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Mental health improvement and well-being: a personal, public and political issue
- Author:
- BAMFORD REVIEW OF MENTAL HEALTH AND LEARNING DISABILITY (NORTHERN IRELAND)
- Publisher:
- Bamford Review of Mental Health and Learning Disability
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 141p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
The 2001 Northern Ireland Health and Well-Being Survey found that 21% of the population aged over 16 considers themselves to be depressed and a similar percentage had a potential psychiatric disorder. The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) estimate that in terms of the scale of the problem, prevalence figures for mental health problems in Northern Ireland are 25% higher than in England. Addressing these challenges for the whole community in Northern Ireland, as exemplified by the WHO Action Plan for Europe (WHO 2005), is a long-term investment. That investment must reflect the growing body of evidence that positive mental health cannot be gained by treating mental disorders alone.
Mental illness...hush
- Author:
- McGILL Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Scope, November 2006, p.14.
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action
The author reports on new research by the Health Promotion Agency on public attitudes to mental health in Northern Ireland. When people were asked to name major health problems, very few listed mental health. However, when the 1,013 respondents in the survey were prompted the figures changed a lot, highlighting, that people initially did not recognise mental health as a major issue.
Mental health vocational rehabilitation: an overview of occupational therapy service provision in Northern Ireland
- Authors:
- DEVLIN Ciara, BURNSIDE Lesley, AKROYD Lorna
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 69(7), July 2006, pp.334-338.
- Publisher:
- Sage
http://www.cot.co.uk/Homepage/Library_and_Publications/British_Journal_of_Occupational_Therapy_(BJOT)/
Giving up the habit
- Author:
- DOHERTY Kathleen
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, May 2006, pp.27-29.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This article reports on a smoking cessation programme across two local health and social care groups in Northern Ireland: two community projects, and two hospitals. The overall aim of the project was to reduce the prevalence and incidence of smoking among clients, carers and staff within mental health settings. Smoking cessation advice and support was offered weekly over a ten-week programme, either on a one-to-one basis or in a group. The results found that the project not only achieved a reduction in the incidence and prevalence of smoking among clients with mental health problems, it also found that people with mental health problems do want, and can stop smoking.
Degradation, harm and survival in a women's prison
- Authors:
- SCRATON Phil, MOORE Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Society, 5(1), January 2006, pp.67-78.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Based on primary research for the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission this article focuses on the conditions and regimes under which women and girls are imprisoned in the North of Ireland. Extensive interviews with women place their experiences and reflections at the heart of the analysis and are supported by full observational access to the daily routines in operation at the Mourne House Unit at Maghaberry Prison. Of particular concern are institutionalised practices regarding self-harm, suicide prevention and the pathologisation of girls and women with mental health needs.
Implementation of the JOBS programme in Ireland
- Authors:
- BARRY Margaret M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Public Mental Health, 5(4), December 2006, pp.10-25.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article reports on the implementation and evaluation of the JOBS programme in Ireland. This is a training intervention to promote re-employment and improve mental health among unemployed people that was implemented on a pilot basis in the border region of the Republic and Northern Ireland. Programme participants were unemployed people recruited from local training and employment offices and health agencies. The unemployed people involved in the study also included some mental health service users. The evaluation indicated that the programme was implemented successfully and led to improved psychological and re-employment outcomes for the intervention group, lasting up to 12 months post-intervention. This paper reflects on the implementation issues that arose in adapting an international evidence-based programme to the local setting and considers the implications of the evaluation findings for the roll out of the programme on a larger scale.
Opening young minds
- Authors:
- McCARTAN Roisin, SMALL Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, October 2006, pp.27-29.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This article reports on research carried out in Northern Ireland, in the Southern Health and Social Service Board and Southern Education and Library Board areas, by Action Mental Health's (AMH) MenSana project. The aim of the research was to investigate the needs for information about mental health and mental health services among key adult contacts of young people in the 16-25 year age group, and the kinds of support they would welcome from professionals and services. Professionals with significant contact with young people in this age group (including GPs, mental health professionals, teachers, youth workers, social workers and family and occupational therapists), and parents and guardians were surveyed for their views. Information was sought on respondents' understanding of the term 'mental ill health'; their awareness of the availability of services; perceived gaps; and the kinds of information and support they would find helpful. The article also contains details of the MenSana project, which is specifically aimed at raising awareness of mental health issues among children and young people in the Southern Health and Social Service Board and Southern Education and Library Board areas of Northern Ireland.