NICE have created guidance to help support Care Professionals who care for those with learning disabilities and mental health:
| Violent and Aggressive behaviours in people with mental health problems | This quality standard covers short-term prevention and management of violent and physically threatening behaviour among adults, children and young people with a mental health problem. It applies to settings where mental health, health and social care services are provided. This includes community settings and care received at home. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement. | » Click here for guidance |
| Transition between inpatient mental health settings and community or care home settings | This quality standard covers transitions for children, young people and adults between mental health hospitals and their own homes, care homes or other community settings. It includes the period before, during and after a person is admitted to, and discharged from, a mental health hospital. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement. | » Click here for guidance |
| Learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges: service and delivery | This guideline covers services for children, young people and adults with a learning disability (or autism and a learning disability) and behaviour that challenges. It aims to promote a lifelong approach to supporting people and their families and carers, focusing on prevention and early intervention and minimising inpatient admissions. | » Click here for guidance |
| Care and support of people growing older with learning disabilities | This guideline covers care and support for adults with learning disabilities as they grow older. It covers identifying changing needs, planning for the future, and delivering services including health, social care and housing. It aims to support people to access the services they need as they get older. | » Click here for guidance |