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It’s about time: An overview of short break (respite care) planning and provision in Scotland
- Author:
- REID-HOWIE ASSOCIATES
- Publisher:
- Shared Care Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 77p.
- Place of publication:
- Dunfermline
This research was carried out for Shared Care Scotland by Reid Howie Associates to look at the planning and provision of short break care in adult and older people’s services. The report presents the findings of research carried out between April and August 2010 to: improve knowledge and understanding of the landscape of respite care and short break provision for adults in Scotland; identify good practice in the planning, commissioning and design of respite care and short break services; and better understand the challenges and identify solutions to moving towards more flexible, personalised respite care and short break services for adults. The research focused on the views of stakeholders in the public sector, although a number of carers’ and other organisations also contributed views.
An evaluation of recovery factors for foster care alumni with physical or psychiatric impairments: predictors of psychological outcomes
- Authors:
- ANCTIL Tina M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 29(8), August 2007, pp.1021-1034.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
This study fills a gap in the existing literature by exploring developmentally appropriate services that have the potential to improve psychological outcomes across the lifetime for children and adolescents with physical and/or psychiatric impairments in foster care. With an American national sample of adults (N = 564) who were previously in foster care (i.e., alumni) and diagnosed with a physical or mental impairment, this investigation assessed the long-term psychological effects of risk factors associated with being in foster care. By focusing on the recovery process within the resilience framework, the investigation addressed the impact of risk and protective factors on self-esteem, overall mental health, and the number of psychiatric diagnoses in foster care. Multiple regression results indicate that living with foster parents that were perceived as helpful and receiving mental health services were significant for self-esteem outcomes. Having unstable foster care placements was associated with a greater likelihood of mental health diagnoses persisting into adulthood. Most notably, when evaluating the long-term effect of specific risk factors associated with foster care (e.g., child abuse and neglect and placement experiences), alongside services designed to enhance and develop protective factors, the risk factors' effect was negligible on adult psychological outcomes.
Coronavirus and depression in adults, Great Britain: June 2020
- Author:
- OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 15
- Place of publication:
- London
This article looks at depressive symptoms in adults in Great Britain before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic (July 2019 to March 2020) and during the pandemic (June 2020). It looks at the same group of adults over a 12-month period, providing a unique perspective of how depression has changed over time. The analysis shows that almost one in five adults were likely to be experiencing some form of depression during the pandemic in June 2020; this had almost doubled from around 1 in 10 before the pandemic. Adults who were aged 16 to 39 years old, female, unable to afford an unexpected expense, or disabled were the most likely to experience some form of depression during the pandemic. Feeling stressed or anxious was the most common way adults experiencing some form of depression felt their wellbeing was being affected, with 84.9% stating this. Over two in five adults experiencing some form of depression during the pandemic said their relationships were being affected, compared with one in five adults with no or mild depressive symptoms. (Edited publisher abstract)
Crime and disabled people: measures of disability-related harassment
- Authors:
- COLEMAN Nick, SYKES Wendy
- Publisher:
- Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 120
- Place of publication:
- London
Reports on the latest data about crime experienced by disabled people, including disability-related hate crime, in England, Wales and Scotland. It also covers the reporting of crime by disabled people, satisfaction with police handling of crime incidents and worry about being a victim of crime. The findings are based on analysis of The Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) The Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS), which uses a sample of adults aged 16 and over, as well as a sample of 10-15 year olds for England and Scotland. It updates an earlier analysis, ‘Crime and disabled people’, published by the Commission in 2013 and provides an analysis of change over time. The results found a decline in the total incidence of hate crime in England and Wales from 438,000 to 338,000 per year, reflecting a decrease in overall crime levels. However, in most cases experience of crime remained higher for disabled people compared with non-disabled people, with differences greatest in youngest age groups. In England and Wales experience of crime was also higher for disabled people for people with people with mental health conditions, autism, attention deficit disorder or Asperger’s syndrome. In England and Wales, disabled adults are also significantly more likely to worry about crime than non-disabled people, 46.4 per cent compared with 36.0 per cent of non-disabled adults. The analysis find some improvements in the incidence of crime and hate crime and some positive trends in the experience of crime and satisfaction with how crime is handled by the police. However, the report concludes that improvements for disabled people are generally being experienced at a slower rate than for non-disabled people. (Edited publisher abstract)
Developing an evidence base for violent and disablist hate crime in Britain: findings from the Life Opportunities Survey
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, ROULSTONE Alan
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 29(17), 2014, pp.3086-3104.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The U.K.’s Life Opportunities Survey was used to examine disabled people’s self-reported exposure to violent crime, hate crime, and disablist hate crime in the UK over a 12 month period. Information was collected from a nationally representative sample of 37,513 British adults (age 16 or older). Results indicated that (a) disabled adults were significantly more likely to have been exposed over the previous 12 months to violent crime and hate crime than their non-disabled peers, (b) the differential risk of exposure to violent crime was particularly elevated among disabled adults with mental health problems, (c) the differential risk of exposure to hate crime was particularly elevated among disabled adults with mental health problems or cognitive impairments; and (d) these effects were strongly moderated by poverty status with no increase in differential risk of exposure for disabled adults among more wealthy respondents. (Edited publisher abstract)
Voices of care for adults with disabilities and/or mental health issues in Western Canada: what do families and agencies need from each other?
