The Mental Health of Children and Adolescents with Learning Disabilities in Britain
Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities
ISSN: 1753-0180
Article publication date: 1 September 2007
Abstract
This article provides a summary of a report, The Mental Health of Children and Adolescents with Learning Disabilities in Britain (Emerson & Hatton, 2007). This report, based on the experiences of over 18,000 children aged between 5 and 15 years old found that one in three (33%) of children with learning disabilities are likely to have a mother with mental health needs and nearly half (47%) are living in poverty. Young people with learning disabilities also have fewer friends than other children living in Britain and are more likely to suffer abuse and be involved in serious accidents. The full report can be downloaded from www.learningdisabilities.org.uk.
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Citation
Emerson, E. and Hatton, C. (2007), "The Mental Health of Children and Adolescents with Learning Disabilities in Britain", Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, Vol. 1 No. 3, pp. 62-63. https://doi.org/10.1108/17530180200700033
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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