Authorities should take steps to earlier identify high-risk families with members who have mental disabilities and assign case managers to support them, social welfare leaders in Hong Kong have said, following a spate of tragedies involving murder-suicides that one lawmaker calls the tip of the iceberg.
“For example, they can ask patients: who takes care of them, whether they are the carers, their age or how many people they need to take care of,” Tik said. “Just a few questions can allow one to know whether it is a high-risk family or a carer.”He said schools could play a role since those with disabilities also needed to study.
Data published by the Census and Statistics Department in 2022 showed that Hong Kong had about 77,000 to 90,000 people with intellectual disabilities. “They usually have weaker skills in expressing themselves or even do not know how to speak. So they can lose their temper as they do not know how to express their thoughts.”
“Now that we are talking about targeted poverty alleviation, why isn’t there a policy for offering families with the intellectually disabled with targeted help?” The spate of tragedies has sparked concerns about the well-being of elderly residents and their carers.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
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