Search results for ‘Subject term:"mental health problems"’ Sort:
Results 1 - 10 of 13
'Help me out, help me in': reprovisioning, resettlement and the scope for social inclusion in Scotland
- Author:
- SCOTTISH HOMES
- Publisher:
- Scottish Homes
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Study of resettlement in the community from long-stay hospitals, and the extent to which it has promoted inclusion
Peace of mind
- Author:
- WILMOTT Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Roof, January 2000, p.18.
- Publisher:
- Shelter
People with mental health problems often face social exclusion, exacerbated by the failure of key agencies to co-ordinate their response. Reports on a recent inquiry by the charity Mind, which points to ways housing providers can play their part in tackling the problem.
The accommodation and support needs of people with a mental illness: a process and framework for action
- Authors:
- HARVEY Desley, HUNTER Ernest, WHITESIDE Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 53(4), December 2000, pp.7-14.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article reports the results of a consumer-focused assessment of the accommodation and support needs of people with a mental illness living in Australia. The study utilises a 'pathway to stability' approach to assess the phase-contingent accommodation and support needs of mental health consumers through interview and focus groups with consumers, carers and service providers. The implications of the findings and research methodology for social work practice and research are discussed.
The ideal home show
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.5.00, 2000, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
For people with mental health problems, living in a home that is well-maintained and decorated can mean they are able to make a success living independently in the community. The author talked to the Home and Dry project about how they help people cope by caring for their homes.
Promoting ordinary housing: the role of the voluntary sector
- Author:
- DAVIDSON Deborah
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 5(1), March 2000, pp.24-26.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
Discusses the role the voluntary sector may play in the new framework for supporting vulnerable people, "Supporting People".
Social housing and the national service framework for mental health
- Author:
- GREENWOOD Eddie
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 3(1), March 2000, pp.17-20.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The transforming influence of care in the community, with its resulting mass of new legislation, has brought about change whose pace has been gathering momentum. The culmination of this process is evident in the Modernising Mental Health Services (Department of Health, 1999a) agenda, proposals to reform the Mental Health Act (Department of Health 1999b, 1999c, 1999d) and the Mental Health National Service Framework (Department of Health, 1999e). This article explores the challenges.
Community care rights
- Author:
- BOLTON Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 4(4), December 2000, p.138.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
People with mental health problems leaving hospital may be entitled to a grant from the Social Fund to help them set up home in a new house or flat - but applying is by no means straight forward.
From pillar to post
- Author:
- WATERS Matthew
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 3(2), June 2000, pp.28-30.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Shelter recently published a report, 'From pillar to post: failing to meet the support and housing needs of vulnerable people', which showed just how important it is that agencies work closely together. A survey of Shelter's network of housing aid centres and projects found that housing and social services departments are failing to work together, and the needs of service users are not being met. Argues that guidance to local authorities encouraging departments to work together is not enough; a new duty on local authorities is needed.
Fearful of help
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 20.4.00, 2000, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
An elderly woman and her family were living in squalor and social isolation and repeatedly rejected the offers of help. The author talks to a social worker about the uphill struggle she faced when she tried to improve their lives.
Meeting the housing needs of disabled children
- Authors:
- OLDHAM Christine, BERESFORD Bryony
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 3(1), March 2000, pp.25-28.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article is based on two pieces of work. The first, Homes Unfit for Children (Oldham and Beresford, 1998), was based on a postal survey and 40 in-depth interviews with families with disabled children. The second, due to be published by the Policy Press in the spring this year, reports the results of a programme of consultation roadshow with a range of professionals from housing, social services and health, in a series of regional consultation meetings.