Archive for January, 2012
Legislating is a challenge when you’re dealing with people’s ability to make decisions
A new report on mental capacity calls for the Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice to be revised.
There is a real danger of learning disabled offenders spending more time in prison than necessary
With 25% of the prison population having an IQ of less than 80 and a further 25% with a ‘hidden disability’ it seems timely and appropriate to try and meet the needs of this large group of people.
How exactly do recessions affect our mental well-being?
Essentially, economic health and mental health are like Siamese twins – you can’t have one without the other.
The grim reality of hate crime
The latest results of a project seeking to find out the extent of hate crime and harassment towards people with learning disabilities are startling and suggesting that this particular kind of intolerance is far more widespread than we could have possibly anticipated.
It’s important that co-existing conditions don’t determine a person’s course of treatment
New research shows that nursing home residents with dementia who use anti-depressants are three times more likely to have a fall than nursing home residents who do not.
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