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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)
Listen. Act. Thrive. The emotional and mental health of care experienced children and young people
- Authors:
- NSPCC WALES, VOICES FROM CARE CYMRU
- Publisher:
- NSPCC
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
An overview of the key findings from research to explore how care experienced children and young people’s emotional and mental health needs are being assessed and supported in Wales. The research consulted 21 care experienced young people (aged 15-21), and carried out surveys with 26 looked after children nurses and 44 Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs) in Wales. Children and young people felt they were not receiving the emotional and mental health support they need. Key issues identified during the consultation include: health assessments, access to services, training, and multi-agency working. The briefing makes recommendations to improve the mental health support for care experienced children in Wales. (Edited publisher abstract)
The All Wales Learning Disability Strategy: current status and implications for people with current status and implications for people with mental health needs or severe challenging behaviour
- Authors:
- FELCE David, ALLEN David
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, 1(1), March 2007, pp.33-36.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article briefly summarises the main Welsh policy principles that apply to all people with learning disabilities, including those with mental health needs or severe challenging behaviour. The authors briefly review progress in supporting people with complex behavioural needs, reflect on areas where development in practice has not lived up to policy rhetoric and also examine the consequences of this policy to practice gap. The authors then describe current barriers to further service development. Finally they suggest a number of changes that are necessary for the current inadequacies to be resolved.
Looked after children: caring for health
- Author:
- PAYNE Heather
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 231, November 2006, pp.18-21.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
This article looks at the health outcomes of 'looked after' children and what is being done to provide them with equal access to appropriate health services. It focuses on the health status of looked after children in England Wales.
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) improving equality of access
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 7 minutes 11 seconds
- Place of publication:
- London
This film focuses explores issues of equality and diversity and ways of improving the take-up of Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA). It highlights groups of people that are less likely to be offered the IMHA service, such as people from black and minority ethnic communities, people with learning disabilities or people with different forms of communication and suggests ways to improve access to IMHA services. Key learning points include: working in partnership with community organisations; monitor who is using your services; use creative and innovative way to communicate with individuals and groups; and ensure policies and practice take account of equality and diversity. (Original abstract)
Improving children and young people's mental health services: local data insights from England, Scotland and Wales
- Authors:
- GRIMM Fiona, et al
- Publisher:
- Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 38
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing presents analysis from the Health Foundation's Networked Data Lab (NDL) about children and young people's mental health. The analysis from local teams across England, Scotland and Wales has highlighted three key areas for urgent investigation, to help ensure children and young people get the care they need. These are: rapid increases in mental health prescribing and support provided by GPs; the prevalence of mental health problems among adolescent girls and young women; stark socioeconomic inequalities across the UK. In Part 1, we provide some background on the trends in mental health disorders among children and young people and existing pressures on services, as well as an overview of the main policies in place in England, Scotland and Wales to improve children and young people's mental health. In Part 2, we present findings from NDL partners: we examine trends and patterns of service use, including the use of general practice, specialist mental health care and acute services, along with differences by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. In Part 3, we show how local NDL teams used linked data to improve services in their area. Local NDL teams found the use of GPs and medication for mental health problems is growing in their areas. In North West London, the monthly number of those aged 0-25 years with a mental-health related prescription or GP event (diagnosis, observation or referral) grew threefold between 2015 and 2021. In Grampian (Scotland), the proportion of those aged 0-24 years with mental health-related prescriptions increased from 4.7% in 2012 to 6.4% in 2019. Around 25% of older adolescent girls and young women aged 17-22 years have a probable mental health disorder, a higher share than for any other group of children and young people. There is a stark contrast between areas of differing socioeconomic deprivation. In the 20% most deprived areas, compared to the 20% least deprived, crisis referrals were 60% higher among children and young people in touch with services in Leeds; there were twice as many prescriptions and 1.7 times as many referrals in Grampian; and there were close to twice as many crisis presentations to acute services in Wales. (Edited publisher abstract)
Private renting and mental health: a way forward
- Authors:
- TAI PAWB, BEVAN Paul
- Publisher:
- Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 16
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This report explores the levels of mental health support available to tenants and landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) in Wales and makes recommendations to help people access and sustain tenancies. It draws on the findings of research which included on-line surveys to landlords and support organisations and a focus group of people who have experienced mental health problems and have lived in the private rented sector. The report found that 62 per cent of landlords have had, or currently have a tenant with a mental health problem. Although early intervention is considered key to helping people who are experiencing mental health problems, almost a third (32 per cent) of support organisations feel tenants in the private rented sector ‘never’ have enough support. The recommendations include: that the Welsh government provide comprehensive information to landlords about local and national mental health support and for local authorities to develop emergency housing-related support services for people with mental health problems to support tenants to stay in their own homes. (Edited publisher abstract)
Whole prison, whole person: how a holistic approach can support good mental health in prison
- Author:
- CLINKS
- Publisher:
- Clinks
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 40
- Place of publication:
- London
This report sets out key principles and recommendations towards developing a whole prison approach to good mental health for people in contact with the criminal justice system, especially those with protected characteristics. It highlights the barriers experience in maintaining their mental health and wellbeing in prison. It outlines three key principles in order to develop a foundation for a holistic approach to support good mental health: Respond to everyone's needs - including people from groups protected under the Equality Act (2010); Continuity of care throughout an individual's sentence - including entering and leaving custody and transferring between custodial settings; and Creating a wellbeing culture for all that is embedded in the structure and core business of all those working in the custodial estate. The report was commissioned by the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance and in particular highlights the role of the voluntary sector in supporting a whole prison approach to mental health care. It has been informed by a literature review and two workshops with representatives from the voluntary and public sectors. Case studies of good practice are included. (Edited publisher abstract)
LGBT in Britain: health report
- Authors:
- BACHMANN Chaka L., GOOCH Becca
- Publisher:
- Stonewall
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- London
This report looks at mental health and well-being of LGBT people and investigates the specific experiences of LGBT people when accessing healthcare services. It is based on the findings of a YouGov survey of over 5,000 lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) people across England, Scotland and Wales, which asked about their life in Britain today. It looks at the rates of depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions among LGBT people and levels of substance misuse. It also looks at the accessibility of healthcare services and discrimination LGBT people face when seeking medical support. The study identifies high levels of poor mental health among LGBT people compared to the general population and high level of hostility and unfair treatment faced by many LGBT people when accessing healthcare services. In addition, a quarter of LGBT people surveyed also faced a lack of understanding of their specific health needs; a figure that rises to 62 per cent for trans patients. It makes recommendations for better training for all health and social care staff, with specific guidance on how to meet the needs of LGBT patients. It also recommends that NHS England should make mental health a key priority for the new National LGBT Health Adviser. (Edited publisher abstract)