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The Choices Method: helping people take control of their mental health
- Author:
- DALLINGER Tim
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, September/October 2015, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Helping people to understand what mental illness is and means to people who are affected by it can be difficult, but a set of resources has been developed by a person with bipolar disorder to help address the problem. The 'Choices Method' consists of a series of boards covering a range of mental health conditions which are designed to promote a free exchange of feelings and information between those experiencing mental illness and those supporting them. The method has been independently tested by a UK university and has been found to improve learning and knowledge retention as opposed to other methods. Future projects include the development of a board game for young carers which targets bullying and a board game for people with dementia which charts a day in the life of a person with dementia and those who care for them. (Edited publisher abstract)
The family empowerment program: an interdisciplinary approach to working with multi-stressed urban families
- Authors:
- CLEEK Elizabeth N., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Family Process, 51(2), June 2012, pp.207-217.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The Institute for Community Living, a not-for-profit organisation providing support and services to adults, children and families in New York, designed and implemented a family therapy programme which partners multi-stressed families with an interdisciplinary resource team. It is intended as a proactive response to fragmentation of care, enabling families to address a broad range of mental health and other concerns using a multidisciplinary team. The 3 core components are: family advocacy (parents who have sought mental health services for their children and families), entitlements counselling (offering expertise in finance, benefits and housing), and family therapy (therapists from the agency's Outpatient Mental Health Clinic working with families from a strength-based family therapy perspective). The programme's aim is to support families in achieving their goals through co-construction of a service plan that addresses the family's needs. This article describes the programme and how it works, and includes a case example.
The troubled family unit
- Author:
- GILLEN Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 115, Spring 2012, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
The Troubled Family Unit was launched by the government in December 2011 to provide targeted support to families with multiple problems. Yet despite mental health problems often being an intrinsic feature of these families, there has been little guidance on how mental health services will be involved in this new initiative. The importance of taking both a long term and a 'spend to save' approach is highlighted. A short case study of Participle's LIFE (Lives for Individuals and Families to Enjoy), a programme to provide support for families with multiple and complex problems, also shows the importance of involving specific mental health expertise in this type of work.
Project helps young families break mental health cycle
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Young People Now, 21.2.12, 2012, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Haymarket Business Publications Ltd
Briefly describes the project Little Minds Matter, which operates in Portsmouth to reduce the risk of children developing mental health problems by working with new and expectant mothers who have mental health needs. The project, funded from Portsmouth City Council's children's centre budget and supported by Solent NHS trust, uses specialist infant mental health professionals who work intensively with parents and babies to reduce the risk of health problems. The ultimate aim is also to get families to reintroduce families to children's centres and other services.
Enhancing family engagement in interventions for mental health problems in youth
- Authors:
- HERMAN Keith C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 28(2), April 2011, pp.102-119.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Although many practices have been developed to prevent and treat emotional and behaviour problems of youth, an ongoing challenge in implementing these practices is to actively engage families. Most effective treatments for youth require some level of caregiver involvement. However, clinicians who work with youth often struggle to reach families and sustain their participation over time. The purpose of this article is to describe specific methods for promoting initial and sustained parent motivation in residential care service delivery. It begins with a discussion of the barriers that may interfere with a family’s ability to participate in mental health services for their children. The article then provides 2 examples of strategies for promoting family engagement and removing barriers to help seeking, the parent engagement model and motivational interviewing. It goes on to describe in detail the Family Check-Up, a structured intervention that integrates aspects of both parent engagement and motivational interviewing methods. The Family Check-Up typically includes 3 family meetings; the first to build a relationship with the family, the second to prepare them for change, and the third to motivate them to actively engage in the intervention.
The secondary family: the result of strong community partnering
- Author:
- CANT Irene R.
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review Journal, 12(3), October 2007, pp.30-33.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Support for individualism can leave marginalised people feeling even more isolated and hopeless. Families often help but can soon become emotionally depleted. The 'secondary family', created when community agencies partner with one another, can offer hope for stabilisation, if not recovery, for individuals living with mental illness. This article describes a Canadian programme where crisis services are working with police to de-escalate illness. The article describes a Canadian programme where crisis services are working with police to de-escalate psychiatric crisis. Shared goals bring crisis staff and police together to provide compassion, support and follow-up.
