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Mental health and employment
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Social Exclusion Unit
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Social Exclusion Unit
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Employment tends to lead to improvements in people’s mental health; inactivity is associated with worsening mental health. Only 24 per cent of adults with long-term mental health problems are in work. Although work is not the right solution for everyone, with the right support many more would be able and would like to work. Barriers to employment include low confidence, low expectations among staff, employer attitudes, and difficulties moving from benefits to work. There can also be a lack of support to help people retain jobs. The number of people on Incapacity Benefit for mental health reasons has grown significantly in recent years (from 475,000 in 1995 to 848,000 in 2004). More people claim Incapacity Benefit and Severe Disablement Allowance for mental health reasons than claim Jobseeker’s Allowance. Jobcentre Plus has a number of initiatives to help people with disabilities to find work. In October 2003, Jobcentre Plus began piloting its flagship programme, Pathways to Work, to transform Incapacity Benefit.
Mental health, day services and community participation
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Social Exclusion Unit
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Social Exclusion Unit
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In discussions with the Social Exclusion Unit, people with mental health problems highlighted the important role of day services but often said that they should have a greater focus on providing access to mainstream services in the community rather than being ‘building based’. In 2002-03, health and social care spent £140 million on day and employment services for adults with severe mental health problems in England, but the money is not always invested in the types of services that best promote social inclusion. Direct payments allow people to purchase their own care, based on an agreed needs-led assessment. However, take-up by people with mental health problems has been low. Nine out of ten people with mental health problems engaged in volunteering said it gave them a sense of purpose and achievement, and more than eight out of ten said it had a positive effect on their mental health. Arts, leisure and sports activities can also have a positive impact on mental health.
Local implementation of the Social Exclusion Unit report
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Social Exclusion Unit
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Social Exclusion Unit
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The report sets out a new model for partnership working across sectors and an action plan to achieve change. The over-arching objective of this plan is to ensure that experiencing mental health problems does not present a barrier to achieving individual goals and participating in society. Health and social care services have a critical role to play in helping people recover – or hold on to – what they value in life, by facilitating access to advice, support and mainstream opportunities. At the same time, it is essential that other service providers, including those in the fields of housing, arts and leisure and supported employment, actively address the issues faced by this client group and engage with the health sector to deliver change. Local strategies to meet these objectives will need to take into account differing local characteristics, eg rural or geographically dispersed populations or services, the age/ethnicity profile, transport links and areas of deprivation.
Mental health and social exclusion: consultation document; May 2003
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Social Exclusion Unit
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Social Exclusion Unit
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Mental health problems often co-exist with other problems such as substance misuse, homelessness, poor physical health and learning disabilities. The precise nature and impact of these conditions varies significantly from individual to individual. They are also rarely static during a person's life, and can change, disappear and re-appear. Mental health problems can be seen as both a consequence and a cause of social exclusion. A range of risk factors influence the development of mental health problems. These include socio-economic disadvantage, neighbourhood violence and crime, unemployment, poor educational attainment, being a member of a minority group and being a lone parent or teenage mother
Reducing re-offending by ex-prisoners: summary of the Social Exclusion Unit report
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Social Exclusion Unit
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Social Exclusion Unit
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report by the Social Exclusion Unit. Examines the causes, costs and measures for preventing reoffending. It is estimated that of those prisoners released in 1997, 58 per cent were convicted of another crime within two years. Thirty six per cent were back inside on another prison sentence. The system particularly struggles to reform young offenders.
Reducing re-offending by ex-prisoners
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Social Exclusion Unit
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Social Exclusion Unit
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 218p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report by the Social Exclusion Unit. Examines the causes, costs and measures for preventing reoffending. It is estimated that of those prisoners released in 1997, 58 per cent were convicted of another crime within two years. Thirty six per cent were back inside on another prison sentence. The system particularly struggles to reform young offenders.