- Authors:
- MOONEY Laura R., LASHEWICZ Bonnie
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 22(2), 2014, pp.178-186.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
To investigate the frustrations and unmet needs of paid, formal caregivers and unpaid, family caregivers who together provide care to adults with disabilities and/or mental health issues eight focus groups were conducted in two large, urban centres and one smaller centre in Western Canada. Four focus groups were with family members including adults with disabilities and/or mental health issues, their parents and their siblings, and four were with representatives from agencies providing support and services to adults with disabilities and/or mental health issues and their families. Data were collected from 23 family members and 24 agency representatives who responded to questions about successes and struggles in meeting, and collaborating to meet, care needs of adults with disabilities and/or mental health issues. Each focus group session was digitally recorded and transcribed; field notes were also taken and we thematically analysed data according to family versus agency perspectives of their successes and barriers in care provision and care collaboration. The results found family members desire greater and more effective support in enriching the lives of adults with disabilities and/or mental health issues and in preparing for age-related changes. Agency representatives are keenly aware of the needs and challenges faced by families, yet grapple with being effective collaborators with families of widely varying priorities and styles of care and collaboration. (Edited publisher abstract)
Statistics on community care for adults in Northern Ireland 2012-2013
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 141
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
An annual statistical report presenting information on a range of community activity gathered from HSC Trusts. It also includes comparisons over the past five years for the main activities. Activities covered include: contacts with HSC Trusts; residential and nursing home care packages; meals on wheels services; residential and nursing home care accommodation; and day care facilities. Services provided include those for older people, people with mental health problems, people with learning disabilities and people with physical and sensory disability. (Original abstract)
Statistics on community care for adults in Northern Ireland 2011-2012
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 142
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
An annual statistical report presenting information on a range of community activity gathered from HSC Trusts. It also includes comparisons over the past five years for the main activities. Activities covered include: contacts with HSC Trusts; residential and nursing home care packages; meals on wheels services; residential and nursing home care accommodation; and day care facilities. Services provided include those for older people, people with mental health problems, people with learning disabilities and people with physical and sensory disability. (Original abstract)
National minimum standards for care homes for younger adults
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 70p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
These National Minimum Standards are issued by the Welsh Assembly Government under section 23 of the Care Standards Act 2000. They apply to all care homes providing accommodation and nursing or personal care for adults aged 18 to 65 years who have physical disabilities, sensory disabilities, learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorders, mental health problems, alcohol or substance misuse problems, HIV/AIDS, or dual and/or complex multiple disabilities. The standards cover: choice of home; individual needs and choices; lifestyle; personal and health care support; staffing; conduct and management of the home; concerns, complaints and protection; and environment. The standards are underpinned by a number of crosscutting themes: focus on service users, fitness for purpose, comprehensiveness, positive choice, meeting assessed needs, quality services, and quality workforce. There are supplementary standards for care homes accommodating young people aged 16 and 17 years.
Inclusive integration: how whole person care can work for adults with disabilities
- Author:
- BROADBRIDGE Angela
- Publisher:
- Institute for Public Policy Research
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 36
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
This report focusses on meeting the needs of working-age disabled adults as health and social care services are increasing integrated. It provides an empirical evidence base to demonstrate how whole person care (which is about making the connections between physical health, mental health and social care services) can be used to effectively meet these needs. The report also draws on the findings of a focus group with 12 disabled adults and carers on desired outcomes from the integration of health and social care services. Interviews with social care and voluntary sector professionals, commissioners and local authority policy to see if they are willing to include working-age disabled adults' needs in plans for future integration. The report looks at how working-age disabled adults have different needs and outcomes from older people and identifies the health inequalities they face in day-to-day life. Ten dimensions of health inequality are identified including housing, employment, financial security and quality of life. The report makes seven recommendations to inform the service response, including: taking a long term view of managing long-term conditions, viewing whole person care as a 10-year journey with matched by stable funding; debates on funding gap in social care should give consideration to the needs of working-age disabled adults; shifting resources from case management to community coordinated care to support prevention and providing a single point of contact for health and social care needs; service integration should take place across a much wider range of services to meet the needs of disabled people. (Edited publisher abstract)