This article argues that an essential element of ensuring that short breaks and informal or peer support are a positive experience for disabled children from ethnic minorities is exploring what they want. This is done partly through direct communication with them rather than using parents or carers as a proxy.
This article argues that an essential element of ensuring that short breaks and informal or peer support are a positive experience for disabled children from ethnic minorities is exploring what they want. This is done partly through direct communication with them rather than using parents or carers as a proxy.
Subject terms:
leisure activities, parent-child relations, physical disabilities, black and minority ethnic people, children, childrens rights, communication, ethnicity, groups;
Provides a critical review of research looking at the prevalence, incidence and characteristics of the social care and related health needs of black and minority ethnic communities. Summarises information on the take-up, and access to social services of ethnic minorities. Material covered includes academic and published research; local authority studies; and voluntary and community group studies.
Provides a critical review of research looking at the prevalence, incidence and characteristics of the social care and related health needs of black and minority ethnic communities. Summarises information on the take-up, and access to social services of ethnic minorities. Material covered includes academic and published research; local authority studies; and voluntary and community group studies.
Subject terms:
housing, learning disabilities, mental health, looked after children, mental health problems, older people, pensions, physical disabilities, placement, poverty, access to information, carers, black and minority ethnic people, child abuse, child neglect, children, demographics, families, employment, health needs;