Today the Care Quality Commission (CQC) released a report about the state of mental health services from 2014 to 2017.

The report found that although some mental health services have improved, there are still problems.

More than 3500 patients are kept locked-in which means they are not able to leave. Some people are sent far away from home.

One psychiatrist described this as a ‘Victorian approach’.

LDE’s Co-Founder, Gary Bourlet, has often talked about the fact that we need services fit for the 21^st Century. It looks like we are not there yet.

The report has a chapter on mental health care for people with learning disabilities or autism. LDE have pulled out the main findings

You can access the full report:

http://www.learningdisabilityengland.org.uk/news/state-of-mental-health-plain-english-summary/

Edited by Karen Dodd, Keith Jones, Heather Liddiard and James Stroud

This pack has been developed to provide a flexible visual resource that can be used to assess sexual knowledge and capacity to consent, and help to teach and discuss appropriate social and sexual behaviour.

The pack contains a CD-ROM containing 214 pictures which can be arranged into sequences to form stories. These can represent conventional, unconventional, legal and illegal social and sexual activities. The stories can be created by either the person with learning disabilities or the professional.

http://www.bild.org.uk/our-services/books/practical-support-for-better-lives/exploring-sexual-and-social-understanding/?dm_t=0,0,0,0,0

Mencap have teamed up with the Disabled Children’s Partnership to forge a new community to support disabled children after 9/10 families say they have to fight for services to meet their disabled child’s needs. 

Secret Life of Us say that “43% of the British public don’t know a disabled person – or the challenges they face with everyday tasks.” The campaign is aims to open people’s eyes and educate people about what their reality is really like.

http://mencap.msgfocus.com/q/121hVskP3eq61UmAhuZT/wv?dm_i=6N7,51H9P,IT1HL1,JAL2T,1

Gig buddies are working with L’Arche to launch Gig Buddies in Bognor.

Go along tomorrow to find out more and watch some great artists with learning disabilities.

Poster with info on the Stay up Late website:

http://stayuplate.org/events/gig-buddies-bognor-launch-21st-july-17