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Empowerment and self-help agency practice for people with mental disabilities
- Authors:
- SEGAL Steven P., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 38(6), November 1993, pp.705-712.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Considers the development of the self-help agency movement in the USA over the past 15 years in the field of mental health.
Changes 12 Steps to Mental Health
- Author:
- WAIN Barbara
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 13(4), November 2009, pp.25-30.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Changes 12 Steps to Mental Health is a peer-led charity providing person-focused, recovery-rooted services that aim to promote recovery, enabling people to become contributing members of society again. This article traces its history, achievements and the challenges faced in developing the services that it provides today.
Survivors speak out: self-advocacy action pack; empowering mental health service users
- Author:
- MIND
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 11 leaflets in folder.
- Place of publication:
- London
Pack designed to give practical information to people involved, or interested in becoming involved, in mental health self-advocacy. Includes leaflets on: setting up and organising groups; funding; resources; and worker involvement.
Community development approaches to working with groups of people with mental health problems to promote race equality in mental health
- Author:
- SEEBOHM Patience
- Journal article citation:
- Diversity in Health and Care, 7(4), November 2010, pp.249-260.
- Publisher:
- Radcliffe Publishing
Many black and minority ethnic people report experiencing fear or alienation in UK mental health services. Community development involves people coming together to address shared concerns and community development workers (CDWs) support these processes, promoting justice and equality. In 2005 they were introduced within mental health services. This study explores the role of CDWs working with peer-led groups. It begins with a survey to find out which CDWs worked in the area of mental health, what this involved and how they felt about the work. A total of 46 CDWs responded to the survey; about 11% of the workforce. Most worked with people with mental health problems to promote inclusion, well-being and engagement, and four sought to help groups to pursue their own goals. Nine CDWs were interviewed in depth. Three distinct approaches were identified. The first supported service user-led groups to address the power imbalance in services, the second supported community-led groups to promote social inclusion, and the third focused on policy implementation and outputs. Differences were associated with CDWs' previous experiences of mental health and their workplace. The authors caution against other then tentative conclusions because of the small sample size, but suggest that CDWs can promote race equality in mental health services, using diverse approaches to community development. However it was noted that few appear to help service user-led groups pursue radical change.
Developing an evaluation framework: the Mellow experience
- Author:
- GRIFFITHS Sandra
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 2(2), July 2003, pp.22-28.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
The Mellow Campaign, launched in October 2000, is a project which aims to address the factors that influence the mental health of young African and Caribbean men and their experience of mental health services and to develop alternative responses to mental distress among this target group. Mellow activities cover a wide range of interventions including public events, theatre, arts, personal development, employment opportunities awareness raising and partnership development across agencies. Mellow commissioned the mental health charity Mentality to work with them to develop an evaluation framework capable of capturing the impact and influence of its activities over the past two years and to assess the extent to which it has been successful in achieving its aims. The evaluation included face to face interviews and telephone interviews with Mellow staff and key stakeholders. Focus groups were also used to consult with users, and a 22 users were interviewed. This article looks at the processes involved and highlights some of the findings and their implications of thinking differently about how to measure the success of community initiatives.
Timely intervention
- Author:
- McCURRY Patrick
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 28, 29.1.03, 2003, pp.26-27..
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Looks at the idea of Time Banks, which are now being used by GPs and social care professionals to promote self-esteem and better health and well-being of marganised individuals. The idea began in the US, with participants depositing their time the bank by giving practical and support to others.
A support group for self-harm patients
- Author:
- LEWIS Charlotte
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 14.5.02, 2002, pp.40-41.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Outlines how self-harm support groups can promote understanding of this behaviour, benefiting staff and clients. Looks at the experience of establishing a support group at the Northgate Clinic in Middlesex.
They had a dream
- Author:
- JAMES Adam
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 22.6.00, 2000, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Run by former mental health service users, Dial House in Leeds is a crisis centre with a difference. The author talks to the project's founders about the realisation of a dream.
Crisis avoidance
- Author:
- HARRIS Amanda
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, March 1999, p.12.
- Publisher:
- MIND
The Manic Depression Fellowship's self-management training is built on the principle that people with manic depression can become the experts on their own mental health. This article outlines strategies for crisis avoidance.
From passive recipient to active citizen: participation in mental health user groups
- Authors:
- BARNES Marian, SHARDLOW Polly
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 6(3), June 1997, pp.289-300.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
This article use the concept of citizenship to understand the objectives of self-organisation among users of mental health services. It is based on research conducted for the ESRC Local Governance Programme and addresses issues relating to the governance of services, as well as the individual and collective empowerment of users. Studies of three very different user groups led to the conclusion that, not only do such groups have a role to play in ensuring that individual users' rights are respected, but also enable people with mental health problems to play a role in enhancing the accountability of services and support their wider participation as 'active citizens'.