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My crazy parents
- Authors:
- MATTHEWS Morgan, (Director)
- Publisher:
- Minnow Films
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- (50 mins.), DVD
- Place of publication:
- London
For these documentary films, three families where one of the parents had mental health problems were filmed over a six month period. Often through the eyes of the children, the films show how the family is affected and how the children cope with traumatic situations. Issues covered include parents overdosing or repeatedly self-harming and children having to go repeatedly into care. As part of the process the families also filmed themselves to produce video diaries of their thoughts and experiences.
Benefits and work for people with mental health problems: a briefing for mental health workers
- Authors:
- SEEBOHM Patience, SCOTT Judy
- Publisher:
- Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 8p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Mental health service users often want to return to work, but after six months of sickness absence, only half ever succeed. Many are unsure or misinformed about how to make the journey into employment without feeling financially or emotionally insecure. It is important for mental health support workers in every field to have some knowledge of the benefits system – this briefing enables them to offer accurate guidance which will help service users make the move into employment with reduced risk to their wellbeing or their income. The briefing identifies seven major disincentives to work which must be tackled by policy makers before returning to employment can become a clear, easy process for service users. Under the present system, people may experience no financial gain, or even a drop in income from working, they may be unable to get financial support for practical needs at work, and they may be forced to undergo an untimely medical review.
Refugees and mental health: a good practice guide for primary care workers
- Author:
- CIVIS TRUST
- Publisher:
- Civis Trust
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 60p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide aims to share experience of good practice in delivering services to refugees with a mental health problem. It contains guidance on approaches to culturally appropriate health care provision, explores how issues like language and the specialist needs of different communities might be approached, and contains comprehensive references to primary care initiatives and specialist refugee organisations.
Scoping review on mental health anti stigma and discrimination: current activities and what works: executive summary
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Mental Health in England
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
An executive summary of a review that aims to bring together pockets of expertise and experience about what works most effectively in changing people’s attitudes and behaviour towards mental health issues. It describes types of research evidence, principles underpinning initiatives and an overview of activities included in the review.
Celebrating our cultures: mental health promotion with refugees and asylum seekers
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Authored by the National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE) and published by the Department of Health in December 2004, this guidance focuses on information specific to the promotion of mental health with refugees and asylum seekers. It includes a general introduction to mental health promotion, background demographic information, and considers key mental health issues for refugees and asylum seekers. Action points for developing a model for engaging with refugees and asylum seekers on mental health promotion are suggested with examples of initiatives.
The Supporting People programme and mental health
- Author:
- GOLDIE Nigel
- Publisher:
- Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 7p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Cuts in the funding of housing-related support threaten to undermine the Government’s efforts to promote independence among people with mental health problems. The briefing paper shows that the Supporting People programme, begun last year, has offered a lifeline to people who may otherwise lose their homes or have to spend too long in hospital. The programme, which offers people practical support with their housing, began in April 2003 but has recently been cut back. Much of the Supporting People budget is spent on ‘floating support’ workers, who help people with practical matters like benefits, home repairs and shopping. This can make all the difference for many people to keep their homes and live more independently.
Direct payments, independent living and mental health: an evaluation: executive summary
- Author:
- HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ADVISORY SERVICE
- Publisher:
- Health and Social Care Advisory Service
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 3p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Community Care (Direct Payments) Act came into force in April 1997, and from April 2003, Local Authorities have been required to make direct payments to people who are assessed as eligible to receive them and want them, including people in contact with mental health services. However, most have not yet given serious consideration to the implementation of direct payments in mental health and the number of people with mental health needs who have taken up direct payments has remained low in comparison with other groups. The purpose of the National Pilot was to promote independent living through the increased take up of direct payments in mental health. It included five key components: the recruitment of Site Co-ordinators from within local service user networks; the setting up of Steering Groups to oversee the progress of the pilot; the organisation of All Sites Days at six monthly intervals to enable representatives from participating sites to discuss progress and share ideas about implementation;and the setting up of an e-mail discussion group and newsletter.
Direct payments, independent living and mental health: an evaluation
- Authors:
- SPANDLER Helen, VICK Nicola
- Publisher:
- Health and Social Care Advisory Service
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 106p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Community Care (Direct Payments) Act came into force in April 1997, and from April 2003, Local Authorities have been required to make direct payments to people who are assessed as eligible to receive them and want them, including people in contact with mental health services. However, most have not yet given serious consideration to the implementation of direct payments in mental health and the number of people with mental health needs who have taken up direct payments has remained low in comparison with other groups. The purpose of the National Pilot was to promote independent living through the increased take up of direct payments in mental health. It included five key components: the recruitment of Site Co-ordinators from within local service user networks; the setting up of Steering Groups to oversee the progress of the pilot; the organisation of All Sites Days at six monthly intervals to enable representatives from participating sites to discuss progress and share ideas about implementation; and the setting up of an e-mail discussion group and newsletter.
Learning from experience: involving service users and carers in mental health education and training
- Authors:
- TEW Jerry, GELL Colin, FOSTER Simon
- Publisher:
- Mental Health in Higher Education
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 62p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Nottingham
Contains a general introduction to the topic and drawing on a range of current initiatives, pointers towards good practice in relation to each of the components of effective involvement. A range of evaluation tools are offered which may be useful in charting progress and identifying the next steps to be taken.
Review of the supporting people programme: independent report
- Author:
- SULLIVAN Eugene
- Publisher:
- RSM Robson Rhodes
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 51p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Supporting People is a new programme which helps vulnerable people, including people with mental health problems, victims of domestic violence and older people, to name but a few, to live independently. Supporting People went live in April 2003. Findings from the Independent Review, Inspections by the Audit Commission, and other research work have shown that there are considerable opportunities for authorities to make efficiency savings in their programme and that some services are not delivering the quality of support that clients deserve.