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Home comforts
- Author:
- McGINLEY John
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, July/August 2015, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Supported housing combined with personalised support service can play a vital role in helping people with mental illness in their recovery. This article looks at examples of supported housing provided by Sanctuary Supported Living and how providing personalised support geared to the individual provides clients with a step-down approach to help them move towards independent living. (Edited publisher abstract)
Breadwinners
- Author:
- PENFOLD Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, July/August 2015, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The Better Health Bakery provides people overcoming mental health issues with an opportunity to do work in a thriving business, gaining new skills and move closer to employment. It was created by the social enterprise arm of the charity Centre for Better Health based in the London Borough of Hackney. This article reports on how the bakery manages the trainee baker' 12 week placements, the role of volunteers within the bakery, and how they help their trainee bakers when the placement ends. (Edited publisher abstract)
Application of community treatment orders (CTOs) in adults with intellectual disability and mental disorders
- Authors:
- GUPTA Jaya, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 9(4), 2015, pp.196-205.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore use of community treatment orders (CTOs) in adults with intellectual disability (ID) and mental health problems across England and Wales. Design/methodology/approach: A web-based exploratory survey was sent to 359 consultants on the database of the Faculty of the Psychiatry of ID, Royal College of Psychiatrists who had declared ID as their main speciality. Socio-demographic details of responding consultants, clinical characteristics of adults with ID on CTO, subjective views of consultants on using CTOs in people with ID were collected and analysed. Findings: In total, 94 consultant questionnaires were returned providing information on 115 patients detained under CTO. More than 75 per cent of the respondents had used CTO in their clinical practice. Patients subject to CTO were generally young, white males with mild ID and living in supported accommodation. CTOs were primarily used in situations of non-engagement (52.2 per cent), non-compliance with medication (47 per cent) or non-compliance with social care supports (49.6 per cent). Practical implications: Responding consultants expressed concerns about encroachment of civil liberties and ethics of using CTOs in people with ID who may lack capacity and stressed that decision to use CTOs needs to be therefore done on individual basis. Originality/value: This is the first national study to examine the practice of applying CTOs in adults with ID and mental disorders. Current practice is based on evidence from research done in adults with normal intelligence. Further research is needed to investigate the utility of CTOs in routine clinical practice in adults with ID and mental disorders. (Publisher abstract)
An evaluation of the 'IPS in IAPT' Psychological Wellbeing and Work Feasibility pilot
- Authors:
- STEADMAN Karen, THOMAS Rosemary
- Publisher:
- The Work Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 68
- Place of publication:
- London
Report on the pilot of a scheme to help people with mental health problems, who are claiming Employment Support Allowance, find paid work. The scheme provided employment support based on the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model, alongside the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme. The evaluation shows that across the different participant groups, and across the pilot sites, there was considerable positivity about the IPS and IAPT service, including in those sites that did not already have a similar service in place. The report outlines a series of recommendations, including: enhancing the partnership relationship between IPS and IAPT providers; enhancing parallel provision of IPS and IAPT services; enhancing partnership working with Jobcentre Plus; and considering broadening of eligibility criteria. (Edited publisher abstract)
It's good to talk
- Author:
- McMILLAN Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 15(2), March/April 2015, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
To help to make talking therapies more accessible to people with learning disabilities and mental health issues Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust launched the TLC service, a therapeutic service for Greenwich residents with learning disabilities in July 2013. From launch to the end of 2014 the service received over 50 referrals. This article explains how the service helped one 21-year-old who was unemployed and was also experiencing severe anxiety. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health co-production in Bristol seeking to address the challenges
- Authors:
- HICKS Joanna, KEEBLE Justine, FULFORD Bill
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, January/February 2015, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This article reports on a project to tackle the barriers to co-production in services using the 3 Keys to a Shared Approach in Mental Health Assessment. The Approach provides a values-based method of conducting an assessment, with service users at the heart of the process. (Edited publisher abstract)
Horse power
- Author:
- MEACHIN Hayley
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, February 2015, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
The author visits an equine assisted psychotherapy session in Surrey to see how it can help traumatised young people where other types of therapy have failed. A short case study describes how equine therapy helped a young person with issues around identity, self-esteem, mental health and relationships. (Original abstract)
Improving equality of access to Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA): a briefing for providers
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 3
- Place of publication:
- London
This summary aims to help Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA) providers to open up their service to everyone who has the right to use it. Ensuring equalities within IMHA services means reaching all qualifying patients regardless of their ethnicity, age, gender, disability, beliefs, sexual orientation or any other characteristics protected by the 2010 Equalities Act. It also means taking these characteristics into careful account and developing a service that can understand their impact and meet people's needs in the best possible way. (Edited publisher abstract)
Improving equality of access to Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA): a report for providers
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 17
- Place of publication:
- London
This report aims to help Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA) services reach everyone who is entitled to their support. It aims to help IMHA providers to achieve the best possible outcomes for all people treated under the Mental Health Act 1983 amended in 2007. Drawing directly on the findings and recommendations of the national review of the quality of IMHA services in England, the report highlights the problem of unequal uptake of IMHA by some groups of ‘qualifying patients' and explores what can be done to change this situation. It highlights the obligations of IMHA services under the Equality Act (2010) and provides concrete suggestions about how to take effective action and improve practice when working with people sharing relevant protected characteristics. It also suggest steps that IMHA providers can take to help them identify, understand, and address the barriers to the full and effective use of their service by everyone who is entitled to access it. (Edited publisher abstract)
Independent review of deaths of people with a learning disability or mental health problem in contact with Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust April 2011 to March 2015
- Authors:
- GREEN Bob, et al
- Publisher:
- Mazars LLP
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 254
- Place of publication:
- London
This review seeks to establish the extent of unexpected deaths in mental health and learning disability services provided by the Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust and to identify any themes, patterns or issues that may need further investigation. Through an analysis of 540 individual reports of deaths of service users occurring between April 2011 and March 2015, reviewing documents relating to all deaths and an analysis of a wide range of data, the report identifies a series of key messages which result in recommendations for the Trust, its commissioners and nationally. In particular the review found that: the failure to bring about sustained improvement in the identification of unexpected death and in the quality and timeliness of reports into those deaths was a failure of leadership and of governance; there was no effective systematic management and oversight in reporting deaths and the investigations that follow; the review and investigation of deaths is usually left to the Trust to undertake and commissioners become involved in cases when these are determined to be serious incidents by the Trust; the Trust reported relatively few unexpected deaths of service users to regional and national systems; there was a very poor quality of written investigations at all stages; and the Trust could not demonstrate a comprehensive, systematic approach to learning from deaths as evidenced by action plans, board review and follow up, thematic reviews and resultant service change. (Edited publisher abstract)