Background: Dementia prevalence rates are higher amongst people with learning disabilities than the general population. People with Down's syndrome are at even greater risk of developing dementia and of developing dementia at an earlier age. This study, conducted as part of a wider service evaluation, explored community learning disability team…

Reports results of a study of 100 disadvantaged children referred to a community hospital multidisciplinary Learning Disability Clinic. The majority of the children showed organic perceptual handicaps and psychosocial disorders. Of the one hundred children, 52 are showing significant progress with treatment. (DM)

The Review of Mental Health and Learning Disability, Northern Ireland commissioned the present consultation to support the work of its Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) subgroup. The investigation employed a two-stage qualitative approach to explore views and opinions held by users and carers about CAMH services. Nineteen services…