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Advocacy and mental health
- Author:
- EVANS Louise Rhian
- Publisher:
- University of East Anglia
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 46p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
Introduces the concept of advocacy in mental health and goes on to discuss in detail the various different kinds of advocacy, how workers may fit into advocacy roles, and the real function of advocacy and how it may be valuable to people with mental health problems.
Guidelines on advocacy for mental health workers
- Authors:
- READ Jim, WALLCRAFT Jan
- Publisher:
- UNISON/MIND
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 27p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Birmingham Citizen Advocacy: and evaluation of a pilot citizen advocacy scheme for people with mental illness
- Authors:
- FAULKNER Alison, RITCHIE Jane
- Publisher:
- Social and Community Planning Research
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 51p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Advocacy information pack: advice and advocacy services for people with psychiatric disabilities
- Author:
- GOOD PRACTICES IN MENTAL HEALTH
- Publisher:
- Good Practices in Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 1986
- Pagination:
- looseleaf folder.
- Place of publication:
- London
Independent advocacy
- Author:
- COUNSEL AND CARE
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 33p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Independent advocacy is a one-to-one partnership between an independent advocate and an older person who needs support in order to secure or exercise their rights, choices and interests. This factsheet looks at what independent advocacy is, and what it is not, when it may be needed, the importance of the relationship between the Independent Advocate and the older person (advocacy partner), how others (professionals/carers/ family) may respond to advocacy, and how and when to access it.
Power tools: a resource pack for those committed to the development of mental health advocacy into the millennium
- Authors:
- LEADER Alan, CROSBY Kate
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 142p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Manual examining the steps required in establishing an independent advocacy service for people who experience mental and emotional distress.
Report of the Warrington mental health advocacy project
- Authors:
- EMERSON Darlene, TAYLOR Rod, PAYNE Malcolm
- Publisher:
- Manchester Metropolitan University. Department of Applied Community Studies
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 46p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Sets out the findings of a project exploring the possibilities for establishing advocacy on behalf of users of mental health services in Warrington. The project was financed and staffed by Cheshire Social Services Department.
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)
Understanding Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) for mental health staff
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 5
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing describes the role of Independent Mental Health Advocacy, who is eligible, and what mental health staff can do to support people who use services to access IMHA support. Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) is a statutory right for people who have been detained under most sections of the Mental Health Act or who are on a community treatment order (CTO). This information will help to ensure people’s rights are respected when they are sectioned under the Mental Health Act. (Edited publisher abstract)