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Age suitable environments – the new duty of care
- Author:
- THOMPSON Susan
- Journal article citation:
- Every Child Journal, 1(4), 2010, pp.56-60.
- Publisher:
- Imaginative Minds
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
The detention of children and young people on adult inpatient wards for treatment of mental disorders is a long standing concern, and well documented by the Mental Health Act Commission. As of April 2010 this will only be lawful in certain circumstances. This article describes how hospital managers must provide patients with an ‘age suitable environment’, and outlines the legal details. Asking what is the legal duty, who is responsible for delivering an age suitable environment, what exactly does ‘suitable’ mean, and will the legal duty make a difference in practice, the author discusses monitoring the appropriateness of care delivered, and examines the role of the regulator, who, with a focus on outcome rather than output, will help to shift the compliance agenda towards the whole patient experience. The author concludes by examining two case studies – that of an emergency admission, and that of an atypical admission.
Asylum seekers and mental health care in the UK
- Author:
- WATTERS Charles
- Publisher:
- Refugee Council
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 39p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This new Breathing Space Project report focuses on the mental health experiences of asylum seekers. It tracks the experience of asylum seekers over a six month period offering a ‘clients eye view’ of the mental health and social care environment in which they find themselves. It includes ten case studies of asylum seekers in the years 1999 and 2000.
Removing children from the care of adults with diagnosed mental illnesses - a clash of human rights?
- Author:
- PRIOR Pauline
- Journal article citation:
- European Journal of Social Work, 6(2), 2003, pp.179-190.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Health and social services providers throughout Europe are increasingly aware of the possibility of litigation from service users arising from the application of a human rights perspective to public service provision. Presents an analysis of ECHR cases related to breaches of human rights that occurred when children were taken into care from families in which one or both parents had a diagnosed mental illness. The issues raised by these cases include the following: how to ensure that the right to family life is protected for adults with mental illnesses: how to ensure access and opportunities for parents to continue bonding with children in care; and how to avoid damaging children while giving time for a proper assessment of the care situation.
The welfare of children with mentally ill parents: learning from inter-country comparisons
- Authors:
- HETHERINGTON Rachael, BAISTOW Karen, KATZ Ilan, MESIE Jeffrey, TROWELL Judith
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 262p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Chichester
Children with mentally ill parents have complex needs, and a wide range of mental health and social services may be involved. This can lead to problems of liaison and co-operation between different agencies and different disciplines. The study looks at different approaches to supporting families in ten European countries and one state in Australia. Common problems and effective responses are identified and used to build a European model of good practice, which takes into account the nature of the difficulties facing families and the strengths and weaknesses of national systems. The model is used as a basis for analysing the particular problems of the English system.
A multidisciplinary handbook of child and adolescent mental health for front-line professionals
- Authors:
- DOGRA Nisha, PARKIN Andrew, GALE Fiona, FRAKE Clay
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 295p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
An introduction to mental health problems among children and young people. Part one is on defining and meeting the mental health needs of children and young people. Part two looks at child and family development. Part three examines factors that influence the mental heat of young people. Part four focuses on specific mental health problems such as: emotional problems; behaviourial problems; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; learning difficulties and developmental disorders; and major mental health disorders. Part five looks at treatment and management strategies. Part 6 is on medico legal aspects of child mental health. Part seven contains exercises and case study solutions.