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Getting it together: an information pack about ways of serving vulnerable young people with both housing and mental health support needs
- Authors:
- SHERLOCK Jan, HARDING Caroline, comps
- Publisher:
- Good Practices in Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 28p.,16 fact sheets,list of orgs
- Place of publication:
- London
Information pack containing: discussion papers addressing key issues in work with homeless young people with mental health problems; 16 detailed descriptions of projects; and brief descriptions of 150 other projects under topic headings, including contact details.
Double exposure: addressing the needs of homeless women with a mental illness
- Authors:
- CROFT-WHITE Clare, PARRY-CROOKE Georgie
- Publisher:
- Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 95p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
A report of a survey of provision in direct access hostels in London for homeless women with mental health problems. Identifies the support needs and preferences of residents and the training needs of staff. The authors visited a range of direct access hostels and interviewed staff and women residents.
Women on the edge
- Author:
- ALLEN Daniel
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 5.12.96, 1996, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
There is a growing number of homeless mentally ill women on the streets, but not the services designed specifically for them. Looks at a report which suggests some solutions.
Integrated mental health services: modern community psychiatry
- Editor:
- BREAKEY William R.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press USA
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 441p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- New York
Examines community mental health services in a United States context. Includes sections on: historical background; the foundations of community mental health services; methods of providing services (including outpatient clinics, emergency services, partial hospitalisation, inpatient services, general health care, psychiatric rehabilitation, case management, and prevention); and services for special populations (including children, older people, people with HIV/AIDS, and homeless people).
Homeless mentally ill initiative
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Circular providing details of an extra 2 million pounds for provision of services to homeless people with mental health problems in central London. The circular expires on 31 March 1998.
Someone to rely on
- Author:
- MAPP Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.7.96, 1996, p.11.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Homelessness and mental illness are among the hidden problems behind the offending behaviour of some young people. Reports on a scheme in Gloucestershire to put them on the right track.
Outreach to homeless mentally ill people: conceptual and clinical considerations
- Authors:
- MORSE Gary A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 32(3), June 1996, pp.261-274.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Describes a model of outreach predicated on developing a trusting, meaningful relationship between the outreach worker and the homeless person with mental illness. Describes five common tasks inherent in this model of outreach (establishing contact and credibility, identifying people with mental illness, engaging clients, conducting assessment and treatment planning, and providing ongoing service). Other issues discussed include: (a) responding to dependency needs and promoting autonomy; (b) setting limits while maintaining flexibility; (c)resistance to mental health treatment and follow-up service options.
It's a street crime
- Author:
- HIRST Judy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.1.96, 1996, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Homeless people are particularly vulnerable to mental health problems of all kinds. Findings from a three-year study funded jointly by the Department of Health and the Mental Health Foundation show that one fifth of young homeless people have attempted suicide in the past year, and a third have made an attempt at some point in their lives.
Homelessness and multiple special needs: a report of a seminar held at the Mental Health Foundation on Monday 17 June 1996
- Authors:
- HOMELESS NETWORK, et al
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report from a seminar on homeless people with multiple special needs, including mental health problems and drug and alcohol problems. The agenda for the seminar was: to map problems with and gaps in services; identify examples of good practice; develop an agenda for action; and consider how this could be carried forward and by whom.
Off to a bad start: a longitudinal study of homeless young people in London
- Authors:
- CRAIG T.K.J., et al
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 56p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Research study looking at 161 homeless young people aged between 16 and 21 in central London and comparing their educational attainments, their present circumstances and their mental and physical health with those of a group of young people of the same age who are not homeless.