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Working towards women's well-being: unfinished business
- Author:
- NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT UNIT
- Publisher:
- National Mental Health Development Unit
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 76p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Women’s Mental Health: Into the Mainstream (2002) described the mental health needs of women and, with its companion report Mainstreaming Gender and Women’s Mental Health: Implementing Guidance (2003), set out the necessary steps to improve services to meet their distinct needs. Underpinning these recommendations was the principle that gender-awareness should be integrated or mainstreamed into all planning, commissioning, developing, delivering and evaluating of mental health services. The report brings together an account of progress on implementation of the recommendations in providing gender-specific and gender-sensitive mental health services to meet the needs of women. It determines that developments in gender-specific service provision remain patchy, variable and vulnerable, although some significant advances have been made in recognising women’s special needs. The report draws upon 2 national surveys (in 2006 and 2007) of mental health trusts, a wide range of relevant government and national reports and evaluations, and evidence and observations from service users and third sector organisations. This report is likely to be of relevance to policy makers, commissioners, and service providers.
The Women's Mental Health Taskforce: final report
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health and Social Care
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health and Social Care
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 73
- Place of publication:
- London
This report sets out how women's experience of mental ill health can differ to men's and the strategic priorities for the future. It is the final report of the Taskforce, which was formed in response to a rise in mental ill health among women. The Taskforce reviewed evidence and held focus groups to hear the views and experiences of women. Core themes identified include: women’s experiences of mental health services; women as mothers and carers; gender based violence and trauma; and multiple needs. The report sets out the statements developed by women as to what matters to them in mental health services. It also presents the gender and trauma informed principles developed by the Taskforce and describes how these could be implemented to improve outcomes for women. It goes on to outline the commitments made by members and other organisations to improve the experiences and treatments of women and makes suggestions for the future, including the strategic priorities and suggestions for how current research and data could be improved for women. It calls for commissioners and providers across the health and care system to take note of the report’s findings and to embed these in their work. (Edited publisher abstract)
The Cambridge handbook of age and ageing
- Editors:
- JOHNSON Malcolm L., (ed.)
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 744p.
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
This is a guide to the current body of knowledge, theory, policy and practice relevant to age researchers and gerontologists around the world. It contains almost 80 original chapters, commissioned and written by the world's leading gerontologists from 16 countries and 5 continents. The broad focus of the book is on the behavioural and social sciences but it also includes important contributions from the biological and medical sciences. It provides comprehensive, accessible and authoritative accounts of all the key topics in the field ranging from theories of ageing, to demography, physical aspects of ageing, mental processes and ageing, nursing and health care for older people, the social context of ageing, cross cultural perspectives, relationships, quality of life, gender, and financial and policy provision.
Responding to men in crisis: masculinities, distress and the postmodern landscape
- Author:
- TAYLOR Brian
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 283p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Increasing rates of male suicide have been well documented, as have the problems of mental health provision for some minority male groups; however, the position of men in general within the psychiatric system is complex. There are many contradictions and gendered assumptions in mental health policy and practice, for example conflating mental health illness with dangerousness. This book is based on new research looking at gendered assumptions about rationality and men's mental health. It looks at postmodern theory in relation to masculinities and madness, and discusses key contemporary debates in political uses of risk, dangerousness and so on. The author relates this to a discussion of current policy and practice responses to men within the mental health system.
Do you see what I see?
- Author:
- RYAN Tony
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, 94, November 1998, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- MIND
When it comes to perceptions of risk, research has shown that it's all in the eye of the beholder. Reports on the results of a survey, of those within the mental health arena, to investigate how risks were perceived. Discusses the results in relation to gender, professional differences and stakeholder differences.
Conditions for women in in-patient psychiatric units: the Mental Health Act Commission 1996 national visit
- Authors:
- WARNER Lesley, FORD Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Care, 1(7), March 1998, pp.225-228.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
All NHS services are expected to make in-patient wards single-sex. However, as the authors report, women in psychiatric hospitals still have to share sleeping accommodation with men, and still experience sexual harassment, violence, threat and abuse. Some units are unable even to guarantee 24-hour access to a female member of staff.
While your back was turned: how mental health policymakers stopped paying attention to the specific needs of women and girls
- Authors:
- POLLARD Amy, et al
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 32
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing paper highlights evidence to show the rise in reported mental health problems amongst young women and girls over the past 15 years. It also argues that over the same period, the mental health of young women and girls has received less priority, with their needs being tackled within the broader context of children and young people. The paper draws on statistical data to show the rise in mental health problems and identifies some of the underlying factors for the deterioration in young womens’ and girls mental health. These include a rise in domestic violence and abuse; increased pressures from the online culture, social media and pornography; and the impact of economic disadvantage which results in young women being more vulnerable. It also identifies examples from practice aimed at preventing mental health problems for those at highest risk and improving the understanding of how to prevent mental health problems in young women by decision makers. The report makes five key recommendations to reprioritise young womens’ mental health. These include for mental health policy to incorporate a gender dimension and for there to be a whole community approach to tackling young women and girls’ mental health, which uses the opportunities across public services and community life for improving mental health. (Edited publisher abstract)
Women's mental health: into the mainstream; strategic development of mental health care for women
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 106p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Currently much mental health care is not organised to be responsive to gender differences and women's needs consequently may be poorly met. This consultation document outlines specific issues for women’s mental health, including the links between poverty, child sexual abuse, domestic violence and the impact of caring and mothering on mental health. It describes the development of gender sensitivity in the delivery of mental health care for women, in particular secure care and community day services, areas.
Service responses to women with mental health needs
- Author:
- WILLIAMS Jennie
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 7(1), March 2002, pp.6-14.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
The authors suggest that we have reached a turning point in Britain in relation to mental health service provision for women. The article draws on a range of sources, including information gathered as part of a national programme to develop and pilot training for staff in secure services who work with women with mental health needs. It also looks at findings from a recent survey on attitudes to mental health services for women.
Gender and community care: social work and social care perspectives
- Author:
- ORME Joan
- Publisher:
- Palgrave
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 276p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
Discusses the gender assumptions behind social work practice and community care, and reveals the impact these have on men and women as providers and recipients of care. Outlines feminist theory and relates this to the development of policy and practice in community care. Goes on to explore how assumptions coloured by gender have influenced services to different user groups, such as people with mental health problems, older people, and disabled people. Ends by examining how good practice can be developed in regard to these issues.