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'How to' guide: how to support young people with learning disabilities and mental health issues
- Author:
- DAVIES Jill
- Publisher:
- National Transition Support Team
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 14p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This is a guide aimed at strategic managers and other professionals who come into contact with children and young people with learning disabilities. The guide describes common mental health issues experienced, the key issues and barriers to support for this group, current policy and legislation, and practical ideas in providing support. The guide is supported with four short case studies. A listing of useful websites and resources are included.
Support and services for young people with learning disabilities and mental health problems
- Authors:
- DAVIES Jill, GIRAUD-SAUNDERS Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 11(3), September 2006, pp.8-15.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
By the end of this year child and adolescent mental health services will be required to be fully comprehensive and include care pathways for children and young people with learning disabilities and mental health problems under the Public Service Agreement Targets. In this article the authors describe how services have traditionally served this group, explore the policy context for change and discuss some of the projects currently underway that aim to address the PSA target for later this year.
Support and services for young people with learning disabilities and mental health problems
- Authors:
- DAVIES Jill, GIRAUD-SAUNDERS Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 9(3), December 2006, pp.31-39.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
By the end of 2006 child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) were required to include care pathways for children and young people with learning disabilities and mental health problems under Public Service Agreement Targets. This article describes how services have traditionally served the mental health needs of children and young people with learning disabilities, explores the policy context for change and discusses some of the projects currently underway that aim to address the Public Service Agreement targets for later this year.
Access for all: improving access to services for children and young people with learning disabilities and mental health problems
- Author:
- DAVIES Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 223, February 2006, pp.18-21.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre