Deinstitutionalisation
There is no need for institutions, but once institutions are developed the process of closing the institution is often challenging
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Creating Blue Space
David Towell reviews Hans Meissner's illuminating account of the journey from institutional services for people with learning disabilities to individualised housing and…
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In Memory of Jean Vanier
We honour the memory of the great teacher and leader Jean Vanier who taught us so much about what it means to be a human.
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Close Down the ATUs
The Centre for Welfare Reform made a submission in April 2019 to the Joint Committee on Human Rights calling for the closure of all ATUs.
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Institutional Spiral
Institutional Spiral
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A New Way Home
Frances Brown and John Dalrymple provide practical guidance on a personalised approach to leaving institutions.
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Alternatives to ATUs
Steven Rose explains why there are alternatives to ATUs and the private hospitals where too many people with disabilities remain incarcerated.
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Deinstitutionalisation in Scotland
John Dalrymple explores the lessons learned from deinstitutionalisation in this important paper, first published in Tizard Learning Disability Review in 1999.
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Heading Upstream: Deinstitutionalisation & Public Service Reform
Simon Duffy explores the challenge of moving solutions upstream and away from the institutionalised solutions into which resources are locked.
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A Modern Hospital
Jan Walmsley and a group of disabled researchers look back at life in Princess Marina Hospital, Northamptonshire in the years before its closure.
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No Going Back
Authors Tim Keilty and Kellie Woodley write about the forgotten voices from Prudhoe Hospital.