Research project

Title: Meeting the mental health needs of young people with learning disabilities

Project timescale: From 01 September, 2002 to 30 December, 2004
(Added to website on: 02 August, 2004 - Date last updated: 20 April, 2007)

Source of funding:
Baily Thomas Charitable Trust

Aims: To understand how young people with learning disabilities experience mental health problems and how they access services to support them.

Research designs used:
Action Research
Case Study
Study of views/experiences

Methods used to collect data:
Focus groups
Interviews
Validated instruments eg Outcome measures

Research project description: This is a programme of research in which four projects are looking at four distinctive areas. The projects are in Scotland and England.

Stages at which the public were involved:
Implementing action
Planning the research
Disseminating research

Description of public involvement in research stages: Used as an advisory committee, developing workshops as part of the action research cycle, being used as case studies.

Training and support provided for either members of the public or researchers involved in the project:

Examples of ways the public have made a difference to the research project: Greater sensitivity to the needs of young people and their carers. Used a bottom-up approach.

Evaluating the impact of public involvement in the research:

Details of publications or reports resulting from the research: Mencap's PMLD link Future articles planned for ; Tizard review, Community Care, Nursing times, Severe Learning Disabilities (SLD) Experience, Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities up-dates.

Was/is your project user controlled: Not Known

For further information on the project, please contact:
Jill Davies
Research Programme Manager
Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
83 Victoria Street
London
SW1H OHW
jdavies@fpld.org.uk
020 78020348

Website: www.learning disabilities.org.uk

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