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Growing the availability of evidence based supported employment
- Authors:
- PERKINS Rachel, REPPER Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 23(4), 2019, pp.145-148.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article looks at the growth Individual Placement and Support (IPS) evidence based supported employment for people with serious mental health issues. It highlights the importance of maintaining the quality of ISP services, for quality IPS services to span the primary/secondary care divide and provide the ongoing access to employment support, and for services to provide support for job retention. (Original abstract)
Closing the employment gap for young people
- Author:
- VCSE HEALTH AND WELLBEING ALLIANCE
- Publishers:
- Young People’s Health Partnership, VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 17
A toolkit for those supporting 16-25 year olds experiencing common mental health problems to gain and stay in work. It looks at the main obstacles that can prevent young people with mental health difficulties face, provides practical suggestions for support services and mental health providers to consider. It also includes examples case studies and links to additional resources. The toolkit draws on findings from a scoping review, which also includes the results from focus groups and interviews with young people, employers, mental health providers and examples of promising practice. The main target audiences are mental health and employment support staff across statutory, voluntary and independent sectors and staff providing support and care to vulnerable young people. The resource has been developed by a group of organisations from the Health and Wellbeing Alliance led by the Young People’s Health Partnership. (Edited publisher abstract)
Factors associated with experienced discrimination among people using mental health services in England
- Authors:
- HAMILTON S., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 25(4), 2016, pp.350-358.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Background: Research has found considerable variation in how far individuals with a diagnosis of mental illness experience discrimination. Aims: This study tested four hypotheses: (i) a diagnosis of schizophrenia will be associated with more discrimination than depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder; (ii) people with a history of involuntary treatment will report more discrimination than people without; (iii) higher levels of avoidance behaviour due to anticipated discrimination will be associated with higher levels of discrimination and (iv) longer time in contact with services will be associated with higher levels of discrimination. Method: Three thousand five hundred and seventy-nine people using mental health services in England took part in structured telephone interviews about discrimination experiences. Results: A multiple regression model found that study year, age, employment status, length of time in mental health services, disagreeing with the diagnosis, anticipating discrimination in personal relationships and feeling the need to conceal a diagnosis from others were significantly associated with higher levels of experienced discrimination. Conclusion: Findings suggest that discrimination is not related to specific diagnoses but rather is associated with mental health problems generally. An association between unemployment and discrimination may indicate that employment protects against experiences of discrimination, supporting efforts to improve access to employment among people with a diagnosis of mental illness. (Publisher abstract)
Breadwinners
- Author:
- PENFOLD Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, July/August 2015, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The Better Health Bakery provides people overcoming mental health issues with an opportunity to do work in a thriving business, gaining new skills and move closer to employment. It was created by the social enterprise arm of the charity Centre for Better Health based in the London Borough of Hackney. This article reports on how the bakery manages the trainee baker' 12 week placements, the role of volunteers within the bakery, and how they help their trainee bakers when the placement ends. (Edited publisher abstract)
Understanding the impact of JRRP for people with mental health conditions
- Authors:
- TAYLOR Rebecca, LEWIS Jane
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 33p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This reanalysis explores an unexpected finding from the evaluation of the Job Retention and Rehabilitation pilot, namely that people with mental health conditions who used the pilot services had a lower rate of return to work than those who did not. Quantitative and qualitative data collected during the evaluation of the pilot provided evidence supporting a number of plausible explanations. These included the possibility that there may have been less scope to boost health and workplace services for people with mental health conditions and delayed returns to work due to a focus on the same employer, waiting for a more complete health recovery, and dependency on the service provider. There was no evidence to indicate that the interventions were deficient for the mental health group, nor did the data suggest that the design of the trial was likely to have caused the negative impact.
Healthy work plan
- Author:
- MARMION Laura
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, 166, May 2011, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- MIND
The Healthy Work Plan is a simple tool which enables communication between employers and employees about the management of mental health in the workplace. The Plan does not disclose diagnosis but identifies a number of issues including trigger factors, warning signs, people to be contacted and reasonable adjustments that might need to be made.
Getting the right result
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, June 2011, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
CMG and Pure Innovations is a national non-for-profit employment scheme that helps people with learning disabilities and mental health needs to get into work. This article describes how the scheme worked with and supported one of their clients, who had mild learning disabilities and mental health needs, so he was able to secure a permanent job.
Mental health and employment
- Author:
- NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT UNIT
- Publisher:
- National Mental Health Development Unit
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This factsheet provides brief facts and statistics on mental ill health in the workplace. Information is provided on: mental ill health in the working population; mental health and employment; mental health and unemployment; stigma and discrimination in the workplace.
Small steps back to work
- Author:
- GRIFFITHS Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 30.9.10, 2010, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A talking therapies scheme in Berkshire which delivers cognitive behavioural therapy is exceeding expectations in supporting people with mental health issues into employment. The service is available in a range of formats, including group courses, computerised programmes, guided self-help and one-to-one therapy. 85% of referrals come from GPs and the rest from social workers, health professionals or users themselves.
Mental health and employment: a mind to work: a good practice guide
- Author:
- CUMING Heidi
- Publisher:
- City and Hackney Mind
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 21p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
There is growing support for the idea that work can play an important part in the recovery process for people with mental health problems. Work has a number of positive benefits including financial independence, a sense of purpose and belonging, increased self-esteem, social identity and status, and opportunities for growth and development. This booklet is aimed at Employment Advisors, and aims to stimulate thinking around the issues involved in supporting someone with a mental health problem to secure and retain employment. The focus of this booklet is paid employment, although some sections will also be of relevance to voluntary work, education and training. It covers barriers to employment for adults with mental health problems, models of employment support such as sheltered work and User Employment Programmes, and how to make an assessment and develop an Action Plan for the client. The booklet then looks at the Disability Discrimination Act (1995), reasonable adjustments employers are obliged to make for disabled persons, disclosure of mental health status to employers, and Disability Equality Duty (2006). Finally, it looks at presenting employers with a business case to encourage them to employ someone with mental health problems, and how to support a client once they are in work.