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Volunteers and mental health befriending
- Author:
- PARISH Alex
- Publisher:
- National Centre for Volunteering
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 97p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report of a project run by the National Centre for Volunteering (now Volunteering England) involving pilot mental health befriending schemes in NHS Trusts. Includes case studies, a discussion of the nature of befriending and extensive practical issues and findings.
Fair shares for care
- Author:
- PARISH Alex
- Journal article citation:
- Volunteering, 54, January 2000, p.9.
- Publisher:
- Volunteering England
The social care field has been slow to catch on to the benefits of involving volunteers. This article explores the reason why, and highlights some new initiatives aimed at promoting volunteering in social services.
Volunteers and mental health befriending
- Author:
- PARISH Alex
- Journal article citation:
- Volunteering, 42, October 1998, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Volunteering England
The author talks about her experiences working with the National Centre for Volunteering on the final year evaluation of a volunteer befriending pilot project for people with mental health problems.
Changing the face of social services: volunteers adding value in service delivery
- Authors:
- PARISH Alex, HEATH Jane, HASSAN Meryem
- Publisher:
- Volunteering England
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 55p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This new publication aimed at budget-holding managers in social services departments’ aims to address the current gap of involving volunteers in health and social care. Funded by Department of Health, the booklet is basically a ‘how to do it guide’ for social services who might be interested in starting or developing the participation of volunteers within their department’s work as well as why they should seriously consider involving volunteers.