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What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?

...wellbeing was also affected. I started to think about how young carers and young adult carers can be better supported in school, college or university. Even when I became the main carer for my sister, I received no social care support. When I started working in a school for children with special educational needs, I realised that it’s very difficult for young carers to...
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Birth of the Welfare State
History & The Arts

Birth of the Welfare State

...Health Service to fruition] Bryson's words, from 1992's Welfare and the State - Who Benefits?, had the benefit of a half-century of hindsight to sum up some of the key themes of the period. There is certainly some truth in the argument that the welfare measures that were introduced in the years from 1945 to 1950 had a rather longer history. The period before the war had...
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Understanding ADHD
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding ADHD

...mental health...Understanding ADHD: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define key terms in the field of ADHD describe the characteristics of ADHD and how they are used in diagnosis describe the patterns of prevalence of ADHD, including the reasons for disparities worldwide describe risk factors and brain changes associated with ADHD...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Creating bridges: The importance of sharing research findings with the public
Health, Sports & Psychology

Creating bridges: The importance of sharing research findings with the public

...health is, in a sense, depending on the right information reaching the public in a timely manner. Traditionally, research findings have been disseminated via what is called the peer reviewed literatures. It is a privilege for academics, researchers and related professionals to have access to some of these resources. The importance of peer reviewed publications to the...
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Environment: journeys through a changing world
Nature & Environment

Environment: journeys through a changing world

...Health Centre talks about improvements in the locals' health and well-being. The Negative Effect of Gorilla Tourism HIV and crime. A doctor from the Bwindi Community Health Centre and a conservation representative outline the problems that were created when soldiers and tourists arrived. Contact with Gorillas Conservation workers explain how humans pass on disease to...
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Engaging with children and young people
Money & Business

Engaging with children and young people

...mental health and resilience is something that our children and young people lack in Northern Ireland, and that's something that we feel that we have a good platform to support them on. Video 1 Arlene Kee Discussion It is important to recognise that while in many ways children may seem more mature than in years gone by, for both social and legal reasons the definitions of...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
What does the Queen's Speech tell us about the next two years?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the Queen's Speech tell us about the next two years?

...mental health provision remains. On a positive note, this could well succeed with bipartisan cross-party support. Brexit means… What has not gone away of course is the all-encompassing issue of Brexit, which is the dominant theme of this Queen’s speech. Leaving the EU would have dominated the political landscape whatever the electoral outcome of June 8 and indeed,...
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Carers, COVID-19 and Physical Activity: The Research
Health, Sports & Psychology

Carers, COVID-19 and Physical Activity: The Research

...mental health needs) and who have less access to normal coping mechanisms both within and outside the home. (see more in OpenLearn Article: The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers) . Caring is reported in the literature as socially isolating for young carers, adult carers and older adult carers. (see more in OpenLearn Article: Supporting...
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Article 30 mins