Blog

Website offers new approach to supported employment for people with learning disabilities

19 June 2012, Keith Bates

Sixteen aims to add a new approach to the provision of employment support for people with a learning disability in England.

Looking back on the last twelve months

19 June 2012, Hanifa Islam

As a new website launches supporting people with learning disabilities into work, here's a round up of my own achievements during the last year at the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities.

Exercise and Depression - A Cautious Approach

15 June 2012,

A BMJ article on exercise and depression suggest to me that it's important to see more research in this area to give us a better idea of the relationship between physical exercise and its impact on the symptoms of depression, compared with standard care alone.

Medication, medication, medication

6 June 2012,

New research shows prescriptions of drugs used to treat mental disorders are on the rise.

Ensuring children with complex health needs are at the heart of their care

1 June 2012,

The personalisation agenda means that people can get personal budgets rather than allow support to be delivered by services that can be inflexible.

Happy Mental Health Awareness Week!

21 May 2012,

It’s often said that it’s better to give than receive but did you know that this is backed up by hard research?

Life as one of the UKâs six million carers can be tough

15 May 2012,

New research by the Carers Trust has suggested that a large number of unpaid carers are struggling without any support.

Too many people are narrow-minded when considering the lifestyle of people with disabilities

11 May 2012, Christine-Koulla Burke

One in five people think disabled people need to accept they cannot have the same opportunities in life as non-disabled people and a quarter of Britons think disabled people exaggerate their disability, according to a new report.

Male depression: the importance of being honest

10 May 2012,

The often unhelpful clichés of 'big boys don't cry' and 'what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger' are etched onto the public consciousness and can be a big barrier to men seeking treatment for their mental conditions.