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From psychiatric patient to citizen
- Author:
- SAYCE Liz
- Publisher:
- Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 280p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
People with mental health problems are among the most excluded in society. Argues that, were it not for deep seated prejudice and social exclusion, people diagnosed as having mental health problems could be full citizens, actively participating in society as workers, parents and community members. Identifies the theoretical approaches and practical tasks necessary to effect positive change.
From the supreme court to the British Mental Health Service: new opportunities for social inclusion
- Author:
- SAYCE Liz
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 3(4), November 1999, pp.5-11.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
As Britain moves up a gear in its determination to reduce discrimination against disabled people - with the Disability Rights Commission starting work from April 2000, and the Disability Rights Task Force about to launch its final report outlining an agenda for further legislative and policy change - asks 'can mental health service users benefit, and if so, how?'.
Beyond good intentions: making anti-discrimination strategies work
- Author:
- SAYCE Liz
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 18(5), August 2003, pp.625-642.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article seeks to explore some key questions about effectiveness in anti-discrimination work: what do we know of what works to reduce discrimination faced by disabled people? It takes, as its key focus, current work to reduce discrimination experienced by people who use mental health services, in Britain and internationally. It also looks at initiatives in wider disability communities. It argues on the basis of available evidence that initiatives are most likely to succeed if they effectively challenge the power that underpins discrimination, aim to transform beliefs amongst those with the power to discriminate, intervene carefully in the different components of 'discrimination', drawing on evidence of effectiveness and work within a comprehensive framework for ongoing anti-discrimination work. This means targeting anti-discrimination work at different levels and different sectors, working with a range of different organisations and groups, rather than dispersing resources through ad hoc, one-off mini-initiatives. There is no single solution to discrimination, but different elements of potential 'solutions' exist. What is needed is to bring different strands of work together. In particular, it would be helpful to forge a stronger synthesis between, on the one hand, securing legislative improvement and enforcement, and on the other, promoting the universal benefits of a more inclusive society. Each complements the other.
Stigma, discrimination and social exclusion: What's in a word?
- Author:
- SAYCE Liz
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 7(4), August 1998, pp.331-343.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
There is mounting evidence that British service users face pervasive discrimination in areas of life ranging from work to parenting, insurance to driving licenses. One of the key concepts used to investigate the problems that users of mental health services face in their relationships to other people, and to society at large, is 'stigma'. This concept is used to frame questions of public attitudes about mental illness, users' self-perceptions and the unfavourable treatment they receive. It is often stated or implied that if we can breakdown 'stigma' we can transform users' position in society, their opportunities and well-being. Examines the limitations of both the concept of 'stigma' and the way it is applied, and reviews the growing literature on discrimination, which is seen as a more promising model on which to base social change.