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Breaking point: families still need a break
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The report found that families caring for children and adults with a severe or profound learning disability are reaching breaking point. The report reveals that 7 out of 10 families surveyed have come close to, or reached, breaking point because of a continuing lack of short break provision by local authorities and trusts. The survey also revealed that 1 out of 3 of families have experienced a cut in their short break services in the last year. Short breaks can be provided in a range of settings, for example care at home or an overnight stay at a respite centre. With 6 out of 10 families surveyed not getting a break that fully meets their needs, Mencap is demanding breaks that are reliable, flexible and frequent. The charity is calling for increased funding for short breaks to be addressed in the government’s 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review and for a minimum standards guarantee(2) to be introduced. This would entitle families in greatest need, to a minimum standard of one break a week, spread over the course of a year.
Making your voice heard: a guide to local government: accessible version
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A guide how local government works and what it does plus how users can encourage local government to improve services for people with a learning disability and their families and carers.