Resources
We hold a huge range of resources we have found helpful to family members, some of which we produce ourselves. These include:
- The Mental Capacity Act
- Annual holiday information guide on holidays for people with learning disabilities
- Transition
- Self-Directed Support
- Making sure your relative is safe
- Family Carer News Digest
- And many other subjects
Click on the links below for more information and free downloads. If you can't find what you're looking for please contact our Family Carer Support team on 0117 906 1751 or email familycarersupport@hft.org.uk
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Lots of changes are being made to welfare benefits over the next few years. This guide gives details of those changes and how they might affect you.
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Keeping healthy is important for everyone. In this section you will find resources to support you and your relative to stay well, to get good healthcare and to overcome any challenges you meet.
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Safeguarding resources that address concerns of family carers.
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The MCA guide has been developed specifically for family and friends of people with learning disabilities, so they understand how the Act affects them and those they care about.
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The BME Resource Guide provide information about meeting the needs of families from BME and seldom heard communities.
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Our regular Family Carer News Digest is packed full of information about the latest national issues affecting family carers
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The Hft Holiday Information guide is a resource packed full of ideas and information regarding holidays for people with learning disabilities.