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Community mental health: a general introduction
- Author:
- BLOOM Bernard L
- Publisher:
- Brooks/Cole
- Publication year:
- 1984
- Pagination:
- 497p.,illus.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Monterey
Supervised community treatment: a guide for practitioners
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Mental Health in England
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 91p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Introduced by the Mental Health Act 2007, Supervised Community Treatment (SCT) is implemented through the making of a Community Treatment Order and increases the range of options for mental health treatment in the community. This guide is intended for all those involved with patients who are being considered for, or are on, SCT, including mental health professionals working directly with patients. It describes the stages involved in deciding whether SCT is suitable and appropriate for the patient, covering patient eligibility and suitability, what conditions should be attached and the agreement to be reached before a Community Treatment Order is made, the care plan that should be available for the patient in the community and setting up treatment, managing in the community and how the patient will be monitored and supported, processes for recalling the patient and revoking the order, procedures to be followed to end SCT, and children and adolescents. This guide is not intended as a substitute for consulting the Act and Regulations, Code of Practice and Reference Guide, but as a quick reminder of all the issues.
Diversion: a better way for criminal justice and mental health
- Authors:
- PARSONAGE Michael, et al
- Publisher:
- Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 64p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Diversion finds that court diversion and liaison schemes in England only work with one in five of the people with mental health problems who go through the criminal justice system. Many opportunities for diversion are being missed and too little is being done to ensure that offenders with mental health problems make continuing use of community mental health services. But in the absence of a clear national policy framework, diversion services have developed in a piecemeal and haphazard way. Many schemes are insecurely funded and there is an unacceptably wide degree of variation in their ways of working. The report looks at the evidence on outcomes and the effectiveness of diversion, it includes information from site visits and looks at whether diversion is good value for money.
National programme for improving mental health and well-being small research projects initiative 2006: accessing the mental health support worker service in Wester Hailes: exploring issues of accessibility to a service for people with co-morbid problems
- Authors:
- ROBERTSON A, STENHOUSE R
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The aim of the study was to explore the issues of accessibility to the Mental Health Support Worker (MHSW) service in Wester Hailes in order to facilitate the development of the service to meet the needs of the community. The views of clients and those who make referrals to the service were sought. Two methods of data collection were used: postal questionnaires and interviews.
How can community services support mental health and well-being?
- Author:
- Connor Anne
- Publisher:
- Outside the Box Development Support
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 54p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
A report from a research project funded by the Scottish Executive's National Programme for Improving Mental Health and Well-being Small Research Projects Initiative to explore ways in which services can support the promotion of mental health is presented. The focus was on the range of community-based services with which people with health problems come in contact, including specialist mental health services, other health and social care services and, potentially, the other public and commercial services that are used by everyone. It aimed to identify ways in which community services can promote and support recovery, and to complement other activities that were being planned as part of the overall recovery programme within the National Programme. This project set out to identify the experiences and views of people about what keeps them well and to identify ways in which community services can support people's mental health and well-being.
Tall stories from the back yard: a survey of 'Nimby' opposition to community mental health facilities, experienced by key service providers in England and Wales
- Authors:
- REPPER J., et al
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 48p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Survey aiming to: provide a comprehensive insight into the extent and nature of local opposition to community mental health facilities in the UK at the present time; and draw on findings of the survey to make practical recommendations of ways in which service providers, users, police, media and others with influence can work to improve relations between mental health users and other members of local communities.
Case management in community mental health services
- Author:
- BARTON Rose
- Publisher:
- University of East Anglia
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 69p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
Research study looking at: the emergence of case management, and its application to the work of community mental health teams.
The training in Community Living Model: a decade of experience
- Editors:
- STEIN Leonard I., TEST Mary Ann
- Publisher:
- Jossey-Bass
- Publication year:
- 1985
- Pagination:
- 98p.
- Place of publication:
- San Francisco, CA
The theory and practice of mental health consultation
- Author:
- CAPLAN Gerald
- Publisher:
- Tavistock
- Publication year:
- 1970
- Pagination:
- 405p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
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)