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Help and support in your area
See information about some of the services that are operating across England, Northern Ireland and Wales that may be able to support you during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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Bullying at school
How to put a stop to playground bullying. We’re here to help
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Bullying online
How to put a stop to cyberbullying and who can help - starting with us
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Almost 1 in 3 young people with a learning disability spend less than an hour a day outside homes – survey of 18-35 year olds with a learning disability
A new survey of 18-35 year olds with a learning disability has revealed almost 1 in 3 are stuck at home on a Saturday and unable to take part in leisure activities, due to public attitudes to learning disability.
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Silent Witness screening
Hear from Amy, who last week attended a preview screening of the latest episodes of the BBC's Silent Witness, and was invited to speak to some of the cast and crew about issues around disability which featured in the episode
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“Government must not waste any more time" following "disturbing" findings in independent report on long-term segregation in modern-day asylums
Today, the Department of Health and Social Care published the findings from Baroness Sheila Hollins’s independent review into the cases of people with a learning disability and/or autism held in long-term segregation in modern-day asylums.
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Foundations
Nancy talks about her and her son when he was a baby and the importance of the help she received.
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How to raise a safeguarding concern
If you or someone you know does not feel safe, this page tells you who to contact
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People with a learning disability’s passion for politics thwarted by system that excludes them
In a new survey published today, Mencap reveals that people with a learning disability have a political appetite and want to vote, but many are excluded from the process and aren’t able to exercise their democratic right.
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More people locked up in modern day asylums during lockdown: Mencap calls for cross-government strategy to drive change needed to transform social care
More people locked up in modern day asylums during lockdown: Mencap calls for cross-government strategy to drive change needed to transform social care
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Government fails to transform care for people with a learning disabilities and/or Autism
Mencap demands an end to the ‘human rights scandal’ that is keeping over 2,000 people with learning disability and/or autism locked away
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Jeremy Hunt MP takes questions from children with a learning disability as part of Mencap’s Hear My Voice Campaign
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