What is World Mental Health Day? World Mental Health Day, recognised on the 10th of October every year, is the global celebration of mental health support, education and services. The goal is to raise awareness for global mental health issues and increase education on the topic. Mental health has been defined by the World Health...Continue Reading

Liz Truss’ agenda is to cut tax as the way out of the cost-of-living crisis and the looming recession is a terrible approach.  At a time when the country is facing its toughest economic pressures following Covid and the war in Ukraine, surely giving away our limited tax revenues to people, many who don’t need...Continue Reading

What is a learning disability? Learning disabilities are a reduced intellectual ability and difficulty with everyday activities, such as household tasks, socialising, managing money, or personal care. They affect the way a person learns new things throughout their life. Learning disabilities are different for everyone and can co-occur with other conditions like autism or mental...Continue Reading

Autism Awareness – What exactly is Autism? According to the National Autistic Society, autism is ‘a lifelong developmental disability which affects how people communicate and interact with the world.’  It is considered a spectrum condition because it’s different for every autistic person and affects each individual differently – some autistic people might need more support...Continue Reading

For those with a learning disability, getting work can be a job in itself Unemployment figures in the UK have recently fallen with the number of job vacancies rising to a new record from its pre-coronavirus level. supported employment However, employment rates have been on a downward trend year on year for adults with a...Continue Reading