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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.
Stepping out
- Author:
- PETERS Zelda
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, April 2011, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
There is currently a shortage of 'step down' or 'step down' services that provide the link between secure hospital or prison settings and independent living. Building Futures, a subsidiary of Turning Point, has developed a programme that involves working with commissioners to build services which fill gaps in care and meet local need. This produces more cost effective, relevant services and prevents out of area placements. The key features of the model are described.
Inside edge
- Author:
- ANDREWS Crispin
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, May 2011, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Play sport can improve service users' mental health. This article reports on an initiative by Slough NHS Trust to set up a cricket group for mental health service users.
Reconnecting people
- Author:
- KIRKPATRICK Sara
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, 164, January 2011, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- MIND
The Reconnect Network in Westminster, a project launched by the charity Missing People, is helping to improve information sharing about vulnerable missing people. The project enables the charity to alert local health care professionals about missing vulnerable adults with mental health needs who may be in their care.
Case study: City and Hackney CAMHS extended service
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A short case study describing the work of City and Hackney Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). The service has extended their Tier 3 service provision to young people past the age of 18 years old who do not currently meet the criteria for Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS), but who are considered to require a mental health service. The case study outlines the background to the project, describes how the service was designed, how outcomes and impact of the service will be measured, and explains when the the service may be suitable to transferable to other settings. (Original abstract)
Digital stories: challenging stigma, changing attitudes
- Author:
- HODDER Shelly
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, 168, September 2011, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Mind Cymru's digital stories project creates short films of people's personal stories to help document their lives and challenge stigma. Feedback from participants highlights the benefits of the project.
The Keppel Unit: the jewel in the crown on the juvenile secure estate?
- Authors:
- HARRISON Karen, WILSON Terry
- Journal article citation:
- Prison Service Journal, 197, September 2011, pp.39-42.
- Publisher:
- Her Majesty's Prison Service of England and Wales
This article describes the Keppel High Dependency/Enhanced Support Unit at HMYOI Wetherby. The Keppel Unit has been running since October 2008 and has the capacity to hold 48 young men between the ages of 15 and 17 years. In order to be referred to the Unit, the residents must have been identified as being vulnerable and thus unable to cope in the mainstream under-18 estate. Many have mental health problems, have been socially excluded from a young age, and therefore need individualised care and support, rather than a regime based on discipline and control. This article sets out what this Unit is trying to achieve through a safe and supportive environment for the young residents. Life, regime and interventions at the Unit are described. Despite the fact that the Unit is still in its early stages, there are some already some positive results in its achievements in addressing some of the complex needs of some very damaged young people. Arguments are made for the expansion of such regimes across the country.
The gold standard for screening
- Author:
- PATEL Seraphim
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 27.10.11, 2011, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
An open-access referral policy to community mental health teams has been adopted by many mental health teams, in an attempt to reach isolated groups and communities. Although this approach has been welcomed, a small audit based in a central London Community Mental Health Team found that referral practice was variable and that more standards are needed. Recommendations for better referral are provided.
The liaison worker's tale
- Author:
- WALKER Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 14(1), 2011, pp.27-30.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This paper presents a first person account of someone in the role of Mental Health and Housing Liaison Officer. The role involves dealing with any housing related issues that mental health service users may be experiencing, and involves working with people who are receiving services from inpatient, primary and secondary mental health services. The post is jointly funded by the Council and the Primary Care Trust (PCT). The paper offers insight into a day in the life of a liaison worker, including information about how they work and communicate with clients and their various different situations. It demonstrates that communication is central to delivering good and appropriate services for clients. It argues that joint working between housing and mental health needs to become the norm.