinicians with expertise in rehabilitation, assessment and interpretation; referral routes to specialist assessment and support for those with psychological, cognitive and intellectual functioning difficulties; and appropriate periods of reassessment for people with long-term conditions, based on specialist advice to accurately reflect the prognosis. (Edited publisher abstract)
Pentru Voi Fundatia: interdisciplinary community development using social enterprise in Romania
- Authors:
- ERSING Robin L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Community Practice, 15(1/2), 2007, pp.193-215.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philapelphia, USA
The Pentru Voi Fundatia (For You Foundation) is a private, non-governmental organisation dedicated to improving the quality of life for adults with intellectual disabilities in Timisoara, a city in western Romania. It is based on a model of sustainable inter-disciplinary community development which seeks to improve the general welfare of the community while also providing services to a specific vulnerable population. The Pentru Voi Bakery is one of many inter-disciplinary initiatives, providing real employment for mentally handicapped adults and a valued service for a local community. At the same time it has served to help break down continuing the stigma attached to mental handicap. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
England’s most disadvantaged groups: people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 11
- Place of publication:
- London
This spotlight report focusses on the experiences of people with learning disabilities, drawing on the findings from Is England Fairer? (Equality and Human Rights Commission, 2016). It examines the experiences of people with learning disabilities in relation to education, work, health and care, and prisons. There is increased recognition of the disadvantages that people with learning disabilities face. However, change has been slow and many people with learning disabilities are still ‘cared for’ rather than ‘supported with’. The result is that many learning disabled people are still excluded and continue to face inequality in every aspect of their lives. The report indicates that a greater number of learning disabled people are currently in higher education than in previous years. However, six months after qualifying, leavers with a specific learning disability were less likely to be in full-time work. People with learning disabilities have also considerably poorer health than the general population and they are not correctly identified and supported by the criminal justice system. (Edited publisher abstract)
Turning 40: four decades of turning lives around and a vision for the future of social care
- Author:
- TURNING POINT
- Publisher:
- Turning Point
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report outlines the projects and history of Turning Point which works with some of the most vulnerable people in society. It came to life 40 years ago with a single project working with street drinkers in Camberwell. Yet it now runs support services in around 200 locations across England and Wales, helping 100,000 people each year. Services include but are not limited to: supported housing for people with mental health problems, with a learning disability and with both; drug and alcohol services including advice and education for young people, rehabilitation services, counselling, outreach work, and support services for friends and family members; outreach services for people with mental health problems including emergency helplines, support for carers and support for people living independently in their own homes; education and employment programmes such as the Government-backed Progress2work scheme; support services across these areas in prisons and working with probation and youth offender services.
Independent living for the most excluded: case studies of local authorities and third sector organisations working together to help vulnerable groups into homes and jobs
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Cabinet Office. Office of the Third Sector, GREAT BRITAIN. Cabinet Office. Social Exclusion Taskforce
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Cabinet Office
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The socially excluded adults public service agreement (PSA 16) aims to ensure that the most socially excluded adults are offered the chance to get back on a path to a more successful life, by increasing the proportion of at-risk individuals in settled accommodation and in employment, education or training. PSA 16 focuses on 4 client groups who are particularly vulnerable to multiple forms of disadvantage: care leavers; offenders under probation supervision; adults in contact with secondary mental health services; and adults with moderate to severe learning disabilities. In 2009 the Office of the Third Sector and the Social Exclusion Task Force investigated 4 places where local authorities have used Supporting People funding to help individuals from PSA 16 groups into jobs and homes, to inform understanding of the third sector organisations which provide these services. This publication describes these 4 case studies, sketching the organisational structures in each place and the ways they help PSA 16 groups and giving contact details for each. The case studies are: Norwood in partnership with Redbridge Local Authority working with adults with learning disabilities; Foundation Housing with Leeds City Council working with ex-offenders; Tyneside Cyrenians and Newcastle City Council working with ex-offenders and people with mental health problems; and St Basils and Birmingham City Council working with young people who have been in care.
The same as you?: partnership in practice agreements 2004-2007: national overview and next steps
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 33p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
One of the 29 recommendations of the 'The same as you?' review was that local authorities and health boards should draw up Partnership in Practice agreements (PiPs). The aim of this national overview report is to provide feedback on the key messages that emerge from a review of all of the 2004-2007 PiPs, taking account of additional evidence from other sources. Key themes identified are: health promotion and improving access to health, Local Area Coordination, carers, short breaks or respite, autism spectrum disorders, Direct Payments, day services, further education and employment, supported living and vulnerable adults. This report aims to highlight positive developments that can be shared to support improvement across Scotland, and to inform the next round of plans for 2007-2010.