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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.
Training workbook for mental health administrators
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Mental Health in England
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The aims of this workbook are to enable administrators to become familiar with the amendments to the Mental Health Act 1983 made by the Mental Health Act 2007 and to familiarise themselves with the new statutory forms, Code of Practice and Reference Guide, to reinforce the confidence they need to carry out their duties effectively, to provide an understanding of Supervised Community Treatment and the use of the powers underpinning it, to maintain administrators' ability to offer guidance to other professionals and hospital managers, and to enable them to carry out their duties under the legislation. The workbook covers the background to the legislation and guiding principles, the nine key changes (definition of mental disorder, criteria for detention, age appropriate services, professional groups and new ways of working, nearest relative, advocacy services, electroconvulsive therapy safeguards, Supervised Community Treatment, and referrals to the tribunal), statutory form and other changes, hospital managers' functions and power of discharge, and self-assessment.
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.
Service user involvement: enriching the learning experience
- Authors:
- LECKEY Jill, WALTERS Phil, HOLT Barrie
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 5(1), April 2008, pp.35-49.
- Publisher:
- South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust and University of Huddersfield
This paper purports that by virtue of the service user’s experience of mental distress and service provision, they offer valuable knowledge and expertise to enrich the mental health nursing students learning experience collaboratively. This paper considers a historical perspective of the issues, shares some positive examples of good practice around involvement and inclusion considering the conflicting tensions that became complementary and how this helped, in developing an enriching learning experience.
Cash in hand
- Author:
- JAMES Adam
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, November 2008, pp.14-16.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Mental health individual budget pilots are taking place in the local authorities of Barnsley, Oldham, Lincolnshire and Norfolk. The author reports on some of the outcomes. Initial evidence has found that people are moving away from traditional services and instead hiring personal assistants to accompany them to do what they want.
Evaluating the impact of participatory art projects for people with mental health needs
- Authors:
- HACKING Sue, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 16(6), December 2008, pp.638-648.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Participatory art projects for people with mental health needs typically claim outcomes such as improvements in confidence, self-esteem, social participation and mental health. However, such claims have rarely been subjected to robust outcome research. This paper reports outcomes from a survey of 44 female and 18 male new art project participants attending 22 art projects in England, carried out as part of a national evaluation. Outcomes were quantified through self-completed questionnaires on first entry to the project, during January to March of 2006, and 6 months later. The questionnaires included three measures: empowerment, mental health [Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (CORE)] and social inclusion. Paired t-tests were used to compare overall change, and mixed model repeated measures analysis of variance to compare subgroups, including age, gender, educational level, mental health and level of participation. Results showed significant improvements in empowerment, mental health and social inclusion. Participants with higher CORE scores, no new stress in their lives and positive impressions of the impact of arts on their life benefited most over all three measures. Positive impressions of the impact of arts were significantly associated with improvement on all three measures, but the largest effect was for empowerment rather than mental health or social inclusion. This study suggests that arts participation positively benefits people with mental health difficulties. Arts participation increased levels of empowerment and had potential to impact on mental health and social inclusion.
Bone's brainbox beats the blues
- Author:
- O'NEILL Siobhan
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 23.10.08, 2008, p.20.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Outlines the achievements of Deborah Bone who works with young people with mental health problems. She initiated the Making a Difference (MAD) Group to bring together professionals who work with children and young people - from teachers to nursery nurses - to improve their practice. She has also created an "artificial brain" to help children tackle issues around mental health problems.
Getting healthier, staying healthier
- Author:
- HENDERSON Gregor
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, September 2008, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Discusses the National Institute for Mental Health in England's (NIMHE's) Wellbeing and Inclusion Programme, and its importance in improving mental heath services.
The Positive Mental Attitude (PMA) Football League
- Author:
- HYNES Janette
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 12(3), August 2008, pp.6-10.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The Positive Mental Attitude (PMA) Football League was started by an occupational therapists who had noticed that participating in football games was helping patients who were experiencing or recovering from mental illness. This article looks at the beginning of the League, its achievements and the benefits it brings.
Can massage and aromatherapy benefit the users of forensic psychiatric services?
- Authors:
- BROWNSWORD Alessandra, BAKER Elina
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Forensic Practice, 10(1), March 2008, pp.12-15.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
As part of a wider strategy to promote awareness of a range of self-management techniques at a forensic psychiatric hospital, complimentary therapies (massage and aromatherapy) were provided. This article reports on a review of the evidence of the mental health benefits of the regular provision of these therapies. Further research is needed to establish the effectiveness of massage and aromatherapy for the forensic psychiatric population.