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Mental health bulletin: 2019-20 annual report
- Author:
- NHS DIGITAL
- Publisher:
- NHS Digital
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 27
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This publication provides a detailed picture of people who used NHS funded secondary mental health, learning disabilities and autism services in England during the financial year 2019-20. Key findings include: 2,878,636 people were known to be in contact with secondary mental health, learning disabilities and autism services at some point in the year – 763,888 of these were under 18 years of age; this means that 5.1% of people in England were known to be in contact with secondary mental health, learning disabilities and autism services during this year; 3.6% (104,536) of people known to be in contact with secondary mental health, learning disabilities and autism services spent time in hospital as part of being in contact with these services during 2019-20. (Edited publisher abstract)
Finding our own way home: a ‘big conversation’
- Authors:
- HOUSING LEARNING AND IMPROVEMENT NETWORK, LEARNING DISABILITY ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 8
- Place of publication:
- London
This report outlines the key results from research conducted into the housing opportunities and blockages for people with a learning disability and/or autism. Using qualitative techniques to gain an insight into people’s lived experiences, the research provides a picture to date of their housing needs and aspirations, looking at what is working well at the moment; what is getting in the way of people getting the home they need and want; and what are some of the possible solutions. There are still a lot of people who are having difficulties trying to leave ‘assessment and treatment units’ to move into a home of their own. The lack of housing supply generally in many areas and the lack of affordable housing are a major barrier to people getting the housing they want. The report argues that getting a home should start with and be based on person centred planning; this is an opportunity for people, their families, housing providers, social workers to come together and plan how to help a person get the home they want and need – ‘needs led housing development rather than build and fill’. There needs to be comprehensive information about different housing options, how to access them, how to pay for them, that is designed to be accessible to people, their families and carers. The report calls for a ‘national standard’ about what housing rights and options people with learning disabilities are entitled to and local councils should be required to meet the standard. (Edited publisher abstract)
Co-production in transforming care: checking if co-production is happening
- Author:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
- Publisher:
- Local Government Association
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 17
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide explains what co-production means, how to check if co-production is happening, and what Transforming Care Partnerships can do to support co-production. Transforming Care Partnerships are the groups of people working together to improve services and support for people with a learning disability and people with autism who display behaviour that challenges. The guide suggests that key indicators that co-production is happening include: there is a co-produced policy on co-production that shows the way everyone will work; there is a clear plan on co-production that has been co-produced; how the Transforming Care Partnership works is built on the co-production principles; all communication is open and easy to understand; and there is evidence of a ‘shift in power’ to people and families from professionals. (Edited publisher abstract)
Estimating the prevalence of autism spectrum conditions in adults: extending the 2007 adult psychiatric morbidity survey
- Authors:
- BRUGHA T., et al
- Publisher:
- NHS Information Centre
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 31p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report extends the 2007 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey. The original data has been combined with data from a new study of the prevalence of autism among adults with learning disabilities living in private households and communal care establishments in Leicestershire, Lambeth and Sheffield. For this latter study, 290 adults were recruited resulting in 83 interviews with those living in private households. Sixty four per cent of communal care establishments approached took part in the study leading to 207 interviews. The overall prevalence of autism from the combined data was 1.1 per cent. The prevalence of autism was higher in men (2.0 per cent) than women (0.3 per cent). The learning disability study demonstrated that the prevalence of autism increased with greater severity of learning disability/lower verbal IQ. Sex differences were less marked in adults with learning disabilities compared with the general population. The estimated prevalence of autism changed very little when the data were re-analysed to take into account that the prevalence of autism might be higher or lower in other settings, such as prisons. This study has demonstrated that autism is common among people with a learning disability. Taking this into account gives an estimated overall prevalence of autism in England of 1.1 per cent; compared with a previous estimate of 1.0 per cent in the APMS (2007).
