Archive for July, 2012
Many people are still surprised to hear how many prisoners may have learning disabilities
Prisoners with learning disabilities are five times more likely than other prisoners to experience control and restraint, three times more likely to experience segregation and three times more likely to have depression or anxiety.
We can make talk of double discrimination a thing of the past
Last week we launched our Reaching out to Families report which looks at the issues facing people with learning disabilities, and their families, from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities.
As dads, we sometimes don’t get included in decisions about our kids
Steve Palmer, participant in the Recognising Fathers project talks about his involvement.
Positive wellbeing can help protect against the development of mental health problems
Wellbeing and happiness are not the same thing, although they are sometimes used interchangeably.
The government must take the issue of suicide in older men seriously
It’s important it is to have a proper debate on mental health within men, to find out exactly what is happening on a societal level.
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