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Adverse Childhood Experience Scale

Here is an overview link that has the test and an explanation.
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/03/02/387007941/take-the-ace-quiz-and-learn-what-it-does-and-doesnt-mean

Main Wales Data
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/documents/888/ACE%20Chronic%20Disease%20report%20%289%29%20%282%29.pdf

Mental Health Act

The full Mental Health Act 1983 can be found at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/contents

Amendments were made to this by the Mental Health Act 2007 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/12/contents

MIND provide a guide to the Mental Health Act and how it affects individuals - http://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/mental-health-act-the-mind-guide/about-the-mental-health-act/#.UsVrXNJdXp8

Rethink Mental Illness - guide on the Mental Health Act and explain the Sections well http://www.rethink.org/living-with-mental-illness/mental-health-laws/mental-health-act-1983/sections-2-3-4-5

Mental Capacity Act

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 can be read, in full, at the following address - http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/contents.

The Social Care Institute for Excellence have an ‘At a glance’ overview of the Act that is concise and easy to read - http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/ataglance/ataglance05.asp

The Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice can be downloaded at http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/protecting-the-vulnerable/mca/mca-code-practice-0509.pdf

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

The Alzheimer’s Society have a comprehensive fact sheet on the subject, including outlining the process for getting authorisation for a deprivation of liberty - https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/info/20032/legal_and_financial/129/deprivation_of_liberty_safeguards_dols/2

Easy to read information for service users

Books Beyond Words (BBW) by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Books Beyond Words tell powerful stories just in pictures to help people with learning disabilities cope with some of life's biggest challenges. At the back of each book, there is a written storyline, with guidelines and a range of resources for supporters and professionals. The titles cover:

• Health and wellbeing
• Physical health
• Mental health and trauma
• Health screening
• Lifestyle
• Using services
• Criminal Justice System http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/healthadvice/problemsdisorders/learningdisabilities.aspx

Easyhealth was made so that people know where to find ‘accessible’ health information . ‘Accessible’ information is information that uses easy words with pictures. There are over 500 leaflets on Easyhealth, made by many different organisations. You can print off nearly all the leaflets straight away. http://www.easyhealth.org.uk/categories/health-leaflets

Further Reading

Mental health problems in people with learning disabilities: prevention, assessment and management. NICE guideline [NG54]. Published date: September 2016 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng54

What's the difference between a learning disability and a mental health problem? (2016) https://www.mencap.org.uk/blog/whats-difference-between-learning-disability-and-mental-health-problem

Guidance for commissioners of mental health services for people with learning disabilities (2013). Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health. http://www.jcpmh.info/resource/guidance-for-commissioners-of-mental-health-services-for-people-with-learning-disabilities/

Useful links.

Young Minds
https://youngminds.org.uk/

The Judith Trust Established in 1997, the Judith Trust focuses its work on the problems faced by people who have both a learning disability and mental ill-health.
http://www.judithtrust.org.uk/about-us/

MIND The mental health charity.
http://www.mind.org.uk/