A host of opportunities: second NHSN survey of family based short break schemes for children and adults with intellectual and other disabilities in the Republic of Ireland
- Author:
- HANRAHAN Des
- Publisher:
- National Home-sharing and Short Breaks Network
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 70p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Mullingar
The National Home-Sharing and Short Breaks Network is an association which supports the use, promotion and provision of host family based services for Irish citizens with intellectual disability, physical disability and autism. While the majority of respite services are centre based, the family-based model of providing short breaks to people with disabilities involves recruiting approved individuals, couples and families who agree to provide personalised breaks in their own homes as an alternative to traditional residential respite. In this report the terms short breaks with volunteer host families or paid contract families, and home sharing provided by host families are used in place of respite care and residential care respectively. The report describes the methodology for the questionnaire based survey of 30 schemes, run by 12 separate organisations, that provided overnight breaks with host families. It presents information from the survey about the hosts, the guests, and other issues. It concludes with a discussion of the findings, and makes recommendations for policy makers, managers and further research.
Autism 24/7: a family guide to learning at home and in the community
- Authors:
- BONDY Andy, FROST Lori
- Publisher:
- Woodbine House
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 177p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bethesda, MD
If your son or daughter is over-stimulated by noisy places or has trouble communicating or interacting with people, then everyday activities like going to the playground or helping out with household chores may seem outside your child's repertoire. The authors, founders of the award-winning Pyramid Approach to educating children with autism, show how it is possible to keep family life running smoothly and teach a child with autism to participate in important and routine family activities at home and in the neighbourhood. And their teaching strategies can be used during the course of everyday life without making too many adjustments or converting your home into a school. In a reassuring, easy-to-read style this book encourages parents to pinpoint times when their child's behaviour or lack of skills seems to interfere with family functioning. This step helps identify what to teach your child and what goals to set. Other issues related to What To Teach include: Motivational strategies and powerful reinforcements - using naturally occurring rewards and token systems; teaching functional communication skills - the difference between imitation, responding, and initiating communication, as well as how to resolve different types of communication challenges; and, creating opportunities for learning - determining the steps to teach a particular skill and a routine where you can incorporate teaching the desired skill. Issues related to How To Teach include: Teaching techniques: how to choose prompts (verbal, visual, physical, gestural) and how to eliminate them; shaping (rewarding gradual improvement); and, video modelling; managing challenging behaviour: knowing when to teach a new behaviour versus when to change the environment; and, evaluating what you are doing: how to measure progress and collect data. "Autism 24/7" gives families confidence and concrete tools to integrate their child with autism into life at home and in their community as much as possible.
My choice: an accessible guide to making choices for people with learning difficulties and their supporters
- Authors:
- RAYMOND Christina, BARKER Vicky
- Publisher:
- Speaking Up
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 30p.
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
Everyone has the right to make choices but sometimes it can be difficult and, especially if a person is not used to making choices. The 2007 Mental Capacity Act gives people with learning difficulties more opportunities to choose for themselves and this book will be a huge help in making choices, with a very helpful pull out choices chart. This book is written by people with learning difficulties for people with learning difficulties.
Spinning straw: the Jeff Apple story
- Authors:
- GREEN Phyllis J.D., APPLE Patricia M.
- Publisher:
- Diverse City Press
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 196p.
- Place of publication:
- Eastman, QC
Jeff Apple was a baby who one day hit his head. From that day forward his family was subjected to an epic voyage past autism, developmental disability and extreme self-injury. Never wavering on love they always found hope, joy and laughter. Theirs was a lifetime of "spinning straw into gold".
Mental health in learning disabilities: a reader
- Editors:
- HOLT Geraldine, HARDY Steve, BOURAS Nick, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 223p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
This book, like its previous editions, aims to provide the reader with up-to-date information on mental health problems in people with learning disabilities and associated issues. It has been updated and extended with six additional chapters, to reflect latest developments in services and treatment.
Report of the learning disabilities scoping study setting out the case for a learning disabilities and autism research network in Wales
- Authors:
- FELCE David, KERR Mike, PERRY Jonathan
- Publisher:
- Welsh Centre for Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 37p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
People with learning disabilities are a particularly vulnerable and disadvantaged population with substantially poorer health and well-being than the general population. Research studies internationally are consistent in showing an inverse correlation between objective indicators of physical, material, social and developmental well-being and degree of disability. People with more severe and profound disabilities experience greater inequality in health and quality of life. They experience greater and more complex morbidity and differentially high mortality. Action on such evident disparities is consistent with the Welsh Assembly Government strategic agenda for 2003 - 2007.