Peer support by and for people with learning disabilities.
Background: The emphasis of mental health services has changed to become more recovery focussed and is increasingly looking towards new roles such as peer support as a part of service provision (NHSE, 2019). However, services for people with learning disabilities and mental health difficulties have...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Learning Disabilities Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 166 - 175 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Mar2024
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