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Planning for tomorrow: report on the findings of a survey of Learning Disability Partnership Boards about meeting the needs of older family carers
- Author:
- FOUNDATION FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 42p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report is part of the on-going Older Family Carers Initiative, a three-year project led by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities in partnership with organisations working to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities and their families, and the Valuing People Support Team. It is aimed at supporting Partnership Boards to identify, meet the needs and plan for the future of older family carers of people with learning disabilities.
Count us in: the report of the committee of inquiry into meeting the mental health needs of young people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- FOUNDATION FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 114p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Young people with learning disabilities, like all young people, want to enjoy full, happy lives. Approaching adulthood, they, too, have to deal with their developing sexuality and relationships and make choices about education, employment or other daytime activities and perhaps where to live. However, they are at higher risk of developing mental health problems particularly at such times of stress and change. Emotional difficulties, such as anxiety and depression, and behavioural difficulties are particularly common. This report highlights good practice, but finds that the UK does not have a cohesive, multi-disciplinary service framework capable of delivering good mental health services to young people with learning difficulties.