Interconnections Worldwide

Working internationally to share information, help build knowledge and support teamwork around babies, children and young people who are disabled, marginalised or vulnerable

The home of Team Around the Child (TAC) and the Multiagency Keyworker

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CBM and the new online WHO MiNDbank platform

mindbank2CBM, the international disability charity has participated in the development of the World Health Organisation's (WHO) MiNDBANK online platform which aims to facilitate debate, dialogue, advocacy and research by bringing a wide range of materials in one easily-accessible place. 

This will help local and international advocates to promote national reform. 

Kirsty Smith, Chief Executive of CBM UK said, 

CBM works with many partners where mental health services are poor or confined to a single out-dated hospital. People with psychosocial disabilities may have limited access to services and may be excluded from full participation in community life, particularly in developing countries. CBM and its partners take a community-based approach in tackling these issues. These new resources will help CBM's partners as they work to improve the situation.

Video here about CBM. 

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Journal of Playwork Practice - bridging the playwork theory-practice divide

Journal_of_Playwork4'A rigorous and serious accessible journal that will inform and provide research tools towards further development of practice and understanding within the playwork field.' Jess Milne, Winner of Lifetime in Play Award. 

Journal of Playwork Practice aims to advance playwork research and practice by providing the first ever interdisplinary platform for the publication and dissemination of scholarship relevant to playwork practice. 

Journal of Playwork Practice, published by Policy Press in association with Common Threads, bridges the playwork theory-practice divide by facilitating practitioner access to research relevant to their practice, and enables researchers interested in 'playwork' to access a hitherto inaccessible field of practice and its literature. 

Subscriptions are available in a variety of formats: print, online and print and online combined, for individuals and institutions. Subscription rates and online ordering is available here: http://www.portlandpress.com/pcs/journals/journal.cfm?product=JPP

Videos about Personal Independence Payment (PIP) - England

Hft's Family Carer Support Service has made a series of short videos about PIP. They hope that you will find the videos useful and want your feedback (E-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). The videos give information about:

How people are assessed

Completing the forms

Going to a face to face assessment

Decisions and appeals

Can you give them ideas for new video topics? E-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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