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Children, Social work leaders

Government to create new type of accommodation for children at risk of deprivation of liberty

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The Houses of Parliament in London

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

How the government plans to reform the Mental Health Act 1983

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Mental Health. Stress, tension, relationships and work environment concept. Man's hand, holding magnifying glass

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Bill to overhaul ‘outdated’ Mental Health Act introduced

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Mental health practitioner and client

Adults, Children

Bolstering AMHP role can ‘vastly reduce’ detention numbers under existing MHA, say service heads

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Image of book marked 'family court' and judge's gavel (credit: Vitalii Vodolazskyi / Adobe Stock)

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Third of recent infant care cases involved parents with learning disabilities or difficulties – research

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Adults, Children

How parents with learning disabilities lack support before, during and after care proceedings

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Mental Health. Stress, tension, relationships and work environment concept. Man's hand, holding magnifying glass

Adults, Children

Mental Health Act reform: where the government stands

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Community Care, Workforce Insights

Podcast: supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic people post-pandemic

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Elaine James, with her social justice advocate award at the 2023 Social Worker of the Year Awards ceremony

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

The social worker advocating for people with learning disabilities

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Human rights card

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

DHSC rejects experts’ plan to curb ‘inhumane’ solitary confinement of disabled people in hospital

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A sad little girl with Down syndrome looking down at home.

Adults, Children

Self-harm and learning disability: the role of grief

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Adults, Children

Jacob Crouch: action taken to protect babies following case, says safeguarding body

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Adults, Children, Workforce

Social workers and students urge ministers to reconsider bursary freeze

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Adults, Children

‘Substituted parenting’ risk used to justify removing children without evidence base, finds study

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Adults, Children, Workforce

Lack of social care workforce plan ‘a missed opportunity’

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Adults, Workforce

Four care staff convicted of mistreating people with learning disabilities at hospital

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