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1. Police Volunteer Charlie Helps Cut Car Crime in Portsmouth – AboutMyArea Saturday, 11 December 2010, 2:23 pm
   AboutMyAreaPolice Volunteer Charlie Helps Cut Car Crime in PortsmouthAboutMyAreaCharlie Barton and PCSO Lee Wright The latest volunteer with the police in Portsmouth is proving that learning difficult. […]
2. How equal do you feel to the person next to you? Friday, 10 December 2010, 12:10 pm
   It was very unsurprising to read today’s news about how disabled people are twice as likely to miss out on careers, courses and holidays. If you are reading this in your office or on a train or in a. […]
3. Learning disability commissioning relies on inaccurate data Wednesday, 8 December 2010, 8:53 am
   Service planning relies heavily on estimates and the costs of residential care vary wildly, says David BrindleAlthough most people with a learning disability live in the community, the balance of spen. […]
4. 40 years on from the first disability act – have attitudes changed? Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 9:39 am
   It’s 40 years since the UK’s first Disability Act – the Chronically Sick and Disabled Person’s Act.  The Act’s main purpose was to enshrine in law the right of disabled people to get a need. […]
5. Council risks rift with mental health trust over cuts Friday, 29 October 2010, 10:00 am
   Norfolk Council is risking a rift with the county’s mental health trust over its plans to cut £53m from adult care over the next three years.
6. CIC provides perfect vehicle to Start Again – 24dash (press release) Wednesday, 27 October 2010, 11:37 am
   CIC provides perfect vehicle to Start Again24dash (press release)“My family’s own experiences of mental health issues highlighted a real need to improve access to occupational therapy and support se. […]
7. CQC: Mental health services risk breaching patient rights Wednesday, 27 October 2010, 10:47 am
   Mental health services risk breaching patients’ human rights by placing unnecessary restrictions on their care, the Care Quality Commission warned today. Chief executive Cynthia Bower said the regulat. […]
8. Key recent research findings in mental health Friday, 22 October 2010, 10:14 am
   Professor Martin Knapp examines key research findings in mental health
9. How to end a working relationship with a service user Thursday, 21 October 2010, 3:43 pm
   Daniel Lombard considers the ethical dilemma faced by social workers when transferring a case to another professional
10. Expansion in talking therapies announced Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 2:21 pm
    Chancellor George Osborne today confirmed the government would expand access to talking therapies and invest in services to divert mentally ill offenders away from the justice system and into treatmen. […]
11. Council plans to axe care for ‘isolated’ with new threshold Friday, 15 October 2010, 4:16 pm
    Thurrock Council, Essex, would no longer meet the needs of adults “experiencing extreme isolation and distress” under plans to create a new ‘upper substantial’ eligibility band.
12. Council to axe care for ‘isolated’ through new eligibility band Friday, 15 October 2010, 9:04 am
    Thurrock Council, Essex, would no longer meet the needs of adults “experiencing extreme isolation and distress” under plans to raise eligibility thresholds.
13. International Stammering Awareness Day; stuttering is not funny Thursday, 14 October 2010, 10:17 am
    Irina Papencheva and Phil Madden demand a fresh start in attitudes towards stammering
14. Access to talking therapies still patchy, finds Mind Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 8:45 pm
    One in 10 people referred for talking therapies is waiting more than two years for treatment, to the detriment of their mental health and job prospects, Mind reveals today.
15. At Hafal if I’ve got a problem I can talk to the staff or to my peers … I … – WalesOnline Monday, 11 October 2010, 5:20 am
    At Hafal if I’ve got a problem I can talk to the staff or to my peers … I …WalesOnline“I’m now involved in a community film project as a volunteer workshop leader helping people with learning di. […]
16. How former heroin user Jim Keane turned his life around is now helping drug users Friday, 8 October 2010, 10:44 am
    Using benefit withdrawal to steer people away from drugs would become just another failed anti-drug policy according to former user Jim Keane, who now works for a charity. Jeremy Dunning hears his sto. […]
17. Ability Fest 10 Thursday, 7 October 2010, 9:47 am
    This is a free event (organised by Glasgow Disability Alliance) that gives disabled people, family, carers and professional staff the opportunity to obtain advice and information on areas such as emp. […]
18. Learning Disabilities and Health Wednesday, 6 October 2010, 12:50 pm
      Health Inequalities & People with Learning Disabilities in the UK: 2010 (24 pages, PDF) by Eric Emerson and Susannah Baines People with learning disabilities have poorer health than their non-di. […]
19. A BAY charity that makes toys for disabled youngsters has received a lottery … – South Devon Herald Express Wednesday, 29 September 2010, 9:14 am
    A BAY charity that makes toys for disabled youngsters has received a lottery …South Devon Herald Express… adults with learning difficulties, long-term unemployed and young offenders take up volunt. […]
20. ‘Mate crime’ fears for people with learning disabilities Tuesday, 14 September 2010, 3:15 pm
    Learning disabled people living in the community are increasingly finding themselves the victims of so-called mate crimeSteven Hoskin had strong feelings about his killers. They had abused, exploite. […]