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Safer services: National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness
- Author:
- APPLEBY Louis (director)
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester. School of Psychological and Behavioural Sciences
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 102p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Interim research report, part of a project aiming to gain a better understanding of the circumstances surrounding suicides and homicides committed by people with mental health problems. Makes detailed recommendations and draws attention to issues such as: regular training of staff in recognition, assessment and management of risk of suicide and violence; safety on wards; access to specialist help and advice for families; and services making provision for patients with severe mental illness and alcohol or drug misuse as part of mainstream mental health services.
Community care: findings from Department of Health funded research 1988-1992
- Editor:
- ROBBINS Diana
- Publisher:
- HMSO/Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 413p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains 6 chapters: managing and delivering services; elderly people; informal care and carers; mental health; learning disabilities; and physical disabilities and sensory impairment. Also contains a section on HIV/AIDS and substance misuse.
Report on services for elderly and mentally ill people in the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Health District
- Authors:
- NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE. HEALTH ADVISORY SERVICE, GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- National Health Service. Health Advisory Service/Department of Health. Social Se
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 52p., tables.
- Place of publication:
- Sutton
Practitioner social work research in action
- Editors:
- BROAD Bob, FLETCHER Colin
- Publisher:
- Whiting and Birch
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 194p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains research findings, as well as accounts of the development and adaptation of relevant research methods. Chapters are grouped into 4 types of practitioner research: investigation; appraisal; innovation; and state of the art reviews. Includes papers on: placing people with learning difficulties in employment; emergency social service duty systems; women in social services management; perceptions of a children's observation and assessment centre; problem drinkers on probation; dealing with clients with mental health problems; assessment of user needs; applying life history work; recognising elder abuse; the tutorial system in social work education; the adoption of children with learning difficulties; and an agenda for practitioner research.
Good practice in risk assessment and risk management 2: protection, rights and responsibilities
- Editors:
- KEMSHALL Hazel, PRITCHARD Jacki
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 327p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains chapters on: improving judgment and appreciating biases within the risk assessment process; assessing gay and lesbian carers; making family placements - working with risks and building on strengths; risk in adoption and fostering; attempting to manage risk in children's homes; vulnerable people taking risks - older people and residential care; citizenship, personal development and the management of risk for people with learning difficulties; young people and drug use; the effects and risks of alcohol for individuals; homelessness and mental health; risk, residential services and people with mental health problems; community care, homicide inquiries and risk assessment; risk and prison suicide; teenage suicide and self-harm; issues in risk assessment in parole; rights versus risks when working with prisoners; risk, domestic violence and probation practice; throughcare practice, risk and contact with victims; and the role and responsibilities of middle managers.