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Home comforts
- Author:
- McGINLEY John
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, July/August 2015, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Supported housing combined with personalised support service can play a vital role in helping people with mental illness in their recovery. This article looks at examples of supported housing provided by Sanctuary Supported Living and how providing personalised support geared to the individual provides clients with a step-down approach to help them move towards independent living. (Edited publisher abstract)
Breadwinners
- Author:
- PENFOLD Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, July/August 2015, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The Better Health Bakery provides people overcoming mental health issues with an opportunity to do work in a thriving business, gaining new skills and move closer to employment. It was created by the social enterprise arm of the charity Centre for Better Health based in the London Borough of Hackney. This article reports on how the bakery manages the trainee baker' 12 week placements, the role of volunteers within the bakery, and how they help their trainee bakers when the placement ends. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health co-production in Bristol seeking to address the challenges
- Authors:
- HICKS Joanna, KEEBLE Justine, FULFORD Bill
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, January/February 2015, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This article reports on a project to tackle the barriers to co-production in services using the 3 Keys to a Shared Approach in Mental Health Assessment. The Approach provides a values-based method of conducting an assessment, with service users at the heart of the process. (Edited publisher abstract)
Horse power
- Author:
- MEACHIN Hayley
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, February 2015, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
The author visits an equine assisted psychotherapy session in Surrey to see how it can help traumatised young people where other types of therapy have failed. A short case study describes how equine therapy helped a young person with issues around identity, self-esteem, mental health and relationships. (Original abstract)
Where there is no child psychiatrist: a mental healthcare manual
- Authors:
- EAPEN Valsamma, GRAHAM Philip, SRINATH Shoba
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 214p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Mental health problems and worries are common among infants, children and adolescents in every part of the world. This book is a practical manual for primary healthcare professionals, teachers and anyone who works with children – especially in places where specialist psychiatric care is not available. After presenting an overview of child mental health problems, the manual goes on to deal with the various developmental, behavioural and emotional problems that arise in as many as 10% of the youth population. For each problem it first provides a case study and then describes how to find out more about a child with this problem. It suggests what can be done to help the child and their family. It also examines the mental health aspects of childhood maltreatment and exposure to natural or man-made disasters. This book is intended for anyone who works with children or young people, but who does not have specialist training in mental health problems. This includes: primary care doctors and nurses, community health workers and teachers.
Emotional mirrors: equine therapy
- Author:
- DAMPSEY Liz
- Journal article citation:
- Addiction Today, 24(139), November 2012, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Addiction Recovery Foundation
Sierra Tucson is a behavioural health treatment centre and psychiatric hospital which has pioneered equine-assisted therapy, or EAP. Many who admit for treatment are dealing with various kinds of addictions, mood disorders, traumas, eating disorders, and pain management issues. Every other week, patients participate in group EAP, which is part of a Therapeutic and Recreational Activities Programme. This article describes the role that horses can play in the recovery process for patients struggling with behavioural and mental health issues. It argues that horses can sense the feelings in us that are often out of our conscious awareness and mirror our feelings back to us through their body language. Case examples are provided to demonstrate how patients and therapists can work with horses.
Rainbow redemption: mental health takes centre stage
- Author:
- WILSON Latoya
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 16(3), 2012, pp.135-138.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article explores the experience of using drama to demystify and destigmatise mental illness. Drama can be an effective way of increasing mental health awareness. It can also be an enjoyable way of getting across the message that even those who lack mental wellbeing have dreams and can achieve them. The article provides a descriptive account of a drama project from the perspectives of participants and the author. The innovative use of drama to promote mental wellbeing, the diverse partnerships that underpinned the production, and the positive impact on performers and audience are outlined. Key to success was good joint working between a range of health, social care and community agencies, as well as local service users. Financial resources for putting on the production provided by the local mental health trust were also crucial.
An uneasy dwelling: the story of the Philadelphia Association community houses
- Author:
- GORDON Paul
- Publisher:
- PCCS Books
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Place of publication:
- Ross-on-Wye
The Philadelphia Association has been providing places of asylum for over 40 years. Hundreds of men and women, whether formally designated ‘mentally ill’, or experiencing serious emotional distress, have entered a PA community house and been allowed to “go through whatever they have to go through”, in their own time and in their own way, free from the interventions of psychiatry or family. Despite the longevity and the radically different nature of the project, little has been written about the work. This book is an attempt to correct that. It is in part a history of the houses but also an account of how the houses work today and an exploration of their underpinning ethos. The most famous of the houses was the first, Kingsley Hall, which opened in 1965 and which has come to have an almost iconic status in the world of what has come to be called critical psychiatry. More than 15 houses have been run under PA auspices. In the past the PA was most closely identified with one of its founders, the highly public figure RD Laing. This book is an attempt to explain more about the PA and reveal misperceptions.
Getting the right result
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, June 2011, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
CMG and Pure Innovations is a national non-for-profit employment scheme that helps people with learning disabilities and mental health needs to get into work. This article describes how the scheme worked with and supported one of their clients, who had mild learning disabilities and mental health needs, so he was able to secure a permanent job.
Go your own way
- Author:
- MONGER Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, May 2011, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Faced with changes in the way its day services were commissioned the charity Together began a new model of service called Your Way in Wandsworth. The community mental health service provides a form of 'early intervention' though a programme of one-to-one support. Your Way can also supports service users in getting a personal budget and helping them to direct their own support.