The CBF writes topical articles regularly and produces three newsletters a year, providing opinion and resources for families and professionals.
Challenging Behaviour Foundation urges the Department for Education to introduce national training standards following the publication of updated guidance on restrictive interventions.
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Following years of campaigning by families, people with learning disabilities and autistic people, the Mental Health Bill has finally received Royal Assent. The law will change so that people with learning disabilities and autistic people cannot be detained in mental health hospitals unless they have a mental health condition that needs treatment.
The CBF welcomes the Law Commission’s recommendations, informed by families, including the call for the law to change so transition planning starts at age 14 .
The latest 2023 LeDeR report, published yesterday (02/09/25) finds, as in previous years, that people with learning disabilities die early because of poor care, a lack of co-ordination and failures to provide proactive treatment. These deaths could be avoided.
The CBF joins more than 40 organisations and campaigners calling on the Government to take action to ensure people with learning disabilities do not die early, preventable deaths
An investigation by ITV shows that people with a learning disability and autistic people who are detained under the Mental Health Act are subject to restraint and overmedication
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During the Mental Health Bill’s second reading in the House of Commons, MPs highlighted the importance of strong community support
