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12 Days:Heart-breaking documentary on psychiatric care where 4 judges decide who leaves and who stays
22 February 2018 | News
Every year in France, 92,000 people are placed under psychiatric care ... primarily on these public hearings, renowned filmmaker and photographer Raymond Depardon captures the raw and vulnerable interactions at the border of justice and ...
Z2K launch survey on where social security assessment process isn’t working and what needs to change
14 April 2021 | News
... (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) is an anti-poverty charity that combines direct help for people with national campaigning to ... system that works. It believes that a secure income and stable housing are key to preventing homelessness and improving life chances for people and their families. ...
Child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) are under-resourced to the point of refusing patients
07 April 2022 | News
Children and adolescents are frequently being denied support by the under-funded CAMHS service. Stem4, ... survey shows that while CAMHS was struggling before the pandemic, post-COVID it has not been able to recover from the ...
Access to Work
07 October 2022 | Resource
Access to Work is a government programme aimed at supporting disabled people to take up or remain in work. ... grants What Access to work cannot cover Students Employers and Access to Work How to apply? Supported Internships and Traineeships Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the ...
DR UK ambassador appointed Sector Champion for Rail
26 February 2018 | News
DR UK ambassador Stephen Brookes has been appointed Sector Champion for Rail by the Secretary of State for ... life whose role is to promote inclusion for disabled people and tackle the issues they may face. Stephen is also a key contributor to ...
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Apprenticeships has published its report for 2018-2019
14 July 2019 | News
... The APPG heard from a diverse range of speakers, including Rabia Lemahieu from DR UK, exploring a variety of issues affecting apprenticeships policy, and potential solutions to current challenges. Read the ...
Nicholas Russell obituary
03 September 2014 | News
We are today remembering the life of Nicholas Russell, who sadly died recently ... an ardent campaigner for disability rights – focused and persistent on issues from transport to accessibility. He was a trustee of ...
Budget 2024 Results In A Net Welfare Cut Of £3.9 Billion In 2029/2030
31 October 2024 | News
... benefit ‘giveaways.’ A new Resolution Foundation briefing finds that the changes announced amount to a net welfare ... £1 billion in 2025-26 for the Household Support Fund and Discretionary Housing Payments. The 12-month extension ... will be reduced from 25% to 15 per cent of a family’s standard allowance. This is set to affect 1.2 million families ...
Recruitment & retention of staff, volunteers and trustees: An online resource to support Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs)
04 January 2024 | Resource
... notes are aimed at Disabled People's Organisations (DPOs) and are divided into different sections for ease of use. They provide an ... hyperlinks for those people wanting in-depth information and real-life examples. Recruitment & retention of staff, ...
Passenger Assistance continues to function during strikes
24 August 2022 | News
Industrial action is taking place across the rail system and ... on the national rail website. If you have any specific issues please contact the train company you are travelling ...