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Mental health problems in people with learning disabilities: prevention, assessment and management

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  • Reference number: NG54
  • Published:  14 September 2016
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  • Preventing mental health problems
  • Assessing for mental health problems
  • Making a mental health care plan
  • Help for mental health problems
  • When a hospital stay is needed
  • Yearly GP check-ups
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When a hospital stay is needed

If the person you care for has a serious mental health problem and needs to stay in hospital:

  • the staff at the hospital should have experience in caring for people with learning disabilities and mental health problems

  • if possible, the hospital should be in your local area.

This page was last updated: 14 September 2016


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