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Listen to us
- Authors:
- JUMPCUTS, BIGGERHOUSE, (Producers)
- Publisher:
- JUMPcuts
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- (54 mins.), DVD
- Place of publication:
- Bridgwater
Made by a cast of actors with learning disabilities, these four short films cover the issues of: making a complaint; friendship; respite care; and ways in which social services can help service users. The films can be used with individuals or groups to explain these issues or as a starting point for further discussion.
Don't put up with it! Domestic violence and women with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- McCARTHY Michelle, MILNE-SKILLMAN Karen, HUNT Siobhan
- Publisher:
- Media2u
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 15 minutes 27 seconds
- Place of publication:
- Romsey
A video, made with and for women with learning disabilities in the UK, which describes what domestic violence is and tells women how they can get help. It is based on research which interviewed women with mild to moderate learning disabilities who had been in abusive relationships to explore their experiences and the attitudes and practices of the professionals involved. The video includes interviews with women discussing what they understand about domestic violence. A range of professionals also provide information on the services and support available to women with learning disabilities. These include the police; access to legal advice; help available form healthcare and social services, information about Independent Advocacy Services; and information about the women's refuge Beverley Lewis House in London. (Edited publisher abstract)
Safeguarding adults: lessons from the murder of Steven Hoskin
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Place of publication:
- London
Steven Hoskin had learning disabilities and lived alone in St Austell. He was tortured and murdered by people who targeted him because of his learning disabilities. Investigations showed that Steven had made numerous calls to a number of agencies, including the police, health and social care services, so they should have been aware that he was in danger. Following the serious case review into Steven’s murder there have been significant improvements in communication, information sharing and partnership working between the agencies in the area. Staff training has also been improved. The police have introduced a ‘neighbourhood harm register’ which ensures that an alert is raised when there are repeat calls from the same people with the same problems. In such cases, data is shared with the appropriate agencies and they work together to provide a joint response. Similarly, a system for recognising and responding to ‘cluster calls’ has been developed within the ambulance service. The video demonstrates that partnership between agencies and sound information sharing procedures are vital to the safeguarding of adults.