Valuing People says that people with learning disabilities should be enabled to use the same mental health services everyone else uses, whenever possible. One of the things it said should happen was that it should be clear how learning disability services and mental health services worked together.
Green Light Toolkit - How good are your mental health services for people with learning disabilities?
This toolkit was written for us by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities. It was paid for by us and the National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE). It is to help local services give better mental health support to people with learning disabilities.
The Mental Health in Learning Disability Knowledge Centre
The Department of Health is funding a new project to make a website about mental health for people with a learning disability, their families, carers and supporters. Please see the newsletters about this project below:
The Mental Health in Learning Disabilities Network is an electronic network for people interested in meeting the mental health needs of people with learning disabilities. You can find out about how to join it from this flyer.
The Estia Centre is a training, research and development resource for people who support people with learning disabilities who have mental health needs
Includes information on how to get a number of publications that may be of interest including:
Include us too - Information on the issues and ideas for improving services for young people with learning disabilities and mental health problems
Count me in - A report of the findings of a national enquiry into services and supports for young people who have mental health problems and a learning disability
Working together - a service and staff development pack to help meet the NSF standards for people with a mental health problem and learning disabilities
Reading List - this useful reading list was put together by Steve Hardy from the Estia Centre
Internet resource list - useful links, also put together by Steve Hardy of the Estia centre
Mental Health Magazine - In Gloucestershire an easy read magazine about mental health has been written. Find out more from the flyer. (PDF 1000 KB)
Click here to download the new practice guideline document from Turning Point/Estia Centre for staff supporting people with learning disabilities and mental health. It is primarily aimed at staff working in the private, voluntary and independent sectors, but has some useful info in it for all staff. organisations and professions. Turning Point & Estia Centre Toolkit (PDF 600KB)
The Royal College of Nursing has brough out a publication that provides guidance for nurses and nursing students in mental health services in delivering high quality healthcare to people with learning disabilities.
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