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Being informed and giving consent: a checklist for users of mental health services
- Author:
- MIND
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Mental health services in a multi-racial society
- Author:
- MIND
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 1986
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Life after mental illness: opportunities in an age of unemployment; major papers from MIND's 1984 annual conference
- Author:
- MIND
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 1985
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Still in the red: update on debt and mental health
- Author:
- MIND
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 21p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The circle of debt and mental health problems is well established. One in 11 people in the UK reports being in debt or arrears, and for people with mental health problems this rises to one in four. In May 2008 Mind published “In the red” based on a survey of almost 2,000 people with experience of both debt and mental health problems. This follow-up survey, “Still in the red”, reveals worrying numbers of people with mental health problems living below the Government-defined poverty line as they struggle to cope with debts. It surveyed almost 900 people living with mental health problems and found that: 45% were living on below £200 a week, rising to 54% among those in problem debt; over 80% felt they were often struggling to manage their finances, rising to 95% among those in problem debt; and almost 75% thought that their mental health problems had made their debt worse. This rose to over four-fifths among those in problem debt. This report concludes that knowledge and practice has clearly improved in a number of areas but there is still a lot of room for improvement.
Another assault: Mind's campaign for equal access to justice for people with mental health problems
- Author:
- MIND
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 26p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Too often people with mental health problems are reluctant to report crimes.One victim told Mind that contact with the police exposed them to yet more discrimination and vulnerability: "The system of investigation is another assault."Mind's new research exposes shockingly high levels of bullying, harassment and exploitation experienced by people with mental health problems while living in the community. Mind believes everyone has an equal right to personal safety, and that people experiencing mental distress have the same rights to justice as anyone else.
Building solutions: environments for better mental health: improving office environments
- Author:
- MIND
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 12p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
'Building solutions: environments for better mental health' campaign focuses on two areas - mental healthcare environments and offices. While many offices and healthcare environments have a positive impact on our mental health, some are still falling short of the mark. The report seeks to raise the profile of the importance of the built environment and make sure that they reflect the positive way we want to feel about ourselves.
Making sense of coming off psychiatric drugs
- Author:
- MIND
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 39p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Many people want to come off their psychiatric medication. This booklet looks at why these medicines are prescribed, the possible effects of coming off them, the best way to withdraw successfully, and how to tell the difference between withdrawal and relapse.
Stress on women: policy paper on women and mental health
- Author:
- MIND
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 30p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Listening to experience: an independent inquiry into acute and crisis mental healthcare
- Author:
- MIND
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 52p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Mind commissioned an independent panel to carry out an inquiry into acute and crisis mental health care. It ran a call for evidence, held hearings and visited a range of services. It asked: what do people in mental health crisis need; what is good about existing acute and crisis services – what would you like to protect or have more of; what are the problems in acute and crisis care; if services in your area are being reorganised, what impact is this having on acute and crisis care (if you know); and what changes in acute and crisis care do you want this campaign to achieve? This report found that while excellent crisis care does exist, there are problems with inpatient hospitals and community crisis teams including people struggling to get help, staffing problems, poor quality care environments and not enough treatment provided to help people recover. It also sets out a series of recommendations on how crisis care should be improved to give the best possible treatment to some of the most vulnerable people in NHS care.
Achieving justice for victims and witnesses with mental distress: a mental health toolkit for prosecutors and advocates
- Author:
- MIND
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 39p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Previous research has found that, while people with mental health problems are more likely to be the victim of crime, they are less likely to see their case brought to justice. People experiencing mental distress are often regarded as unreliable or non-credible witnesses, meaning their cases may be dropped before they even reach court. For cases that do reach court, witnesses’ medical records or mental health history may be used inappropriately in an attempt to discredit their evidence. This mental health toolkit has been developed for prosecutors and independent legal advocates who prosecute cases involving victims or witnesses with mental distress. The toolkit contains practical advice and illustrative case studies to equip professionals with the skills to handle mental health evidence sensitively and appropriately, provide the right support to ensure victims and witnesses can give their best evidence, and challenge unacceptable use of psychiatric evidence by defence lawyers or other witnesses. The separate chapters of the toolkit cover: the experiences and implications of mental health; making decisions about credibility and reliability; relevance and duty of disclosure; using expert evidence and medical records; supporting people to give their best evidence; and firefighting on the day in court.