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Prevention & Early Intervention

Prevention & Early Intervention. Eric Emerson, Chris Hatton & Janet Robertson Centre for Disability Research Lancaster University. Background. ‘Prevention is the first step ....’. What Do We Mean by Prevention?.

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Prevention & Early Intervention

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  1. Prevention & Early Intervention Eric Emerson, Chris Hatton & Janet Robertson Centre for Disability Research Lancaster University

  2. Background • ‘Prevention is the first step ....’

  3. What Do We Mean by Prevention? • Primary prevention stops need/difficulty occurring • Secondary prevention intervenes early to prevent an emerging need or difficulty from getting worse • We can think about preventing • the development of learning disabilities • the development of specific needs (and need for support and services) among people with learning disabilities

  4. Prevention is Possible • In general, giving children a better start in life will prevent some children developing significant emotional or behavioural needs • This also appears to be true for children with learning disabilities

  5. Risk of Persistent Conduct Difficulties Across Age 4/5, 6/7 & 8/9

  6. Prevention is Possible • We know quite a bit about why some children and young people with learning disabilities show challenging behaviours • Communication, power and control • Untreated physical and mental health problems

  7. Do Prevention Services Work? • In general, YES • In relation to challenging behaviours and learning disabilities, we just do not know • But • We know they should • We know that they do not have to be that effective to be cost effective • So why do we not take this issue more seriously? eric.emerson@lancaster.ac.uk

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