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Partnerships for older people projects: an outline of innovation and service elements
- Author:
- CARE SERVICES IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP. Health and Social Care Change Agent Team
- Publisher:
- Care Services Improvement Partnership. Health and Social Care Change Agent Team
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The strategic aim of POPP (Partnerships for older people projects) is to test and evaluate (through pilots established during 2006/07 and 2007/08) innovative approaches that sustain prevention work in order to improve outcomes for older people. Four of the project sites focus specifically on Older People's Mental Health, you can read the project profiles.
Supporting mainstream pupils through collaboration
- Author:
- DUDLEY Wendy
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 91, November 2007, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
A special school attached to a Tier 4 CAMHS residential unit has been working with four local schools to provide a new service for children with mental health problems who are on the verge of being non-attenders. The author reports on progress to date.
Preventing mental illness in practice
- Author:
- Newton Jennifer
- Publisher:
- Tavistock/Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 234p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Identifies characteristics of good practice in setting up Mental Health services at a local level. Describes ten different projects, and includes interviews with service users and providers as part of the evaluation of these services.
Aiming for 'zero suicides': an evaluation of a whole system approach to suicide prevention in the East of England
- Author:
- MOULIN Lawrence
- Publisher:
- Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 27
- Place of publication:
- London
This report considers the development of the ‘Zero Suicide’ Programme and highlights of the work undertaken and describes some of the underlying evidence and the learning from the work carried out. The programme aims to prevent suicides by creating a more open environment for people to talk about suicidal thoughts and enabling others to help them. It particularly aims to reach people who have not been reached through previous initiatives and to address gaps in existing provision. The report highlights a range of suicide prevention activities carried out in local communities. They included: training key public service staff such as GPs, police officers, teachers and housing officers; training others who may encounter someone at risk of taking their own life, such as pub landlords, coroners, private security staff, faith groups and gym workers; creating ‘community champions’ to put local people in control of activities; putting in place practical suicide prevention measures in ‘hot spots’ such as bridges and railways; working with local newspapers, radio and social media to raise awareness in the wider community; supporting safety planning for people at risk of suicide, involving families and carers throughout the process; and linking with local crisis services to ensure people get speedy access to evidence-based treatments. (Edited publisher abstract)
Preventing violence on mental health wards
- Authors:
- WARREN Jonathan, BEADSMOORE Alan
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 20.8.97, 1997, pp.47-48.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The findings reported in this article form part of a two-year study on the quality and effectiveness of acute mental health in-patient care by the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.
Community mental health provider responses to a competency-based training in suicide risk assessment and prevention
- Authors:
- LA GUARDIA Amanda C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 55(2), 2019, pp.257-266.
- Publisher:
- Springer
The present study evaluates of a competency-based suicide prevention training. A sample of community mental healthcare providers took part in a suicide risk assessment and prevention training, completing pre-post measures of knowledge, competency/skill and attitudes, as well as baseline interprofessional education (IPE) socialization. Training yielded moderate-to-large improvements in suicide-related knowledge, perceived risk assessment/prevention skills, attitudes toward helping patients, and professional capacity to work with suicidal patients. Small pre-post differences were observed recognizing the need for additional training. IPE socialization moderated impacts on professional capacity. This study offers support for the promising impacts of competency-based and IPE-specific training. (Edited publisher abstract)
Evaluation of the Belhaven service: research report
- Authors:
- BOXFORD Stephen, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 48
- Place of publication:
- London
An evaluation of the Belhaven residential care project, which provides mental health treatment in a local residential care home to reduce the risk of referral to mental health inpatient services (CAMHS) and breakdown of educational and care arrangements for young people. Referrals to the service come from young people’s social workers at Suffolk County Council. During the evaluation period 5 young people accessed Belhaven services. Due to the small numbers of children accessing the service, the report does not provide conclusions about the effectiveness of the services, but looks at its impact to date and progress concerning its implementation. The evaluation found evidence that the service led to fewer episodes of hospitalisation for 3 young people, and to avoidance of admission to CAMHS inpatient service in at least one case; positive outcomes in relation to education; positive improvements in mental and emotional health and wellbeing; and improved relationships with family and friends for some young people. The report makes recommendations for the future development of the service. (Edited publisher abstract)
Evaluation of the Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale Street Triage Service
- Authors:
- IRVINE Annie, ALLEN Lyndsey, WEBBER Martin
- Publisher:
- University of York
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 106
- Place of publication:
- York
Assesses the impact of the Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale (SWR) Street Triage service, which was introduced to bridge a gap between police and NHS mental health services, and to help reduce the number of detentions under s.136 Mental Health Act 1983. Street Triage refers to schemes where mental health professionals are available to advise and support police officers on incidents where an individual appears to be in mental health crisis. The evaluation used both qualitative and quantitative methods within a co-production framework and 46 key informants were interviews in individual and group interviews. They provided a very positive account of the SWR Street Triage service from the perspective of both the police and NHS mental health services. Street triage was described as a service that ‘prevents and avoids unnecessary escalation to admissions’. Its most significant impact appears to be a reduction in the use of community mental health services, though it is on the pathway to inpatient admission for a small number of people who require this. Its introduction was not associated with a reduction in s.136 detentions, but these appear to be already used sparingly in the SWR region where there is arguably no surfeit to reduce (Edited publisher abstract)
Prevention: wrestling with new economic realities
- Author:
- KNAPP Martin
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 18(4), 2013, pp.186-191.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose : The purpose of this paper is to discuss the economic pressures on long-term care systems, and describe how an economic case might be made for better care, support and preventive strategies. Design/methodology/approach: Discussion of recent developments and research responses, with illustrations from previous studies. Findings: Economics evidence is highly relevant to decision makers in health, social care, and related systems. When resources are especially tight, economics evidence can sometimes persuade uncertain commissioners and others to adopt courses of action that improve the wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities. Originality/value: The paper uses long-established approaches in economic evaluation to discuss preventive and other strategies in today's challenging context. (Publisher abstract)
Cost-effectiveness of a stepped care intervention to prevent depression and anxiety in late life: randomised trial
- Authors:
- van’t VEER-TAZELAAR Petronella, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 196(4), April 2010, pp.319-325.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
An urgent need exists for the development of cost-effective preventive strategies to reduce the onset of mental disorders. This paper, aiming to establish the cost-effectiveness of a stepped care preventive intervention for depression and anxiety disorders in older people at high risk of these conditions, compared with standard primary care, evaluated the financial implications of stepped care preventive intervention in comparison to a randomised controlled trial. One hundred and seventy consenting individuals, aged 75 years or greater, with sub-threshold levels of depressive or anxiety symptoms were randomly assigned to a preventive stepped care programme or to routine primary care. Results showed that the intervention was successful in halving the incidence rate of depression and anxiety at 563 Euros (£412) per patient and 4367 Euros (£3196) per disorder-free year gained, compared with routine primary care, the latter representing good value for money if there is a willingness to pay for a disorder-free year at levels of at least 5000 Euros. In conclusion, the prevention programme generated depression and anxiety-free survival years in the older population at affordable cost.