Category Archives: learning difficulties
Time to Talk Day
Time to Talk Day will be on Thursday 4th February 2016.
Join us and let’s get the nation talking about mental health to help end the misconceptions around it.
Mental health problems affect 1 in 4 people every year, yet too often people are afraid to talk about their experiences because they fear it will affect their jobs or relationships. That’s not right and it’s why we need your help to break the silence and end the stigma.
Get involved online
Carers willing to share family home asked to come forward
Shared Lives carer Myrna, on right, who shares her home with Mary
MORE carers are needed to support adults with learning disabilities within the family home.
Twelve adults in the Ealing borough with mild to moderate learning difficulties are currently benefiting from at-home placements as part of the Ealing Shared Lives scheme.
Half live with families full-time as an alternative to living in a care home, while the rest use the scheme for overnight or short term respite care or support in the community.
The philosophy behind Shared Lives is that the cared-for person becomes part of the family.
Jo Whiley shows her support for Learning Disability Week
Mencap ambassador shares her story about why family carers need greater support
Jo Whiley, the TV and radio broadcaster and Mencap ambassador, is asking supporters to contact their local MP so that support for people with a learning disability and their families and carers continues to stay high up the political agenda.
You can support our Learning Disability Week e-action and send a message to your local MP here.
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