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The rapid response team
- Author:
- LEPPER Joe
- Journal article citation:
- Children Now, 8.02.06, 2006, p.25.
- Publisher:
- Haymarket
The author reports on Brighton and Hove's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service which emphasises collaboration and teamwork to find positive outcomes for looked-after children in a short timeframe. Professionals at the looked-after children clinic meet monthly to discuss cases and collaborative strategies.
Parental mental health
- Author:
- RUTTER Kim
- Journal article citation:
- Disability, Pregnancy and Parenthood International, 65, Spring 2009, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- National Centre for Disabled Parents
Research commissioned by SCIE into the experiences of parents with mental health problems and their children, and how best these families can be supported by services is described. The research suggests that service organisations need to take a multi-faceted approach to building resilience through the provision of effective support for families and communities. Efficiency in service delivery involved a multi-agency approach that bring together both child and adult mental health services and children’s services to surmount organisational barriers.
Substance of young minds
- Author:
- SMITH Martin
- Journal article citation:
- Addiction Today, 19(113), July 2008, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Addiction Recovery Foundation
Young people with poor mental health accompanied by substance misuse often do not get the support they need, which can lead to further problems in the future. The author explains the issues and advocates multi-agency support.
Parental mental health and child welfare - a young person's story
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Place of publication:
- London
Of the 175,000 young carers identified in the 2001 census, 29 per cent – or just over 50,000 – were estimated to care for a family member with mental health problems (Dearden and Becker 2004). Not all children living with a parent with mental health problems will be carers but, for those that are, they can be involved in undertaking a variety of tasks including: advocacy, help with correspondence and bills, liaising with professionals, administering medicines, emotional support and domestic tasks. This film is about 18-year-old Cait who has been caring for her Mum since she was 7 years old. The film explores the importance of involving and assessing the needs of all family members from the outset. It describes Cait’s own experience of getting the support she needed and how agencies in Liverpool are working together to improve services for parents with mental health problems and their children.
Safe and well: mental health and domestic abuse
- Author:
- SAFELIVES
- Publisher:
- SafeLives
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 73
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
This 'Spotlight' report focuses on victims and survivors of domestic abuse who experience mental health problems and the barriers they experience in accessing services. It focuses on six key findings from evidence gathered within the Spotlight series and wider SafeLives' research which are used to make recommendations for change. The key findings show: there is a strong association between having mental health problems and being a victim of domestic abuse; domestic abuse often goes undetected within mental health services and domestic abuse services are not always equipped to support mental health problems; that survivors with mental health problems are more likely to be experiencing multiple disadvantage; the need for available trauma-informed services for survivors and perpetrators; improved integration of domestic abuse services into the health sector; and the need for a greater awareness of the relationship between domestic abuse and mental health within organisations and the general public. The report provides 21 recommendations, including recommendations for governments, multi-agency partnerships and domestic abuse and mental health services. (Edited publisher abstract)
Exploration of joint working practices on anti‐social behaviour between criminal justice, mental health and social care agencies: a qualitative study
- Authors:
- KRAYER Anne, ROBINSON Catherine A., POOLE Rob
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 26(3), 2018, pp.e431-e441.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Although the police play an important role for people with mental health problems in the community, little is known about joint working practices between mental health, social care and police services. There is potential for tensions and negative outcomes for people with mental health problems, in particular when the focus is on behaviours that could be interpreted as anti‐social. This study explores perceptions about joint working between mental health, social care and police services with regard to anti‐social behaviour. It was a multi‐method sequential qualitative study in the UK collecting data between April 2014 and August 2016. Data were collected from two study sites: 60 narrative police logs of routinely gathered information, and semi‐structured interviews and focus groups with professionals from a range of statutory and third sector organisations (N = 55). Data sets were analysed individually, using thematic iterative coding before integrating the findings. Sequencing and turning points in the police logs, were also considered. Findings mapped on a continuum of joint working practices, with examples more likely to be away from the policy ideal of partnership working as being central to mainstream activities. Joint working was driven by legal obligations and concerns about risk rather than a focus on the needs of a person with mental health problems. This was complicated by different perceptions of the police role in mental health. Adding anti‐social behaviour to this mix intensified challenges as conceptualisation of the nature of the problem and agreeing on best practice and care is open to interpretations and judgements. Of concern is an evident lack of awareness of these issues. There is a need to reflect on joint working practices, including processes and goals, keeping in mind the health and welfare needs of people with mental health problems. (Edited publisher abstract)
