News
The CBF writes topical articles regularly and produces three newsletters a year, providing opinion and resources for families and professionals.
Consult our complete range of information sheets and webpages in the information and guidance section
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Investing in early intervention: Why we should intervene early to support children with learning disabilities and their families, with examples from practice showing how it can be done
The Early Intervention report highlights how and why we should intervene early with targeted support for children with learning disabilities and their families.
The report was produced in collaboration with Cerebra, Mencap, University of Warwick and the Council for Disabled Children.
Download the report: Investing in early intervention
Paving the Way: How to develop effective local services for children with learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges
The Paving the Way report describes how to develop effective local services for children with learning disabilities and behaviours described as challenging. It includes examples of good practice, outcomes and costings, and advice on how to develop evidence-based local services.
Read or download the report: Paving the Way
Get a hard copy of Paving the Way
Tools to Develop Local Pathways for Children and Young People
This resource by the CBF and the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) focuses on how commissioners can develop effective local pathways for children and young people with learning disabilities or who are autistic and whose behaviour challenges. It includes practical support, tools, and advice on how to develop these pathways.
Read or download the report: Tools to develop local pathways
Community support for people with a learning disability and autistic people
These briefings, produced for MPs and civil servants, set out the importance of getting community support right for people with a learning disability and autistic people; the key issues with community support, and what actions need to be taken; and case studies showing how this can be done. These briefings may also be useful resources for commissioners.
Community support case studies
Well matched and skilled staff – Adults
This pamphlet has been produced as a guide for professionals who commission services for adults with learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges.
Download ‘Well matched and skilled staff – Adults’
Well matched and skilled staff – Children and young people
This pamphlet has been produced as a guide for professionals who commission services for children and young people with learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges.
Download ‘Well matched and skilled staff – Children’
Commissioning advocacy services for individuals with severe learning disabilities
This pamphlet has been produced as a guide for professionals who commission advocacy for individuals with severe learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges.
Download ‘Commissioning advocacy’
A Guide for Advocates
A very practical tool from the CBF for both professional advocates and family carers advocating on behalf of their family member. This resource aims to provide a practical tool for advocates in supporting a person with behaviour described as challenging, to enable them to exercise their rights to the same life opportunities as everyone else. Find out more here.
