Learning disability helpline

The first learning disability helpline - providing information and advice on a range of issues including employment, housing, health and welfare benefits - was launched recently by learning disability charity Mencap. The service is for people with a learning disability and their parents and carers, as well as social care professionals.

The helpline is available from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. on the Freephone number 0808 808 1111. Contact can also be made 24 hours a day via e-mail on [email protected]; website at www.mencap.org.uk/helpline; and fax on 020 7608 3254 .