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Out of the asylum era
- Author:
- WELLARD Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.11.04, 2004, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Presents a brief overview of changes in services since the closure of the big Victorian institutions for more varied living arrangements and treatment services. Looks at mental health, learning difficulties and drug misuse.
Fire safety work with vulnerable groups
- Author:
- COWUP Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Dual Diagnosis, 1(2), December 2008, pp.19-22.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Work underway in the London borough of Islington aims to lesson the risk of fire in the homes of vulnerable people such as those with mental health problems, learning disabilities or problems with alcohol or drugs. A partnership approach helps ensure that a range of community agencies engage with fire safety messages for the benefit of their clients.
Facts figures faces 2002/03: Turning Point impact report
- Author:
- TURNING POINT
- Publisher:
- Turning Point
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 25p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Annual report of the work of Turning Point, a social care organisation working with individuals and their communities across England and Wales in the areas of drug and alcohol misuse, mental health and learning disabilities. Staff have particular expertise in working with people who have complex needs and are facing multiple social challenges.
Community care: getting help in Leeds; a brief guide to some of the different sorts of help you can get from the caring services in Leeds
- Author:
- LEEDS. Social Services Department
- Publisher:
- Leeds. Social Services Department
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
Short guide to community care services provided by Leeds City Council.
A survey of intellectual disabilities amongst men on remand in prison
- Authors:
- MURPHY Glynis H., HARNETT Hedley, HOLLAND Anthony J.
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 8(2), 1995, pp.81-98.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Men detained in a South London prison on remand were screened for intellectual disabilities (mental handicap) over a three-month period. It is concluded that men with intellectual disabilities were not over-represented in prison but that there were a number of men close to the disability range who were psychologically very vulnerable.
Anyone at home?: adult residential services; a handbook on visits for councillors
- Author:
- ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN AUTHORITIES
- Publisher:
- Association of Metropolitan Authorities
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 38p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Handbook drawing on guidance produced by the Department of Health.
Home life: a code of practice for residential care; report of a working party sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Security and convened by the Centre for Policy on Ageing under the Chairmanship of Kina, Lady Avebury
- Author:
- CENTRE FOR POLICY ON AGEING
- Publisher:
- Centre for Policy on Ageing
- Publication year:
- 1984
- Pagination:
- 114p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report of the Working Party under the chairmanship of Kina, Lady Avebury.
The Substance of young needs review 2001
- Authors:
- CHRISTIAN Jane, CROME Ilana, GILVARRY Eilish, JOHNSON Paul, McARDLE Paul, McCARTHY Steve
- Publisher:
- Health Advisory Service
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 138p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Many children who misuse substances have multiple antecedent and co-occurring mental health, social and educational problems. Often these date from preschool years , occur against even generations of diversity, occur in individuals with vulnerabilities such as learning difficulties and other developmental problems and are deeply entrenched. Consequently any successful intervention must be capable of addressing multiple vulnerabilities.
Social and therapeutic horticulture: evidence and messages from research
- Author:
- CENTRE FOR CHILD AND FAMILY RESEARCH
- Publisher:
- Loughborough University. Centre for Child and Family Research
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Loughborough
Summarises the main findings of a literature review on social and therapeutic horticulture with vulnerable client groups. More than 300 articles were examined in detail from over 1,000 available titles. Client groups studied included those recovering from major illness or injury, people with physical disabilities, people with learning difficulties and mental health problems, older people, offenders and those who misuse drugs or alcohol. Highlights the reported benefits.
Exclusion zone
- Author:
- DOWNEY Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.9.01, 2001, pp.29-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author reports on the issues, what hope is there for the government's initiatives to promote social inclusion when social workers, who are best placed to act as advocates for vulnerable groups, are themselves feeling excluded while some service users explain how social care workers have helped them to turn around their lives.