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Supported employment and mental health issues
- Author:
- DURIE Sheila
- Publisher:
- Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This paper has been written in response to the question from employability agencies 'what supports and programmes work for people with mental health problems?' It is designed to support the development of the Scottish Supported Employment Task Group and Framework which is being led by COSLA and The Scottish Government. This paper explores how supported employment applies to people with mental health problems, what the evidence base tells us and what outcomes might be expected if greater emphasis was placed on supported employment for this group. The paper will be of interest to planners, commissioners, service providers and individuals with an interest in supporting people with mental health problems into sustainable employment.
National programme for improving mental health and well-being small research projects initiative 2006: ... An exploration as to how personal narraitives are used in the promotion of recovery and social inclusion by mental health service users in Scotland
- Authors:
- ALTENBERGER Iris, MACKAY Rob
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Findings are presented from a study that aimed to explore and identify how personal narratives are used in Scotland to promote recovery and social inclusion by mental health service users. This study took the form of semi-structured interviews with 12 individuals in six locations across Scotland. This was followed up with a focus group discussion with four of the same individuals.
Inspirational journeys of hope
- Author:
- RECOVERY RENFREWSHIRE
- Publisher:
- Scottish Recovery Network
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 34p.
- Place of publication:
- Paisley
'Stories of Hope' was an idea born out of the efforts of a small group of individuals belonging to a larger group called 'Recovery Renfrewshire'. This booklet is intended to inspire and motivate the reader. By sharing people's stories, the publishers hope to help change, in a small way, preconceived attitudes and beliefs around mental health.
National programme for improving mental health and well-being: small research projects initiative 2005-06: plotting the story of recovery in Edinburgh and Scotland
- Authors:
- TILLEY Stephen, ASQUITH Stewart
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Supporting and promoting recovery is one of the four key aims of Scotland’s National Programme for Improving Mental Health and Well-being. The Scottish Recovery Network is funded to work towards this aim. The study on which this discussion paper is based (completed mid-2006) aimed to contribute to development of recovery in Scotland through critical inquiry. Three linked methods were used: review of key local, national and international texts on experience, policy, practice and recovery-focused research, semi-structured, informal interviews with 11 key actors from the four constituencies on their perceptions of the emergence and development of ‘recovery’ and implications for implementation of a recovery agenda, and notes taken at local and national recovery events, meetings or conferences documenting content and use of recovery language in public settings.
Mental health in Scotland: improving the physical health of those with a mental illness
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 36p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Scottish Government is undertaking a consultation on the draft report, Improving the Physical Health of those with Mental Illness. Among other issues the draft report covers and includes: the evidence base on the need for change, aspects of care management, proposals for review of performance, and steps to ensuring equity and other dimensions. The report also makes six recommendations for forward attention and action to bring about early change and improvement.
Understanding the impact of JRRP for people with mental health conditions
- Authors:
- TAYLOR Rebecca, LEWIS Jane
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 33p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This reanalysis explores an unexpected finding from the evaluation of the Job Retention and Rehabilitation pilot, namely that people with mental health conditions who used the pilot services had a lower rate of return to work than those who did not. Quantitative and qualitative data collected during the evaluation of the pilot provided evidence supporting a number of plausible explanations. These included the possibility that there may have been less scope to boost health and workplace services for people with mental health conditions and delayed returns to work due to a focus on the same employer, waiting for a more complete health recovery, and dependency on the service provider. There was no evidence to indicate that the interventions were deficient for the mental health group, nor did the data suggest that the design of the trial was likely to have caused the negative impact.
What about work?: a practical guide to supporting people with mental health issues in Bristol move towards paid employment
- Author:
- BRISTOL MENTAL HEALTH EMPLOYMENT FORUM
- Publisher:
- Bristol Mental Health Employment Forum
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
This brief practical guide aims to ensure that those working with people with mental health issues are aware of the important things to consider when supporting them into employment. The guide is produced by the Bristol Mental Health Employment Forum; a group of workers from statutory and voluntary sector organisations, as well as mental health service users/survivors. There are three main sections to the guide. The first ‘moving towards work’ lists the questions and issues to consider. The second part tabulates the available support services, showing activities and agencies appropriate to the different stages of the employment seeking journey. Contact details for these agencies are given in the final section. The authors stress that this is not an attempt to put pressure on people, but rather to encourage them, and those working with them, to view paid work as a viable option. This is the second edition of What About Work. It is intended that it will be updated every six months.
Supervised community treatment: a guide for practitioners
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Mental Health in England
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 91p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Introduced by the Mental Health Act 2007, Supervised Community Treatment (SCT) is implemented through the making of a Community Treatment Order and increases the range of options for mental health treatment in the community. This guide is intended for all those involved with patients who are being considered for, or are on, SCT, including mental health professionals working directly with patients. It describes the stages involved in deciding whether SCT is suitable and appropriate for the patient, covering patient eligibility and suitability, what conditions should be attached and the agreement to be reached before a Community Treatment Order is made, the care plan that should be available for the patient in the community and setting up treatment, managing in the community and how the patient will be monitored and supported, processes for recalling the patient and revoking the order, procedures to be followed to end SCT, and children and adolescents. This guide is not intended as a substitute for consulting the Act and Regulations, Code of Practice and Reference Guide, but as a quick reminder of all the issues.
Employment and mental health: assessing the economic impact and the case for intervention
- Authors:
- MCDAID David, et al
- Publisher:
- Personal Social Services Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 29p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The importance of employment and its links with mental health are summarised and the European policy context described. The report then asks what the consequences of poor mental health for economic activity are, if a trend in productivity losses over time can be seen and what we know about employment rates for people with mental health problems. Barriers to employment, the economic case for helping such people remain in the workforce, assessing the cost effectiveness of interventions to this end, legislative and policy actions, and the way forward are discussed.
Pathways to work: the experiences of existing customers: findings from a survey of existing incapacity benefits customers in the first seven pilot areas
- Authors:
- HALES Jon, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 129p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Pathways to Work pilots were introduced for new and repeat incapacity benefits claimants in three Jobcentre Plus districts in October 2003 and a further four Jobcentre Plus districts in April 2004. In February 2005, a modified version of Pathways was extended to existing The Pathways to Work pilots were introduced for new and repeat incapacity benefits claimants in three Jobcentre Plus districts in October 2003 and a further four Jobcentre Plus districts in April 2004. In February 2005, a modified version of Pathways was extended to existing incapacity benefits claimants with claims of around one to three years' length. This report presents findings from a large scale face-to-face survey of 2,207 existing customers in the original seven Pathways to Work pilot areas. This study, conducted by the National Centre for Social Research, provides a description of the customer profile, their experiences of involvement with Pathways to Work, their work and other outcomes.