Why advocacy matters for young people with learning disabilities
Becoming an adult is one of the biggest transitions young people in care will face.
Our latest evidence summary explores how advocacy can support people with learning disabilities as they transition from children’s to adult’s social care.
Flossie Caerwynt, our Research Officer and author of the new evidence summary said:
“Our new evidence summary explores the role, and types, of advocacy that’s available when young people transition from children’s to adult social care. We also look at the challenges faced by young people with learning disabilities during this transition, and the importance of involving the person when making decisions.”
Our new evidence summary also looks at:
- a parent or carer’s role when advocating for young people with learning disabilities
- advocacy in legislation, and
- the importance of having access to, and understanding of, information to influence decisions about their care.
This is the third in a series of evidence summaries that look at different aspects of transitions from children’s to adults’ social care services.
We’re producing this series in response to our recent research priority setting exercise. We wanted to find out what barriers, problems and uncertainties young people face as part of transitions from children’s to adults’ social care.
Find out more
Read our Transitions: advocacy for young people with learning disabilities evidence summary on our Insight Collective website.
Our two previous summaries on transitions are available here:
- Transitions: perspectives of young people and their families.
- Transitions: co-production and supporting care leavers
Keep an eye on our website and social media channels to learn about new summaries.