Mencap
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We want the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.
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http://mencap.org.uk/mythbusters 26-03-2009 10:07:48
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After repeated promises, abandoning this reform betrays the very people it set out to support.
We've joined Children & Young People's Mental Health Coalition and others in expressing our disappointment on their website statement - and in a separate letter to the Prime Minister 👇
cypmhc.org.uk/cypmhc-respons…
News. Mencap says the government has “missed a huge opportunity” after King Charles made no mention of reforming ‘outdated’ mental health laws in his speech earlier this morning.
learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/news/governmen…
#KingsSpeech #MentalHealth
It's massively disappointing to not hear anything about the promised reforms of the #MentalHealthAct in the #KingsSpeech .
The government have ignored calls for change to protect people with a #LearningDisability & autistic people from outdated mental health laws.
❓What is the King's Speech?
We've created this Easy Read to explain what the King's Speech is and what will happen in the House of Commons this week.
Learn more here: brnw.ch/21wEdFK #KingsSpeech
It will be devastating if there is no mention of reforming the #MentalHealth Act in the #KingsSpeech today.
It's vital people with a #LearningDisability get better protection under #MentalHealth law. Sir Rt Hon Sir Robert Buckland KBE KC MP explains why in @PoliticsHome.👇
politicshome.com/news/article/c…
Thousands of people with a #LearningDisability or autistic people are living in a 'jail-like horror' in secure #MentalHealth hospitals. This article from @TheTimes describes the increased risk of restraint, isolation and abuse they face.
Read more here: thetimes.co.uk/article/f38c4c…
Download our TCS London Marathon Easy Read training plan. 🏃♂️
The plan takes 24 weeks to complete and week 1 starts on Monday 6 November 2023.
The weekly runs will get longer each week to help you get stronger at running.
Get your training plan here: brnw.ch/LondonMarathon1
This week 18,234 people urged Rishi Sunak to reform the #MentalHealthAct to stop people with a #LearningDisability and Autistic people from being sectioned if they do not have a mental health condition.
Read our letter signed with National Autistic Society, @voiceability, and The Challenging Behaviour Foundation here in full.