Community Care

Learning disabilities/challenging behaviour services lag behind

Provision for people with both learning disabilities and challenging behaviour has "lagged behind" services for other groups, says the author of key guidance published 14 years ago. Services were ...
Shields Gazette

Specialist learning disabilities, mental health & challenging behaviour centre closes - what you need to know

A North East specialist treatment centre for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or severely challenging behaviour has been temporarily closed for six months. It is hoped the ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Challenging behaviour and learning disabilities: prevention and interventions for people with learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges

NICE has produced an easy read version of this guideline for people with a learning disability. To find NICE guidance on related topics, including guidance in development, see the NICE topic page for ...
Learning Disability Today

People with learning disabilities are being banned from seeing their families

An ITV News investigation has found a growing trend of punitive use of contact orders against families of people with ...
The Conversation

Antipsychotics used to manage autism and intellectual disability behaviour can have serious side effects – new study

Sinead Brophy receives funding from Medical Research Council, Welsh Government (Health and Care Research Wales), Economic and Social Research Council and British Heart Foundation. Antipsychotic ...