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Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Information about The Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, which provides ways to manage the financial and welfare affairs of people who are unable to manage them for themselves. Suitable for professionals and lay people.
Partners for progress: employers working with people with disabilities
- Author:
- BREUER Zoey
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 4(1), February 2000, pp.25-27.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Over the past five years many mental health organisations have participated in the European Union's HORIZON programme - a sub-division of the employment community initiative. As a result of this programme many innovative schemes supporting disabled and disadvantaged people in obtaining and keeping jobs have been set up in Britain and across Europe. This article summarises the work that has been done to inform and persuade employers that it is in their interest to make use of the skills of disabled people.
Responding effectively to students' mental health needs: project report
- Authors:
- STANLEY Nicky, MANTHORPE Jill, BRADLEY Greta
- Publisher:
- University of Hull
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Place of publication:
- Hull
This project was funded under the Higher Education Funding Council for England's Special Initiative to Encourage High Quality Provision for Students with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities. This initiative offered higher education institutions (HEIs) support in developing their disability services to meet the demands of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 at a time when the numbers and diversity of the student population were increasing. Throughout the nineties, student counselling services regularly identified concerns about increasing levels of severe mental health problems in the student population, and, as academics, the project team were familiar with the high levels of anxiety generated by individual cases.
'Help me out, help me in': reprovisioning, resettlement and the scope for social inclusion in Scotland
- Author:
- SCOTTISH HOMES
- Publisher:
- Scottish Homes
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Study of resettlement in the community from long-stay hospitals, and the extent to which it has promoted inclusion
Payments reform stalls
- Author:
- REVANS Lauren
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 28.9.00, 2000, p.12.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
After a slow start the take-up of direct payments among disabled people is increasing. However, it is a different story among mental health service users.
The non-competitive activity book
- Author:
- DYNES Robin
- Publisher:
- Speechmark
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 140p.
- Place of publication:
- Milton Keynes
A practical handbook with 100 non-competitive activities that can be used across a variety of ages, individuals or groups. The material can be used with people with learning disabilities, mental health problems, physical disabilities and older people. Activities are in the following sections: Starters and pairing up games; Movement; Perception; Cognitive stimulation; and Endings. The contents are photocopiable. As the activities are non-competitive means that people can become involved without a fear of failure or disappointment. A useful resource for day centres, hospitals and care homes.
Psychiatric symptoms in adults with learning disability and challenging behaviour
- Authors:
- MOSS Steve, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 177, November 2000, pp.452-456.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
In people with learning disability one of the most frequent reasons for psychiatric referral is challenging behaviour. This study sought to determine what proportion of people with challenging behaviour actually have psychiatric symptoms. Showed that increasing severity of challenging behaviour was associated with the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms, depression showing the most marked association. Anxiety symptoms were associated with presence of self-injurious behaviour.
Mental health services for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- HASSIOTIS Angela, BARRON Phil, O'HARA Jean
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 9.9.00, 2000, pp.583-584.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Mental health services in the United Kingdom are set for dramatic restructuring in the light of recent government initiatives to improve quality of care and equity of provision. National standards for promoting mental health and treating mental illness are designed to reduce the risk of future tragedies and improve the quality of life of people with mental illness. But little thought has been given to the well documented mental health need of people with learning disabilities. A complete overhaul is needed with strong links to mainstream services.
Learning disability psychiatry: the future of services
- Author:
- O'DWYER J.M.
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 24(7), July 2000, pp.247-250.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
Historically, the functions of institutions for those with learning disability included the provision of assessment, education, occupation, housing, health, social and psychiatric care. This article discusses psychiatric services for people with learning disabilities following community care reforms.
Services for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- LINDSEY Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 5(2), June 2000, pp.5-14.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
Looks at the services available for people with learning difficulties and mental health problems, and argues that generic services are often insufficient.