The benefits of using person-centred reviews in a mental health context, as an alternative to a typical care programme approach review is described. Where the care programme approach is typically seen as a medically driven process, person centred reviews put the person at the centre and what is important to them.
The benefits of using person-centred reviews in a mental health context, as an alternative to a typical care programme approach review is described. Where the care programme approach is typically seen as a medically driven process, person centred reviews put the person at the centre and what is important to them.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, person-centred care, case reviews, care planning, care programme approach;
The Back to Life project, run by the national volunteering charity TimeBank, matches young adults with mental health problems aged 18-35 with a same-sex mentor of a similar age. It aims to combat social isolation and help young adults with reengage with their community. This article looks at the success of the project which is funded for three years until September 2011 by South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Funds to work in the boroughs of Southwark, Lambeth, Lewisham and Croydon.
The Back to Life project, run by the national volunteering charity TimeBank, matches young adults with mental health problems aged 18-35 with a same-sex mentor of a similar age. It aims to combat social isolation and help young adults with reengage with their community. This article looks at the success of the project which is funded for three years until September 2011 by South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Funds to work in the boroughs of Southwark, Lambeth, Lewisham and Croydon.
Subject terms:
social isolation, loneliness, mental health problems, mentoring, social inclusion, volunteers, young adults, adults, depression;