Autism Autistic woman stuck in a mental health hospital for 45 years Alison Bloomer Mar 4, 2025 A BBC investigation has found that an autistic woman with a learning disability was locked up in a mental health…
Good practice and guidance Next government must end inappropriate use of inpatient settings, says VODG Lauren Nicolle Jun 27, 2024 The Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG) is calling on the next government to end the inappropriate use…
News NHS spending £534 million a year to ‘lock away’ people with learning disabilities Lauren Nicolle Mar 25, 2024 The NHS is spending more than half a billion pounds per year to detain people with learning disabilities and…
Autism Gloucestershire assessment and treatment unit rated inadequate by CQC Lauren Nicolle Mar 4, 2024 A care service for people with learning disabilities and autistic people who have been detained under the Mental…
Housing Anger over suspended sentences for Whorlton Hall abusers Lauren Nicolle Jan 22, 2024 Campaigners are dismayed by the sentences given to four former members of staff who abused people with learning…
News Government response to report on long-term segregation “insulting” Lauren Nicolle Nov 9, 2023 Campaigners have described the government’s response to Baroness Hollins’ report on the use of solitary confinement…
Autism Autistic girl who died in an inpatient unit ‘begged’ to leave Lauren Nicolle Aug 9, 2023 A young autistic girl who died in an inpatient unit last year “cried out for help” and repeatedly requested to…
Autism Calls for a new law to better protect autistic children and young people Lauren Nicolle Apr 12, 2022 The mother of an autistic girl who died in an inpatient facility earlier this year is campaigning for a new law…
Housing New campaign calls to end hospital living for people with learning disabilities Lauren Nicolle Jan 17, 2022 ENABLE Scotland has launched a new campaign which aims to get people with learning disabilities out of inpatient…
Autism Lawyers to investigate the care of an autistic man living “in a box”… Lauren Nicolle Jan 4, 2022 The mother of a 24-year-old man with a learning disability, autism and Tourette’s has instructed specialist lawyers…
Health Interview: ‘Oliver McGowan’s name should be given to autism and… Darren Devine Nov 8, 2018 Oliver McGowan died after being given antipsychotic medicine against his and his family's wishes. His mother speaks…
Features Independent thinking – questioning the purpose of Care & Treatment Reviews LDT Editor Dec 7, 2016 To CTR or not to CTR? That is the question bugging Sam Sly, as she continues to try and move people out of…