Community-Based Rehabilitation for People with Disabilities in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Systematic Review

The International Centre for Evidence in Disability is delighted to announce the publication of the Campbell Review on Community-Based Rehabilitation for People With Disabilities in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Systematic Review.

Recent estimates suggest that there are over one billion pe

The Global Reference List of 100 Core Health Indicators - from WHO

This is a standard set of 100 indicators prioritized by the global community to provide concise information on the health situation and trends, including responses at national and global levels.

It will be reviewed and updated periodically as global and country priorities evolve and measurement meth

Arts and vulnerable people: examining the evidence base. Paper by Haran Sivapalan

This paper reviews the research evidence on the impact of arts therapy for vulnerable people (including those with mental illness, individuals in palliative care, older people, homeless people and prisoners).

Participation in arts projects is linked to positive outcomes, such as symptomatic relief,

Signs of autism can be seen from as early as 3 months

The good news is that there is a window of opportunity where we can significantly impact how the child’s brain is wired

The following is taken from the website of the Parent Infant Clinic

Early Signs of Autism - Detecting Pre-Autism symptoms

Pre-Autism is the period in the first 3 years

International children’s palliative care abstracts service

Together for Short Lives provides a unique international children’s palliative care abstracts service for all members and stakeholders. It is the only service of its kind, bringing together all the latest research abstracts of relevance to professional working with babies, children and young people

'Hidden in plain sight'- report by UK Equality & Human Rights Commission about disability hate crime – with recommendations

'Hidden in plain sight' is the final report of our inquiry into disability-related harassment. The report uncovers that harassment is a commonplace experience for disabled people, but a culture of disbelief and systemic institutional failures are preventing it from being tackled effectively.

As well

Corporate Parenting for Young People in Care: Making the difference? Report from SPRU (UK) using care leavers as researchers

Abstract: Young people in care and care leavers want to know that their corporate parents (the local authority, collectively with other relevant services) will care for them and do their best for them. In this, one of the largest peer research studies, we report if, and how, this is being achieved.