The Trust is concerned both with those formally diagnosed
with a mental illness in addition to their learning problems and to ensure emotional/social needs are attended to whenever
there is a learning disability.
Read more about our work here
Latest news
and campaigns
We need
a Campaigns and Advocacy Intern
Want to get some meaningful advocacy and campaigns experience?
The Judith Trust is looking for an intern to help us in our work campaigning for people with learning disabilities and mental
ill-health. You'll gain meaningful campaigns experience including: campaign planning, the experience of developing
campaign materials and the ability to engage with e-campaigning methods. Your role will be pivotal in helping to increase
awareness of the Judith trust's work as well as helping to deliver one of our key campaigns on the inclusion of people
with learning disabilities.
To find out more about the role, download the Campaigns and Advocacy Internship- Applicant Information here.
Deadline: 5pm Friday 9th April
How to apply: please send
a current CV (not to exceed 2 pages, size 12 font) and covering letter (not to exceed 2 pages size 12 font) explaining why
you are interested in the position and how you meet the person specification to Pam Vallance, Policy Manager, pamvallance@judithtrust.org.uk Please also state which days you would be able to work and whether you would be home-based or in the office. Any late
submissions will not be accepted. Please note due to the size of the Judith Trust we are only able to contact those candidates
who are shortlisted.
Forced
Marriages of Women and Men with Learning Disabilities
The Ann Craft Trust and the Judith
Trust have been commissioned by the Forced Marriage Unit at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to carry out a small scale
research project looking at the nature of forced marriages of women and men with learning disabilities. The research is seeking
to uncover the reasons why families might consider marrying their son or daughter with learning disabilities especially when
they may lack the capacity to consent to marriage and all it entails. The research is looking at how such marriages come to
be and how best to support those who may already be married but lack the capacity to consent to the arrangement. It also seeks
to draw out good practice from professionals involved in such cases and for this to inform the writing of guidance for statutory
agencies. Read more about our research here.
If you are interested in talking to us about your experience of forced marriage, be it personal or professional,
please contact Pam Vallance at the number below or on pamvallance@judithtrust.org.uk All information gathered will remain confidential.
To find out more about our
research on forced marriage of people with learning disabilities and to read the article in 'Viewpoint' click here.
Inclusion
Campaign
The Judith Trust
is running an Inclusion Campaign to raise awareness of the need of Jewish people with learning disabilities, their carers
and families to be fully involved in Jewish spiritual and communal life. To read the latest about our inclusion campaign
see our article in 'Viewpoint' magazine.
See more information about our Inclusion Campaign here.
As part
of the campaign, the Judith Trust supported the UK premiere of the award winning documentary film 'Praying with Lior' at the London Jewish Film Festival on 15th November 2009. The film followed Lior, a boy with Down’s
syndrome as he prepared for his Bar Mitzvah and provoked the audience to consider what ‘disability’ is and how
communities can support and involve those with learning disabilities. Praying with Lior won the Shoresh Audience Award for Best
Documentary at the Festival. Copies of the film are available through the official website www.prayingwithlior.com
Interfaith work: Inter faith roundtable
In a continuation of the Inclusion Campaign
work, the Judith Trust and the Board of Deputies of British Jews held a Round Table as part of Inter Faith week on Monday 16th November 2009.
The meeting
drew together representatives from all major faiths and belief systems to discuss how people with learning disabilities are
included and involved within the different faiths, with an emphasis on learning about and sharing good practice.
For more information about upcoming and past event see our 'Events' page
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