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Crisis intervention: the professionals' perspective: a questionnaire survey
- Authors:
- LAZARO Fernando, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 25(3), March 2001, pp.95-98.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
This study aimed to describe the attitudes of the professionals of a multi-disciplinary crisis intervention service (CIS) towards the service they provide. Opinions differed most on issues of safety and acceptance of clinical responsibility. These differences may create tensions within the multi-disciplinary groups and may influence the attitudes of professions to crisis work. Measures need to be taken to address these issues in order to improve morale and staff satisfaction.
Adopting innovations: lessons learned from a peer-based hospital diversion programme
- Authors:
- BURNS-LYNCH Bill, SALZER Mark S.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 37(6), December 2001, pp.511-521.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Moves to bridge the gap between research and practice have heightened interest in how service innovations are adopted. This paper reports on a peer-based hospital diversion programme in the USA that provided short-term respite care, clinical monitoring, connection or re-connection to other mental health services, and peer support. The programme was successful in providing services to the target population and was viewed as highly desirable by service recipients and clinical agencies. However, full adoption of this innovation was not realised and it closed barely a year after opening. Lessons learned from both the "life" and "death" of this programme offered.
Only connect
- Authors:
- RABSON Daniel, HOPKINS David
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 4(10), June 2001, pp.348-349.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Information technology gives professionals access to a complete patient history anywhere, any time at the touch of a keypad. Reports on a full infrastructure review carried out at London NHS Trust which aimed to identify ways of streamlining its information process.
Turned upside down: developing community-based crisis services for 16-25-year-olds experiencing a mental health crisis
- Authors:
- SMITH Karen, LEON Lucy
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 80p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report of research aimed at developing models of community-based crisis service for young people aged 16-24 years. Surveys the views of young people with experience of mental health crisis on their experiences and the kind of services they would like. Outlines possible models for crisis services, with examples of existing projects, and draws up recommendations for future practice, with particular regard to user involvement.
Time to listen: the mental health needs of young people
- Author:
- LEON Lucy
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 177, June 2001, pp.5-6.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
Reports on research by the Mental Health Foundation into the mental health of young people and makes some suggestions for reform.
The management and supervision of Approved Social Workers: aspects of law, policy and practice
- Authors:
- CAMPBELL Jim, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 23(2), May 2001, pp.155-172.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article reports on the first extensive survey of Approved Social Worker (ASW) activity in Northern Ireland. It begins with a review of literature that identifies the complexity of legal and professional functions expected of ASWs, in the context of mental health legislation in the UK. Findings include high levels of perceived competence reported by practitioners, but diversity in the management of the service, and some problems in multi-disciplinary working. The emergency, out-of-hours duty teams in which many ASWs were employed appeared to vary in organization and operation. Service users and carers were generally dissatisfied with the responses to crisis services and appealed for adequately funded community supports. At a time when the review of the Mental Health Act 1983 is taking place, the authors suggest that ASWs can still perform an important statutory role, on condition that there is a more consistent approach to training, re-approval and funding of community-based services.
Catering for mental health users
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 10.5.01, 2001, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Cheshire Council's award-winning Link Resource Centre provides a variety of services for its mental health users. One which has particularly helped to boost service users' self esteem and motivation is its catering service.
Turned upside down: services for young people in crisis
- Authors:
- LEON Lucy, SMITH Karen
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 51, March 2001, pp.22-24.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
Describes the results of a new research project which, through listening to the experiences of young people who have survived a mental health crisis, aims to promote the development of community-based crisis services for 16-25-year-olds.
Modernising crisis services: what do users want from 24-hour services?
- Author:
- BAMBER Carey
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 6(1), March 2001, pp.11-13.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
Argues that in identifying what users really want from 24-hour services, providers may find that users are not asking for the impossible. Consultation and partnerships across services and with users may well provide the answer to the question of how it can be done effectively without breaking the bank.
Service innovations: Sherbrook partial hospitalisation unit
- Authors:
- WESSON M.L., WALMSLEY P.
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 25(2), February 2001, pp.56-58.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
Nationally, a variety of community care projects are being developed to replace institution-based care. Describes an innovative system of providing mental health care in Southport, combining an extended day service with short-term hospital admission - the partial hospitalisation philosophy. Findings support the use of short-stay admission coupled with extended day care and crisis line support to provide a viable alternative to admission to the acute ward.