Family carers Blog Posts

• Specialist short breaks services found to help maintain children in families, but only if key conditions are met

  17 Jul 2013

  • John Northfield

  
• Comparison of stresses associated with parenting children with disabilities shows key differences

  15 Jul 2013

  • John Northfield

  
• Effective support from health and social services could improve carer well-being, study suggests

  02 Jul 2013

  • Caroline De Brún

  
• New guides to improving support for people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities published

  01 Jul 2013

  • John Northfield

  
• Guidelines for disclosure of bad news to people with learning disabilities developed

  17 Jun 2013

  • John Northfield

  
• Perceived freedom of choice and the experiences of carers of older adults with mental health problems

  14 Jun 2013

  • Sarah Carr

  
• Moderate significant association found between positive parenting and outcomes for children with disabilities

  07 Jun 2013

  • John Northfield

  
• Needs of carers and supporters must be acknowledged to ensure good support to bereaved people with learning disabilities

  08 May 2013

  • John Northfield

  
• Carers of people with Down syndrome and dementia need access to information, review processes and futures planning

  08 Apr 2013

  • John Northfield

  
• Female family caregivers found to lack knowledge of need for breast and cervical screening for women with learning disabilities

  03 Apr 2013

  • John Northfield