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Speaking up: how family members advocate for relatives living with a mental illness. community
- Author:
- SCHAFFER Marjorie A.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 57(8), 2021, pp.1547-1555.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Consumers with a mental health condition often feel powerless and overwhelmed in interactions with mental healthcare providers. Consumer self-advocacy and advocacy actions undertaken by their family members on the behalf of their relative contribute to a sense of empowerment for both consumers and their family members. This qualitative study explored family member perspectives of advocacy actions they took on behalf of their relatives and themselves. Data analysis of interviews with 20 family members, including parents, partners/spouses, siblings, and adult children, yielded three themes of family member advocacy actions: advocating for a relative’s mental healthcare, normalizing mental illness, and engaging in social and political actions. Advocacy frameworks offer useful guidelines for speaking up for individuals who live with a mental illness. (Edited publisher abstract)
An unfinished story: reflections on the development of user involvement
- Author:
- BARNES Marion
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, 170, January 2012, pp.4-5.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Briefly traces the development of user involvement in mental health from its beginnings in the 1980's to its current position as an accepted part of official policy. It highlights the struggle service users face in operating both outside and within the system and new areas of involvement, such as research.
Uproar over missing links
- Author:
- SHEPARD Stuart
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 28.08.08, 2008, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Most changes brought in under the Mental Health Act 2007 start taking affect in November. However the section ensuring the rights of detained patients to independent mental health advocacy services will not be introduced until April 2009. The author reports on campaigners frustration by the delay.
Swings and roundabouts
- Author:
- SHRUBB Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, May 2008, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The author discusses how the new statutory right to advocacy in England under the new Mental Health Act could prove a mixed blessing. In Scotland, anyone with a mental disorder has a statutory right to advocacy, in England and Wales, however, the right to advocacy is confined only to patients under section.
The 79-cent campaign: the use of on-line mailing lists for electronic advocacy
- Author:
- MENON Goutham M.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Community Practice, 8(3), 2001, pp.73-81.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philapelphia, USA
This case study shows how one American on-line group went beyond its primary function of being a discussion group, to be a more productive, empowering tool for electronic advocacy. By orchestrating an effective campaign to bring to the forefront issues affecting the lives of those living with severe mental illnesses, the work of this group can be seen as an example in the effective use of the Internet for advocacy and empowerment.
Advocacy project in Central Europe
- Author:
- KLEIN Judith
- Journal article citation:
- Breakthrough, 2(1), 1998, pp.19-25.
Reports on the Central European Mental Disability Advocacy Project (CEMDAP), whose mission is to promote the inclusion of people with both developmental disabilities and mental health problems. CEMDAP provides direct funding and support for non-governmental organisations.
A chance to answer
- Author:
- STRONG Susannah
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 27.10.94, 1994, pp.12-13.
Advocacy in relation to vulnerable sections of people in society is a relatively new concept. Looks at the different approaches to advocacy and to some of the fundamental dilemmas of advocacy.
Mental health law: innovations in education and representation
- Author:
- DIESFELD Kate
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 9(3), 1994, pp.375-384.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Reports the experiences of a mental health law clinic in Kent, based on consumer objectives, which provides an opportunity to apply critical legal theory to the practice of law. Legal and citizen advocacy are combined to provide maximum participation in obtaining results. The development of the Kent Law Clinic is traced by documenting the value of clinical legal education and the necessity of commitment to consumer-centred representation.
The approved social worker - reflections on origins
- Author:
- PRIOR Pauline M.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 22(2), 1992, pp.105-119.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Discusses the contradictions inherent in the role of the ASW and argues that the provisions of the Mental Health Act and the lack of community resources have impeded the development of advocacy as part of the social work role.
Protection and advocacy for the mentally ill: new hope for emotionally disturbed children?
- Authors:
- PETR C., POERTNER J.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 25(2), Summer 1989, pp.156-163.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Reports on a study showing the strong potential effect of new U.S. protection and advocacy legislation on the lives of mentally ill children.