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Fair deal for mental health: our manifesto for a 3 year campaign dedicated to tackling inequality in mental healthcare
- Authors:
- FITCH Chris, et al
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 55p.
- Place of publication:
- London
One in four older people living in the community have symptoms of depression severe enough to warrant help, but only half are diagnosed and treated. A third of substance misuse patients with mental health needs do not receive any interventions. It also shows that many inpatients stay in hospital for months without needing to be there while they wait for transfer to local authority accommodation. And mental health research receives 6.5% of total research funding, compared with 25% for research into cancer and 15% for neurological diseases.
A service user-led study promoting mental well-being for the general public, using 5 Rhythms dance
- Authors:
- COOK Sarah, LEDGER Karen
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 6(4), November 2004, pp.41-51.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
There is increasing interest in leisure pursuits promoting health including public dance classes. Some studies suggest dance movement therapy can have a positive effect on mental health in psychiatric settings, but there is little in the literature about effects in public settings. Reports a study of women's experience of a form of expressive dance called Rhythm 5, led by current and former service users. Benefits are reported. Dancers were recruited from the general public. Interviews, diaries and a survey were used. Qualitative analysis showed participants appreciated dance workshops providing safe space, freedom of expression, structure, powerful music and group connections. Dance was transformative, helping people move from being 'stuck', release powerful feelings and integrate parts of themselves. Dancers reported using regular dancing as a strategy for emotional well-being and dealing with emotional crises. Discussion emphasises that 5 Rhythms is not a therapy but an emotional and therapeutic experience in which dancers must take responsibility for themselves. 5 Rhythms comes from the tradition of shamanic dance in that it acts to maintain community psychic well-being. Suggests that pleasurable activities such as dance should be accessible to everyone and makes recommendations to promote this.
Ubuntu: a cultural method of mental health promotion
- Authors:
- EDWARDS Steve, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 6(4), November 2004, pp.17-22.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The context of this article is an indigenous South African knowledge system of health promotion called ubuntu. Visitors have often remarked on a universal yet unique form of humanity they have experienced. Based on their shared experience as psychologists working together over many years in Zululand, the authors present a phenomenology of ubuntu as a deeply human, meaningful way of life and an original, cultural method of mental health promotion.
Local community mobilisation and mental health promotion
- Authors:
- SORENSEN Tom, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 6(4), November 2004, pp.5-16.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Based on a mental health promotion project in 7 local communities in north Norway, this study's point of departure is the concept of socio-cultural integration and its relation to mental health. Two cross-sectional surveys of all over 18 were carried out with an 8 years' interval. Mental health, social support and local community integration were measured at both points. The most integrated community at the first point, Heather, with 78 subjects, which also expressed low mental health, is compared with the pooled sample of the other 6 with 1,088. In the intervening period community development around a home for the elderly took place around Heather, whereas no organised efforts were carried out in the other 6 after the first 3-year project period. At the second point Heather, now with 55 subjects, had a positive development both with regard to mental health and the dimension of local community integration. At the second point Heather, the former disintegrated community, is close to the rest of the communities, now with 826 subjects. The improvement in mental health is linked to an increasing level of socio-cultural integration in this community.
The London-wide public health mental health network
- Authors:
- GUITE Hilary, SCARLETT Jane, HUGHES Gemma
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 3(3), September 2004, pp.45-47.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Describes how the network provides a regional forum for sharing information, developing measures, databases and protocols, and supporting professional development, in view of the notable gap in support for workers in public health mental health, an emerging field with significant potential for contributing to improved mental health. It is hoped other such regional networks, and local level sector groups, will be established.
Four years on: lessons learnt from the implementation of an Integrated Care Pathway to address promoting health of LAC guidance (2002) in an English local authority
- Author:
- EMERY Patricia
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption and Fostering, 30(2), Summer 2006, pp.81-83.
- Publisher:
- Sage
In 2002, Department of Health guidance entitled 'Promoting the Health of Looked After Children' suggested standards of both content and timeliness of health assessment for children newly looked after. As a result of the consultation a working group was established to look at ways to improve the health situation for looked after children (LAC) in East Berkshire. This article looks at the work that followed.
Betting on a different horse: a qualitative analysis of mental health in health promotion policies
- Authors:
- SOLIN Pia, LEHTO Juhani
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 3(3), September 2004, pp.8-17.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Aims to analyse the position and role of mental health in health promotion policy. Policy documents from Finland, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, England and Portugal indicate that, although mental health is considered a serious issue, it is problematic in policy terms. Arguments make the case for the importance of mental health within the health promotion agenda, including the classification of mental illness as a public health problem, socio-economic and individual costs of mental health problems, and the view that mental wellbeing is a crucial element of overall health. However, problems of definition and measurement, and a traditional focus on treatment and care, continue to make mental health promotion problematic for policy makers.
Multidimensional assessment of the elderly client
- Author:
- MORROW-HOWELL Nancy
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 73(7), 1992, pp.395-406.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
Covers physical health, mental health, social support, physical environment, functioning, coping styles and formal service usage, Discussion includes helpful assessment tests, relevant interviewing skills and co-operation with other professionals.
Caring as a social determinant of health: findings from a rapid review of reviews and analysis of the GP Patient Survey: report and key findings
- Authors:
- SPIERS Gemma, et al
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 49
- Place of publication:
- London
This report explores the consequences of being an unpaid carer of older people, and identifies evidence about how best to support this group of carers. To address these aims, a rapid review of existing evidence reviews (an ‘umbrella review’) was conducted, alongside analysis of data on carers (for any population) from the NHS England GP Patient Survey. The main findings are: there is mounting evidence that unpaid caring should be considered a social determinant of health; carers experience poor physical and mental health but also have unmet care needs themselves; different groups of carers may have different support needs; a lack of clear and robust evidence about how best to support people caring for older populations, and gaps in evidence on key outcomes. This report proposes a logic model as a tool for evaluating the impact of carer interventions. It also includes ‘access enablers’ as important in ensuring that carers are connected with relevant services and interventions on offer. Social prescribing is one of these enablers. (Edited publisher abstract)
Healthy futures: supporting and promoting the health needs of looked after children
- Author:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
- Publisher:
- Local Government Association
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 24
- Place of publication:
- London
Covers some key statistics on the main additional health needs looked after children and young people experience; some underlying themes and key messages emerging from research and the literature on the health and wellbeing of looked after children and young people; and local councils responsibilities, including Council’s corporate parenting responsibilities. Two thirds of all looked after children have at least one physical health complaint and they are around ten times more likely than their peers to have significant learning difficulties. In recognition of the work that is already underway in many local areas, the report presents seven case studies of positive initiatives in local authorities around the country. These include: Leeds City Council – the journey to ‘good’; East Sussex County Council – AdCAMHS (Adopted child and adolescent mental health service); Essex County Council – ‘Open up – reach out’; Tower Hamlets Council – Let’s talk about teeth project; Greater Manchester – Handle With Care commitments adopted; Norfolk County Council – rapid quality improvement cycle for health assessments; and Bristol City Council – Drugs and Young People Project (DYPP). (Edited publisher abstract)