A multi-family group intervention for adolescent depression: the BEST MOOD Program
- Authors:
- POOLE Lucinda A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Family Process, 56(2), 2017, p.317–330.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Depression is the most common mental disorder for young people, and it is associated with educational underachievement, self-harm, and suicidality. Current psychological therapies for adolescent depression are usually focused only on individual-level change and often neglect family or contextual influences. The efficacy of interventions may be enhanced with a broader therapeutic focus on family factors such as communication, conflict, support, and cohesion. This article describes a structured multi-family group approach to the treatment of adolescent depression: Behaviour Exchange Systems Therapy for adolescent depression (BEST MOOD). BEST MOOD is a manualised intervention that is designed to address both individual and family factors in the treatment of adolescent depression. BEST MOOD adopts a family systems approach that also incorporates psychoeducation and elements of attachment theories. The programme consists of eight multifamily group therapy sessions delivered over 2 hours per week, where parents attend the first four sessions and young people and siblings join from week 5. The programme design is specifically aimed to engage youth who are initially resistant to treatment and to optimise youth and family mental health outcomes. This article presents an overview of the theoretical model, session content, and evaluations to date, and provides a case study to illustrate the approach. (Edited publisher abstract)
Outcomes of the ON FIRE peer support programme for children and adolescents in families with mental health problems
- Authors:
- FOSTER Kim, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Family Social Work, 21(3), 2016, p.295–306.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Children in families with mental health problems may encounter multiple risks to their well-being. General aims of peer support programmes for these children include fostering resilience and effective coping strategies, and enhancing self-esteem and social skills. This study aimed to evaluate outcomes from a pilot multi-site implementation of the ON FIRE peer support programme. The purpose of ON FIRE is to cultivate hope, resilience and well-being in children and adolescents aged 8–17 years living in families affected by sibling or parental mental health problems. The authors employed a pre-post test (baseline and 4 months) evaluation using a suite of outcome measures. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), Children's Hope Scale, Kids Connections Scale and Positive and Negative Affect Scale for Children (PANAS-C) were completed for 64 child/adolescent participants. At baseline, participants had significantly greater difficulties compared with Australian norms. At 4 months, there were significant differences in children's hope and in connections outside the family. There were no significant differences in the SDQ or the PANAS-C. (Edited publisher abstract)
Out of the mainstream: helping the children of parents with a mental illness
- Authors:
- LOSHAK Rosemary, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 224p.
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon
At least 25% of service users in community mental health teams are parents of dependent children. Serious parental mental illness is likely to have an impact on children’s emotional, social and physical wellbeing and development. Despite this, the organisation of services for children and adults has remained very separate, contributing to the difficulties of identifying and providing for the needs of these children and their families. This book identifies those aspects of mental illness which can compromise parenting and affect children’s development. It considers how the diverse groups of agencies, specialist teams and groups in the community can work together to intervene effectively. It outlines different theoretical approaches which may be in use alongside each other, including: a systems theory approach to work with families and with agencies; the psychoanalytic understanding of mental illness and its impact on family relationships and organisations; an educational approach to supporting staff, children and parents; and a psychiatric or bio-medical model of work. The book also describes an early intervention project in an inner London borough, the Children and Adult Mental Health Project (CHAMP), which brings mental health and children’s services staff together to provide a direct service to families.
Interventions for families victimized by child sexual abuse: clinical issues and approaches for child advocacy center-based services
- Authors:
- TAVKAR Poonam, HANSEN David J.
- Journal article citation:
- Aggression and Violent Behavior, 16(3), May 2011, pp.188-199.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Child sexual abuse poses serious mental health risks to child victims and to non-offending family members. In the US, community-based Child Advocacy Centers, designed to be child friendly facilities, are increasingly being used as initial access sites for mental health services for sexual abuse victims. This article identifies and describes various types of mental health interventions for child victims and non-offending family members and provides recommendations for establishing these services at Child Advocacy Centers. It covers impacts on child victims and families, crisis interventions, time-limited individual interventions and group interventions for child victims, non-offending caregivers and non-abused siblings, and the need for long-term interventions and referrals. It presents the Project SAFE intervention offered at the Lincoln/Lancaster County Child Advocacy Center as a model for mental health services in Child Advocacy Centers. It describes 4 key elements of the programme (group treatment for sexually abused young people and their non-offending caregivers, group treatment for non-abused siblings, crisis intervention, and brief family intervention) and discusses its benefits and treatment gains.