21/06/2022
Greens Call For Regional Model For Learning Disability Services
The Green Party NI has called on the Health Minister to recognise the impact that isolation and disruption to services has had on people with a learning disability.
Marking Learning Disability Week, Green Party NI Councillor for Castlereagh South Simon Lee said: "People with learning disabilities have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. They have often felt isolated and the reduction in services has impacted their mental health and well-being.
"It is disappointing that support services for people with learning disabilities have yet to return to what was available pre-pandemic. Support services vanished virtually overnight, which were vitally needed and desperately rely on.
"We desperately need to expedite the development of a new regional model for Learning Disability Services and the role played by both statutory and voluntary providers and partners across Northern Ireland. Access to services should not be a postcode lottery for family members and carers."
Marking Learning Disability Week, Green Party NI Councillor for Castlereagh South Simon Lee said: "People with learning disabilities have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. They have often felt isolated and the reduction in services has impacted their mental health and well-being.
"It is disappointing that support services for people with learning disabilities have yet to return to what was available pre-pandemic. Support services vanished virtually overnight, which were vitally needed and desperately rely on.
"We desperately need to expedite the development of a new regional model for Learning Disability Services and the role played by both statutory and voluntary providers and partners across Northern Ireland. Access to services should not be a postcode lottery for family members and carers."
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