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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)
Improving access to Independent Mental Health Advocacy for providers of mental health services
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 5
- Place of publication:
- London
The majority of patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 are eligible, under section 130 of the 2007 Act, to access Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA) services. However research has shown that less than half of those qualifying for an IMHA appear to be accessing them. This summary and flowchart provide the essential information needed to implement an open access policy. Open access means qualifying patients are automatically referred to IMHA services unless they object. This approach has implications for IMHA service capacity; resourcing; consent and confidentiality. This summary of how to implement an open access process for IMHA services should be considered in conjunction with the Improving Open Access to IMHA flowchart. (Edited publisher abstract)
Understanding Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) for mental health staff
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 5 minutes 34 seconds
- Place of publication:
- London
This film focuses on mental health staff's legal responsibilities to refer people for Independent Mental Health Advocacy, how they can support advocates and the benefits for staff. Actors are used in some of the scenes. (Edited publisher abstract)
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)
Understanding Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) for people who use services
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 5 minutes 25 seconds
- Place of publication:
- London
Film providing a simple but authoritative overview of qualifying patients' right to independent mental health advocacy. It also covers how advocates can help and what the benefits are for people who use services. Key messages include: that IMHA is a free services; IMHAS are independent; they help you decide what you want. Actors are used in some of the scenes in the film. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health and loneliness: the relationship across life stages
- Author:
- NATCEN SOCIAL RESEARCH
- Publisher:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Place of publication:
- London
This report presents the findings from a qualitative study exploring the experiences of loneliness among those who had experienced a mental health condition. Specifically, the study explores: how those with diagnosed mental health problems experience loneliness; the extent to which social stigma associated with mental health conditions plays a role in experience of loneliness; how experiences of loneliness among those who have experienced mental health conditions vary by life stage. The report draws on findings from: 1) six interviews with professional expert stakeholders; and 2) 37 in-depth interviews and 14 diaries from those experiencing loneliness who also had a history of mental ill-health. Across the sample there was a spectrum of experiences of loneliness. Those who were most lonely described feeling isolated, with no close friends or supportive others. Participants in this group tended to have depression and be in the middle-aged or retired life stages. At the other end of the spectrum, the least lonely people were those with a wider social network, including close connections who provided emotional support. The relationship between loneliness and mental health was bidirectional and cyclical. Stigma associated with mental ill-health and loneliness clearly affected participants' ability to be open about their feelings, leading them to also feel less connected to others. Participants made a number of recommendations about the way in which support could be improved. These were to: provide more local and tailored mental health support services in place of more generic online resources that participants found hard to navigate; support group activities in communities around shared interests, including those tailored to personal characteristics e.g. faith, disability, gender, or sexual orientation; provide mental health support that reduces feelings of loneliness and isolation organised around shared interests in activities; establish community-based caseworkers who can help people navigate complex mental health services. (Edited publisher abstract)
Running hot: the impact of the pandemic on mental health services
- Author:
- LAVIS Paula
- Publisher:
- NHS Confederation
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing makes the case for change in mental health services and puts forward recommendations on how to address the increasing post-pandemic demand. The mental health sector has seen a surge in demand during the pandemic, with levels of need vastly increasing from 2020 to 2022. Approximately 1.6 million people in England, or one person in 35, are currently on the NHS waiting list for specialised treatment, and a further eight million people, or one person in seven, would benefit from support. Children and young people’s (CYP) services are reporting an increase in the severity of cases, especially for those with eating disorders, resulting in pressures on inpatient beds as they remain occupied for longer and with more complex cases. The mental health workforce has increased overall, but there is still a shortage of key staffing groups, such as mental health nurses and consultant psychiatrists. We need a national long-term, fully funded plan for expanding the mental health workforce. Despite the sector facing increasing challenges, of the £44 billion in additional funding for the NHS over the course of the Spending Review, there was no extra investment allocated to mental health services. Further investment is required to provide increased, and earlier, access to services for all who need them. It is not clear what the longer-term impact of the pandemic will be, and how economic issues such as the increase in inflation, fuel poverty and benefit changes, will impact on people’s mental health. Poverty and other social determinants of mental health need to be tackled as a priority to reduce the risk of services becoming overwhelmed. The case for ensuring access to early intervention support is both moral and economic. The return on investment is three times higher for preventative interventions than specialist services, yet in 2019/20 only 3 per cent of NHS mental health spend was on preventative interventions. Improving access to preventative services for children and young people is particularly important. (Edited publisher abstract)
Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions on children and young people: children's rights and wellbeing assessment
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Children's rights and wellbeing assessment (CRWIA) providing an update on the evidence of the impact of COVID-19 restrictions and the wider pandemic on babies, children and young people. A range of different studies have explored with children and young people what they see as the impact of COVID-19 and related mitigations on their lives. In drawing together the evidence we have focused on the views of children and young people themselves where possible, but evidence from parents is included where relevant (especially for young children). Overall, the evidence strongly suggests the need for more targeted messaging, information and recovery planning focused on the needs of specific groups of children and families, with an emphasis on mental wellbeing and trauma-informed approaches in schools in particular. The findings also highlight the importance of keeping schools open ensuring that children and young people continue to access their right to education; maintaining social interaction and engagement with their peers; ensuring access to services and activities that continue to promote their wider wellbeing. (Edited publisher abstract)
Coronavirus and the social impacts on disabled people in Great Britain: September 2020
- Author:
- OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- London
Indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey on the social impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on disabled people in Great Britain. This release uses two waves of survey results covering 24 September to 4 October 2020 and includes indicators broken down by impairment type. Insights from qualitative research commissioned by the Cabinet Office Disability Unit and conducted by Policy Lab with disabled people help illustrate how the survey indicators can be experienced by disabled people in day-to-day life. The data shows that over 8 in 10 (83%) disabled people compared with around 7 in 10 (71%) non-disabled people said they were “very worried” or “somewhat worried” about the effect that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was having on their life in September 2020. Around 5 in 10 (50%) disabled people who were receiving medical care before the coronavirus pandemic began, indicated that they were either currently receiving treatment for only some of their conditions (29%), or that their treatment had been cancelled or not started (22%), compared with less than 3 in 10 (27%) of non-disabled people who had a physical or mental health condition or illness and were receiving care before the pandemic. All well-being ratings of disabled people remained poorer in September 2020 compared with a similar period prior to the coronavirus pandemic; almost half (47%) of disabled people reported high anxiety (a score of 6 out of 10 or higher) in September 2020 compared with less than a third (29%) of non-disabled people. A larger proportion of disabled people (83%) than non-disabled people (77%) supported “strict” or “very strict” enforcement by police of government rules aimed at combatting the coronavirus such as social distancing. (Edited publisher abstract)