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Cross border transfers, cross border absconding and cross border visits under mental health law: a factsheet for practitioners
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Commission receives frequent calls on cross-border issues. These relate to planned transfers of patients, cross-border visits and cross-border absconding. Often professionals have difficulty accessing the correct statutory legislation and guidance detailing the information they require. This fact sheet outlines the appropriate sections of the legislation, the regulations and the Scottish Government guidance which relates to cross-border issues and provides links to these under the relevant section for ease of access.
Making reasonable adjustments at work for people with mental health problems
- Author:
- SCOTTISH ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Publisher:
- Scottish Association for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
This guide is designed to provide straightforward information for employers on making reasonable adjustments in the workplace for people with mental health problems. It was produced in consultation with employers and with people who have experience of mental health problems while in employment. It looks at how to go about making adjustments, why employers would want to do so and where they can get help and support.
Working with the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act in care homes: information and guidance for people working in adult care settings
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This guidance has been developed to support managers and staff working in registered services for people with mental illness (including dementia), learning disability and other mental disorders in Scotland. It is for anyone employed in caring for an individual who, because that person is not capable of making key decisions about his or her own health and welfare, has become subject to the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. The Mental Welfare Commission (MWC) has legal duties in relation to safeguarding the rights of people who are subject to the welfare provisions of the Act. The guidance focuses on issues relating to welfare guardianship and welfare powers of attorney in care homes and other registered care settings.
Working definition of trauma-informed practice
- Author:
- OFFICE FOR HEALTH IMPROVEMENT AND DISPARITIES
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health and Social Care
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Place of publication:
- London
Guidance providing a working definition of trauma-informed practice for practitioners working in the health and care sector. Trauma-informed approaches have become increasingly cited in policy and adopted in practice as a means for reducing the negative impact of trauma experiences and supporting mental and physical health outcomes. They build on evidence developed over several decades. However, there has been a lack of consensus within the health and social care sector on how trauma-informed practice is defined, what its key principles are and how it can be built into services and systems. This document seeks to address this gap by providing a working definition of trauma-informed practice for practitioners working in the health and care sector. The working definition presented in this document reflects the original internationally recognised definition developed by the United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The evidence base exploring the use of trauma-informed practice in different settings and sectors is still being developed. This working definition will be kept under review and updated where appropriate to reflect new evidence. (Edited publisher abstract)
Depression in adults: treatment and management
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 101
- Place of publication:
- London
This guideline covers identifying, treating and managing depression in people aged 18 and over. It recommends treatments for first episodes of depression and further-line treatments, and provides advice on preventing relapse, and managing chronic depression, psychotic depression and depression with a coexisting diagnosis of personality disorder. This guideline includes recommendations on: principles of care; recognition and assessment; choice and delivery of treatments; treatment for a new episode of less severe depression; treatment for a new episode of more severe depression; behavioural couples therapy; preventing relapse; further-line treatment; chronic depressive symptoms; depression in people with a diagnosis of personality disorder; psychotic depression; electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation and implanted vagus nerve stimulation; access, coordination and delivery of care. (Edited publisher abstract)
Community mental health care delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic: practical strategies for improving care for people with serious mental illness
- Authors:
- KOPELOVICH Sarah L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 57(3), 2021, pp.405-415.
- Publisher:
- Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a formidable challenge to care continuity for community mental health clients with serious mental illness and for providers who have had to quickly pivot the modes of delivering critical services. Despite these challenges, many of the changes implemented during the pandemic can and should be maintained. These include offering a spectrum of options for remote and in-person care, greater integration of behavioral and physical healthcare, prevention of viral exposure, increased collaborative decision-making related to long-acting injectable and clozapine use, modifying safety plans and psychiatric advance directives to include new technologies and broader support systems, leveraging natural supports, and integration of digital health interventions. This paper represents the authors’ collaborative attempt to both reflect the changes to clinical practice we have observed in CMHCs across the US during this pandemic and to suggest how these changes can align with best practices identified in the empirical literature. (Edited publisher abstract)
Closing the employment gap for young people
- Author:
- VCSE HEALTH AND WELLBEING ALLIANCE
- Publishers:
- Young People’s Health Partnership, VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 17
A toolkit for those supporting 16-25 year olds experiencing common mental health problems to gain and stay in work. It looks at the main obstacles that can prevent young people with mental health difficulties face, provides practical suggestions for support services and mental health providers to consider. It also includes examples case studies and links to additional resources. The toolkit draws on findings from a scoping review, which also includes the results from focus groups and interviews with young people, employers, mental health providers and examples of promising practice. The main target audiences are mental health and employment support staff across statutory, voluntary and independent sectors and staff providing support and care to vulnerable young people. The resource has been developed by a group of organisations from the Health and Wellbeing Alliance led by the Young People’s Health Partnership. (Edited publisher abstract)
Young offenders and trauma: experience and impact. A practitioners guide.
- Authors:
- WRIGHT Sam, LIDDLE Mark, GOODFELLOW Pippa
- Publisher:
- Beyond Youth Custody
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 8
- Place of publication:
- London
This practitioner briefing aims to highlight what is currently known about the links between trauma and young people’s behaviour and development. Traumatic experiences very common in the backgrounds of young offenders and but the impact of these experiences can limit their ability to engage with opportunities and can seriously narrow their life chances. It is therefore critical that resettlement practitioners are aware of issues concerning trauma because attempting to address behaviour without understanding a young person’s underlying difficulties can result in unsuccessful and sometimes counterproductive interventions. The briefing considers the type of events that can cause trauma, the impact trauma can have, presents data to show the greater prevalence of mental health conditions and related issues such as substance dependency offenders; and looks at what this means for resettlement practice with young offenders. (Edited publisher abstract)
No harm done: recognising and responding to self-harm. Next steps for staff working with young people
- Authors:
- YOUNGMINDS, ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS, CHARLIE WALLER MEMORIAL TRUST
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 10
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides simple guidance to help professionals support young people who are self-harming. Self-harm describes any way in which a young person might harm themselves or put themselves at risk in order to cope with difficult thoughts, feelings or experiences. It affects up to 1 in 5 young people and spans the divides of gender, class, age and ethnicity. The document examines: how to recognise the self-harm warning signs; how to hold the first conversation; what to do when a young person is not ready to talk; what to do when there are concerns about a young person's immediate safety; how to provide practical support; and how to provide support within the context of a whole school approach. (Edited publisher abstract)
No health without mental health: a guide for general practice
- Author:
- MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Strategic Partnership
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Following the publication of the Government’s new mental health strategy, this briefing sets out what general practices can do to improve the mental health of everyone in their communities and enhance the support and care offered to people with mental health conditions. The briefing outlines the six key objectives for better mental health and improved mental health care published in the Government's 'Call to Action'. It then set out what general practice can do, including: identifying problems early, keeping people at work, linking physical and mental health, getting advice from those who know and supporting carers.