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Users perceptions of an African and Caribbean mental health resource centre
- Authors:
- SECKER Jenny, HARDING Caroline
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 10(4), July 2002, pp.270-276.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
In 1997, an African and Caribbean mental health resource centre was established in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea with the aim of ensuring that the needs of this group were better met. As part of an evaluation of the study, interviews were carried out with 26 clients of the resource centre. This article presents their perceptions of the service provided and its impact on their lives. Clients accounts indicate that the resource centre provided a valued service that was successful in reducing their sense of social isolation, enabling them to address issues of identity and self-worth associated with racism and working with other service providers to better meet their needs.
Mental health in the community: roles, responsibilities and organisation of primary care and specialist services
- Authors:
- SECKER Jenny, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interprofessional Care, 14(1), February 2000, pp.49-58.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
UK health policy embodies two opposing trends affecting mental health care in the community: a move towards a primary care-led NHS which inevitably reflects the concerns of GPs with 'milder' mental illness, and specific mental health policies intended to refocus the specialist services on people with 'serious' mental illness. Describes a training needs assessment study undertaken with these opposing trends. Looks at these problems from the perspectives of three groups: primary care nurses, general practitioners (GPs) and community psychiatric nurses (CPNs). The discussion section of the article compares the findings of the study with a model for reorganisation put forward in the literature and highlights the obstacles to be overcome in bridging the policy gap.