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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.
Evaluation of the Scottish recovery indicator pilot in five health board areas
- Authors:
- McLEAN Joanne, WHITEHEAD Indiya
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This Research Findings paper is based on the evaluation of the Scottish Recovery Indicator (SRI) which was piloted in five health board areas in Scotland. The SRI enables services to examine whether individuals who use services and their carers’ needs are met in terms of their rights to equality, social inclusion and support to recover.
Evaluation of the Scottish recovery indicator pilot in five health board areas in Scotland
- Authors:
- McLEAN Joanne, WHITEHEAD Indiya
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 81p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This evaluation is concerned with the Scottish Recovery Indicator (SRI). The SRI enables the assessment of whether and how organisations, and those who work in them, are ensuring that individuals who use their services and their carers’ needs are met in terms of their rights to equality, social inclusion and support to recover. The SRI data is collected from a range of sources, including: assessments and care plans, service information, policies and procedures and interviews with service providers and service users. The evaluation objectives are to assess the relevance and appropriateness of the tool to a variety of settings, identify what preparation organisations and individuals need before using the tool and how best the tool should be used, identify whether the tool may be able to measure changes in services and the potential for the use of SRI as a means of promoting change, and to assess whether service users and carers feel added benefit from being involved in the piloting of SRI. The evaluation explored and reviewed the developmental process of the SRI from the perspectives of all of the groups of individuals involved and included local pilot site group discussions, documentary analysis of a completed SRIs and interviews with SRI administrators, service-user and service-provider group participants, a review of any action planning documentation and focus groups with those involved in action planning/implementing change.
Communicating the message of recovery: an independent evaluation of SRN communications
- Authors:
- GORDON Jacki, et al
- Publisher:
- Scottish Recovery Network
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 63p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
In April 2008, SRN commissioned an independent evaluation to assess the appropriateness and effectiveness of current SRN printed and electronic outputs to communicate the message of recovery in Scotland, explore whether, and how, the messages being communicated are understood and acted on by all its intended audiences, and identify levers and barriers, and develop recommendations for how the message of recovery might be communicated most effectively. The evaluation comprised a web-based survey, primarily aimed at those with a professional interest in SRN which was completed by 388 professionals one-to-one interviews with ten professionals, six one-to-one interviews and four focus groups with mental health service users, and six one-to-one interviews with carers.
Plan 2 Change: evaluation final report
- Authors:
- McLEAN Joanne, SCHINKEL Marguerite, STEVENSON Ruth
- Publisher:
- Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 60p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health (SDC) was commissioned by the Craigmillar Pilot Peer Support Service Steering Group to undertake an evaluation of Plan2Change. Plan2Change is an innovative project based in Craigmillar where a gap in access to support services for those who have considerable mental health difficulties and related life problems has been identified between primary and secondary care. Plan2Change offers a recovery oriented service and is staffed by Peer Support Workers who have lived experience of mental health problems and are able to use their own experiences of recovery to help others to recover. The aims of the evaluation were to assess the impact of the Plan2Change and inform the future development and sustainability of Plan2Change. Impacts are likely to be seen for individual service users, Peer Support Workers and other staff, and the wider service and support system within the Craigmillar community. A theories of change methodology was used to conduct the evaluation over three phases: baseline, impact and reflection. This comprised a broad review of context and systems, as well as in-depth interviews (by phone and face-to-face), workshops, and satisfaction questionnaires.
Safe and sound
- Author:
- COSH Jackie
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, October 2008, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Hearing loss can trigger mental health problems, yet there are few services that offer support to those suffering hearing impairment. This article looks at current availability of services in Scotland. It also highlights the launch in October of the Deaf Community Mental Health Service, to be run in partnership with Deaf Action.