The author visits the NIMHE award-winning Garage Project in Mirfield. The project, core-funded by South West Yorkshire Mental Health Trust and Kirklees Social Services, uses computers to engage with people with mental health problems and help them towards training or employment.
The author visits the NIMHE award-winning Garage Project in Mirfield. The project, core-funded by South West Yorkshire Mental Health Trust and Kirklees Social Services, uses computers to engage with people with mental health problems and help them towards training or employment.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, training, computers, employment;
The Coventry Client Support Unit is currently working to help people with health problems and disabilities, including mental health and learning disabilities, back into employment, though its Healthy Horizons project. The four week programme of group and individual work has now been extended to 12 weeks. The author profiles the work and success of the Unit which was winner of the NIMHE Positive Practice 2005 award for diversity,
The Coventry Client Support Unit is currently working to help people with health problems and disabilities, including mental health and learning disabilities, back into employment, though its Healthy Horizons project. The four week programme of group and individual work has now been extended to 12 weeks. The author profiles the work and success of the Unit which was winner of the NIMHE Positive Practice 2005 award for diversity,
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, long term conditions, mental health problems, physical disabilities, unemployment, employment;
The author describes, Duddon Mews in Cumbria, an extra care housing complex designed specifically for older people with dementia and other mental health problems. The project, winner of the NIMHE positive practice award for integrated care, is the result of a five-way collaboration between the local mental health trust, social services, a housing association, a home care provider, and Age Concern.
The author describes, Duddon Mews in Cumbria, an extra care housing complex designed specifically for older people with dementia and other mental health problems. The project, winner of the NIMHE positive practice award for integrated care, is the result of a five-way collaboration between the local mental health trust, social services, a housing association, a home care provider, and Age Concern.
Subject terms:
integrated services, interagency cooperation, mental health problems, older people, care planning, dementia, extra care housing;
In light of the publication of 'With Safety in Mind', a report published by the National Patient Safety Agency, the author asks whether trusts are doing enough to prevent rape and sexual assault on psychiatric wards.
In light of the publication of 'With Safety in Mind', a report published by the National Patient Safety Agency, the author asks whether trusts are doing enough to prevent rape and sexual assault on psychiatric wards.
Subject terms:
hospitals, mental health problems, rape, sexual abuse, sexual offences, acute psychiatric care;
The author looks at how user-led peer support services could be the answer to failing mental health services. The article looks at examples from New Zealand where service users have set up commercial businesses to provide mental health services under contract to the statutory mental health sector. The article also highlights a pilot project to provide Scotland's first speciality peer support scheme.
The author looks at how user-led peer support services could be the answer to failing mental health services. The article looks at examples from New Zealand where service users have set up commercial businesses to provide mental health services under contract to the statutory mental health sector. The article also highlights a pilot project to provide Scotland's first speciality peer support scheme.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, mental health services, peer groups, service users, support groups, peer support;
The author looks at the work of the Southampton City Service Users Working Group. The group is for people with learning disabilities who also have mental health problems. The group was winner of the NIMHE Positive Practice Award for learning disabilities and mental health.
The author looks at the work of the Southampton City Service Users Working Group. The group is for people with learning disabilities who also have mental health problems. The group was winner of the NIMHE Positive Practice Award for learning disabilities and mental health.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, mental health problems, service users, user participation, user views, groups;
Central to the government’s green paper 'A New Deal for Welfare' is the Pathways to Work programme. This offers new incapacity benefits claimants individual job-seeking support and referral to an NHS intensive 'condition management programme' (CMP) aimed at helping them regain the confidence to get back into work. The author talks to some of the people working in CMP schemes, their clients, and to others in the employment field who fear people with long-term mental health needs will be forced into job-seeking without adequate support.
Central to the government’s green paper 'A New Deal for Welfare' is the Pathways to Work programme. This offers new incapacity benefits claimants individual job-seeking support and referral to an NHS intensive 'condition management programme' (CMP) aimed at helping them regain the confidence to get back into work. The author talks to some of the people working in CMP schemes, their clients, and to others in the employment field who fear people with long-term mental health needs will be forced into job-seeking without adequate support.
Subject terms:
incapacity benefit, intervention, long term conditions, mental health problems, benefits, employment, government policy;
The national census of psychiatric inpatients carried out on 31 March was published in December 2005. The author looks at some of the findings and discusses what they show about race equality.
The national census of psychiatric inpatients carried out on 31 March was published in December 2005. The author looks at some of the findings and discusses what they show about race equality.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, mental health services, racial discrimination, surveys, statistical methods, acute psychiatric care, black and minority ethnic people;