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Go your own way
- Author:
- MONGER Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, May 2011, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Faced with changes in the way its day services were commissioned the charity Together began a new model of service called Your Way in Wandsworth. The community mental health service provides a form of 'early intervention' though a programme of one-to-one support. Your Way can also supports service users in getting a personal budget and helping them to direct their own support.
A rapid response intermediate care service for older people with mental health problems
- Author:
- GOMERSALL Caroline
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 5.5.09, 2009, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
This article follows the development of an intermediate care service for older people with mental health needs in North Yorkshire and assesses the impact of the service on patients, carers and referrers, and the availability of dedicated elderly mentally ill (EMI) beds.
Safe and sound
- Author:
- COSH Jackie
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, October 2008, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Hearing loss can trigger mental health problems, yet there are few services that offer support to those suffering hearing impairment. This article looks at current availability of services in Scotland. It also highlights the launch in October of the Deaf Community Mental Health Service, to be run in partnership with Deaf Action.
Fit for life: a community exercise group for older people with a mental health condition
- Author:
- JOINT IMPROVEMENT TEAM
- Publisher:
- Joint Improvement Team
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
An outline of the Fit for Life programme, designed to help bridge the gap between NHS mental health services and main-stream community exercise groups with the aim of: increasing physical activity levels, reducing risk of falls and maintaining/improving mental health and well-being for older people with mental health conditions. The programme has evolved in the last four years to encompass the principles of recovery orientated practice whereby individuals are able to actively build a meaningful life while continuing to experience mental health problems or following a period of poor mental health. It consists of a 12 week community-based group, run three times a year. The format includes strengthening/balance exercises and Tai Chi. Case studies are included to illustrate impact and outcomes of the programme. (Edited publisher abstract)
Harm reduction in community mental health settings
- Authors:
- MANCINI Michael A., LINHORST Donald M.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 9(2-3), April 2010, pp.130-147.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Fifty percent of people with psychiatric disabilities have a co-occurring substance misuse disorder, and are more likely to have a range of chronic disease conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and chronic pulmonary disease. Harm reduction is a conceptual framework and set of practices that focus on the minimisation of the physical, social, and legal harms substance users do to themselves and to society as a whole. Its application to community mental health settings is relatively new, and can create controversies and ethical dilemmas if not properly designed, implemented, and evaluated. Building on the harm reduction literature, the community mental health literature, and the authors' experiences with a community mental health programme that uses a harm reduction approach, the authors offer five guidelines for its successful implementation. The authors conclude that when properly integrated with other recovery-based services, and when appropriately applied to the individual client's stage of change, harm reduction can effectively be used, and should be used, in community mental health settings with clients with co-occurring substance use and psychiatric disorders.
We do everything
- Author:
- JACKSON Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, April 2008, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Home treatment provides brief, intensive care at home as an alternative to hospital admission. This article describes the work of the older people's home treatment team based at Penn Hospital at Wolverhampton, winners of the NIMHE Positive Practice Award for innovative commissioning. Their model reduces the risk of dependency and also helps older people re-engage with their families and communities.
Sounding off
- Author:
- DENT Emma
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 19.07.07, 2007, pp.22-24.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
With the incidence of mental illness among deaf people high and specialised services almost non-existent, getting help can be difficult. This article looks at the gaps in care and providers of specialised care, including the John Denmark Unit based in Greater Manchester, Bolton, Salford and Trafford Mental Health Trust and community mental health services for deaf people run by South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust.
Developing a model psychiatric treatment program for patients with intellectual disability in a community mental health centre
- Authors:
- HACKERMAN Florence, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 41(1), February 2006, pp.13-24.
- Publisher:
- Springer
The Special Needs Clinic of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland provides comprehensive treatment for patients with developmental or intellectual disability and psychiatric illness. This report describes the clinical characteristics and service utilization of patients attending this clinic. Factors that support quality mental health services that are both cost-effective and accessible are identified.
Designing youth mental health services for the 21st century: examples from Australia, Ireland and the UK
- Authors:
- McGORRY Patrick, BATES Tony, BIRCHWOOD Max
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 202(s54), January 2013, pp.s30-s35.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Despite the evidence showing that young people aged 12–25 years have the highest incidence and prevalence of mental illness across the lifespan, and bear a disproportionate share of the burden of disease associated with mental disorder, their access to mental health services is the poorest of all age groups. A major factor contributing to this poor access is the current design of our mental healthcare system, which is manifestly inadequate for the unique developmental and cultural needs of our young people. If we are to reduce the impact of mental disorder on this most vulnerable population group, transformational change and service redesign is necessary. Three recent and rapidly evolving service structures from Australia (Headspace, an enhanced primary care model for youth mental healthcare), Ireland (Jigsaw) and the UK (Youthspace developed by Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust), are presented that have each worked within their respective healthcare contexts to reorient existing services to provide youth-specific, evidence-based mental healthcare that is both accessible and acceptable to young people. (Edited publisher abstract)
Forces of support
- Author:
- MICKEL Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.1.10, 2010, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Former military personnel with mental health issues face the biggest battle of all: coming to terms with their condition. The MoD has teamed up with the NHS to provide six pilot projects which offer community mental health care for veterans. Brief details of the pilots and their services are provided.