Mental health reforms must go further to address the “scandal” of vulnerable people being “effectively incarcerated” in secure institutions, a former health secretary has urged. Conservative MP Jeremy Hunt (pictured)
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The Government is aiming to tackle racial disparities and better meet the needs of those with learning difficulties as it unveils proposed reforms to mental health services. The Department for
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Drumming for as little as 90 minutes a week can improve quality of life for autistic children, according to a scientific study backed by a veteran rock and roll musician.
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A supermarket shopper has heaped praised on a store worker after she forged a remarkable friendship with a little boy with autism. Bex Wickens said Mags Lunn is “an incredible
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An investigation has been launched into a mother’s claims that her 14-year-old autistic daughter was strip-searched by Metropolitan Police officers. The force confirmed the woman had made a complaint after
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People with learning disabilities and their families would have a greater say in their care under new protections being consulted on to update the Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice.
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A couple who left an autistic man to live in squalor in a locked attic room until he nearly died have each been jailed for six years. Lorna and Craig
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A judge has outlined the race against time a woman trying to find a kidney donor for her teenage son might face. William Verden, 17, who suffers from kidney disease
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A former justice secretary has called on the Government to grant his “abiding” wish by reforming the law to help autistic people who are kept in mental health units against
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Campaigners are calling for urgent action to tackle the “human rights emergency” of people with learning disabilities who are forced to live far from their families or in hospital. The
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