Race, mental health and criminal justice: moving forward
- Authors:
- NACRO, CLINKS, ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, RACE EQUALITY UNIT
- Publisher:
- Clinks
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 9
- Place of publication:
- London
This joint briefing from Nacro, Clinks, Association for Mental Health Providers, and the Race Equality Foundation explores the challenges in providing effective mental health support for people from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities that have contact with the criminal justice system. It looks at how services can be more effectively integrated to provide appropriate support and how to address disproportional access to mental health services and how to ensure that mental needs of BAME people are effectively met. The briefing and its recommendations are based on analysis of existing research, and workshops with people with lived experience from BAME communities and voluntary sector practitioners. The recommendations focus on addressing disproportionate access to health services in the justice system in the areas of: providing appropriate services; using data; involving people with lived experience; workforce and training; and integrated working. (Edited publisher abstract)
De-escalating interventions for troubled adolescents
- Author:
- JONES Ian
- Publisher:
- Public Policy Institute for Wales
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 25
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Drawing on evidence gathered through an expert workshop and additional research, this report reviews the evidence for introducing lower level interventions in adolescent mental health and social services, and identifies lessons from approaches adopted in the area of youth justice. It begins by setting out the context for de-escalating interventions. It then summarises the findings from the workshops and evidence covering the areas of: support for de-escalating interventions; evidence of effective interventions across service areas, including diversionary approaches to youth justice, promoting emotional mental wellbeing and resilience, children and families with complex needs; the importance of different agencies and services working together in a holistic way; enabling professionals to manage the risks of lower level interventions. The report identified a growing evidence base to suggest that minimal intervention initiatives are effective in diverting adolescents from entering the formal youth justice system, and reducing reconvictions. The report also found that experts favour de-escalating interventions but acknowledge it will not always be appropriate in the most severe cases. Lower level interventions can also result in freeing up specialist resources for those with the greatest needs. The report concludes that de-escalating interventions is not always about doing less, but can mean doing things differently in order to use existing resources in a more timely and effective manner. This may include refocusing interventions so that they are tailored to the circumstances of individuals which can only be achieved through agencies working. (Edited publisher abstract)
Interdisciplinary working in mental health
- Author:
- BAILEY Di
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 256p.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
This book presents a model for interdisciplinary working, and offers an overview of practice and policy across a range of mental health settings. It explores how to combine skills, theories and expertise from a range of disciplines in response to the diverse needs of service users, from children to older people, and those with complex needs. Chapters include: the evolution of interdisciplinary working: definitions and policy context; models and values for interdisciplinary working in mental health; interdisciplinary working and the mental health legislation; interdisciplinary care planning in mental health; interdisciplinary risk assessment planning and management; involving people who use services in interdisciplinary working in mental health; interdisciplinary working with people with mental health problems in primary care; interdisciplinary working with children and young people with mental health problems; interdisciplinary working with older adults with mental health needs; interdisciplinary working with individuals with complex needs; interdisciplinary education and training; and managing interdisciplinary working and practice in mental health.
Parental mental health and families: working together with professionals
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Place of publication:
- London
This e-learning module explores the benefits of multi-agency working with families who are affected by parental mental health problems. It demonstrates how to use the Family Model to strengthen professional working relationships and to consider how the 'team around the child' process can be used to reinforce a 'Think family approach'. Individual sections cover: Partnership with professionals; Multi-agency working; the Family Model and assessment; Professional relationships; and Resolving professional conflicts.