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Mental health into the mainstream
- Author:
- ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES
- Publisher:
- Association of Directors of Adult Social Services
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The paper, Mental health into the mainstream, says: "Increasingly mental health has been seen as a "health" issue, sometimes in exchange for services for people with a learning disability being seen as a social care preserve. ADDASS believes that social care's retreat from mental health has gone too far. Specific proposals include:- A national development plan to promote the use of personal budgets and direct payments for people with mental health problems, and extending personal budgets to some NHS services, and possibly to benefits, training and housing. Piloting person-centred planning for people with long-term mental health needs.
Managing mental health through Covid-19: tips for good practice
- Author:
- ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES
- Publisher:
- Association of Directors of Adult Social Services
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 16
- Place of publication:
- London
The COVID-19 pandemic presents various mental health challenges for a wide range of communities across the UK. Evidence has emerged of a specific and serious impact for those with underlying health conditions and for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities. As new measures are introduced, their effects on many people’s usual activities, routines or livelihoods multiply, resulting in increased levels of loneliness, depression, harmful alcohol and drug use, and self-harm or suicidal behaviour. This publication highlights some overarching principles and local innovative practices that are being adopted by different local authorities to meet these increasing needs and prevent people entering secondary mental health services unnecessarily. While mental health is determined by much broader factors than access to mental health services, these are critical for people experiencing mental illness. Services were already stretched, with many providers reporting an inability to meet the rising demand prior to the pandemic, and lockdown is adding pressure that is likely to increase in future. These good practice examples show what can be achieved with good partnership working, excellent communication channels and a genuine desire to improve the lives of those who experience mental health issues. (Edited publisher abstract)
Signposts: see me, hear me, talk to me: talk to my family as well: working together to improve outcomes for young carers in families affected by enduring parental mental illness or substance misuse
- Authors:
- ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES, ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES
- Publisher:
- Association of Directors of Adult Social Services; Association of Directors of Children's Services
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 29p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This signposting paper brings together some resource material with the aim of stimulating local conversations to improve support for young carers and their families. The focus of this paper is on young carers who give care and support in families affected by enduring parental mental illness or substance misuse. The paper starts by summarising some key messages around 4 themes: identification of young carers; engaging with young carers; successful frontline services; and building strategic leadership and partnership. The next part of the paper summarises key themes arising from discussions at the workshop ‘Listening, Learning and Leading’ held by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services in May 2011. The paper concludes with the section ‘Growing Local Conversations’ which offers discussion points for further local exploration. These discussion points are listed under the themes: tackling challenges to self-identification by young carers; engaging young carers and meeting family support needs; pursuing successful front line partnerships for whole family approaches; and building strategic leadership and partnership for sustainable outcomes. These suggested local conversations need to embrace young carers and their families.
Signposts: working together to improve outcomes for young carers in families affected by enduring parental mental illness or substance misuse
- Authors:
- ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES, ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES
- Publisher:
- Association of Directors of Adult Social Services; Association of Directors of Children's Services
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 30p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The focus of this paper is on young carers who give care and support in families affected by enduring parental mental illness or parental substance misuse. The aim of the paper is to bring together some resource materials to support Directors of Adult and Children’s Services in stimulating local conversations and offer a basis for improving support for young carers and their families. The paper summarise some key messages around 4 themes: challenges to self-identification by young carers; engaging young carers and meeting expectations; successful front line partnerships for whole family approaches; and building strategic leadership and partnership for sustainable outcomes. The next part of the paper ‘Listening, Learning and Leading’ summarises a workshop organised by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services in May 2011 which drew on the experience of participants involved in working with young carers. The paper concludes with ‘Growing Local Conversations’ which offers discussion points for further local exploration.
Supporting people with a learning disability and/or autism who display behaviour that challenges, including those with a mental health condition: service model for commissioners of health and social care services
- Authors:
- NHS ENGLAND, LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION, ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES
- Publishers:
- NHS England, Local Government Association, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 41
- Place of publication:
- London
This service model brings together good practice taking place in local areas to describe what good services should look like for children, young people and adults with a learning disability and/or autism who display behaviour that challenges. It covers all aspects of commissioning: strategic, operational and individual/micro commissioning. The model is organised around nine principles from the perspective of the people using services. These are: a good and meaningful life; person-centred care and support; choice and control; support for family carers and care staff; choice of housing; good health care; access to specialist community health and social care; getting support in staying out of trouble when at risk of being in contact with the criminal justice system; and having access to high quality assessment and treatment in a hospital setting where necessary. The model gives people a clear picture of what they can expect from the services they use. It also allows those designing and commissioning services flexibility to ensure services work for local areas. The new model, which was co-produced by people using services, commissioners and health and social care system leaders, has been finalised using the feedback from early implementation by six ‘fast track’ areas. (Edited publisher abstract)
Building the right support: a national plan to develop community services and close inpatient facilities for people with learning disability...including those with a mental health condition
- Authors:
- NHS ENGLAND, LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION, ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES
- Publishers:
- NHS England, Local Government Association, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 56
- Place of publication:
- London
Sets out a national plan to enable people with learning disabilities who display behaviour that challenges to be supported to live more independently in their local community and reduce reliance on institutional care and long stay hospitals. The plan looks at the learning from the six 'fast track' areas; describes the new services that will be needed to better support people with learning disabilities to live in the community; and outlines how transforming care partnerships (commissioning collaborations of local authorities, CCGs and NHS England partners) in health and care will need to work together to deliver these changes. Areas discussed include: the need for appropriate local housing, such as schemes where people have their own home but ready access to on-site support staff; an expansion of the use of personal budgets, enabling people and their families to plan their own care, beyond those who already have a legal right to them; for people to have access to a local care and support navigator or key worker; and investment in advocacy and advice services run by local charities and voluntary organisations. To achieve the shift from inpatient to community-based services the plan identifies three key changes: that local councils and NHS bodies will join together to deliver better and more coordinated services; pooled budgets between the NHS and local councils to ensure the right care is provided in the right place; and adoption of a new service model. (Edited publisher abstract)
Supporting people with a learning disability and/or autism who have a mental health condition or display behaviour that challenges: draft service model for commissioners of health and social care services
- Authors:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION, ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES, NHS ENGLAND
- Publishers:
- Local Government Association, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, NHS England
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 49
- Place of publication:
- London
A draft national framework designed to improve the care of people with learning disabilities, shifting services away from hospital care and towards community-based settings. The document outlines a service model designed to ensure a degree of national consistency, while giving commissioners the flexibility to design services that best fit the needs of their local population. It sets out to provide clarity on ‘what good looks like’ for health, social care and housing services for people with a learning disability and/or autism and a mental illness or behaviour that challenges. It focuses on services and packages of care and support funded by the NHS and local government, as well as NHS/local government interfaces with other services (e.g. education), but not those services funded by other public sector agencies themselves (e.g. schools). The model comprises nine principles that should underpin the design of good services, and these are: planned, proactive and coordinated care; service users’ choice and control over their care; support in the community; service users’ choice over where they live; fulfilling and purposeful everyday life; good care from mainstream NHS services; access to specialist health and social care support in the community; access to services aimed at preventing or reducing anti-social or offending behaviour; and access to high-quality hospital treatment. (Edited publisher abstract)