2.1 Background The World Health Organisation estimates that 15% of the world's population
live with a disability and that this number will continue to grow into the future, but with the …

Alternatives to criminalization for the simple possession of illicit drugs are increasingly of
interest to policy makers. But there is no existing theoretically based, empirically tested …

Care and outcomes for people with schizophrenia have improved in recent years, but further
progress is needed to help more individuals achieve an independent and fulfilled life. This …

Abstract Cash‐for‐care (CfC) schemes are monetary transfers to people in need of care who
can use them to organize their own care arrangements. Mostly introduced in the 1990s …

Over the last twenty years, successive welfare policies have undermined gerontological
social work as a specialist area of social work practice. The UK's ageing population offers an …

This fully revised fourth edition of a well-respected textbook seeks to build social workers'
confidence in legal interpretation and implementation-practitioners must not only know the …

Abstract Cash‐for‐care (CfC) schemes have introduced a key transformation in long‐term
care policies across Europe since the 1990s. The article explores the extent to which CfC …

The idea of active ageing retains a broad appeal and has a global reach, particularly
through the influence of the World Health Organisation (WHO). However, in practice it has …

Cash-for-care schemes offering cash payments in place of conventional social services are
becoming commonplace in developed welfare states; however, there is little evidence about …

Direct payments–cash for people eligible for adult social care and spent by them on care
and support–are claimed to enable care to better reflect user preferences and goals which …