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Outsiders coming in?: achieving social inclusion for people with mental health problems
- Authors:
- SAYCE Liz, MORRIS David
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A core aim of government policy is to reduce social exclusion. This requires community engagement and success is dependent on multiagency partnerships. Given the mental health dimension in social exclusion, achievements will be limited without significant involvement from mental health agencies.
Children's mental health services: how should they look
- Authors:
- CARRICK Alison, HODGSON Susan
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 41, July 1999, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
The authors outline the findings of a series of focus groups which they ran in Newcastle last year, in which professionals from health, education, social services and community work were asked to consider what form child and adolescent mental health services should take if they are to be best able to support local children and families.
Building bridges: the interface between adult mental health and child protection
- Authors:
- TYE Charmian, PRECEY Gretchen
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse Review, 8(3), May 1999, pp.164-171.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Discusses how bringing together two distinct professional systems such as adult mental health and child protection challenges strategies for making effective working together/working in partnership arrangements. Offers an analysis of the challenges inherent in bringing these systems together at the assessment interface, and offers some insights into the contribution each systems can make to an integrated assessment process for children and their families.
Improving mental health assessments in child protection through audit
- Authors:
- PAXTON Roger, GRUNDON Jenny, HOLT Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse Review, 8(3), May 1999, pp.172-182.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Describes how existing agency records, together with questionnaires completed by social services referrers and mental health providers, were used to identify problems in current arrangements for obtaining specialist mental health assessments in child protection cases. Standards were set and implemented through a multi-agency steering group. The practice of the referrers was then reaudited. Finds that some shared views of problems, additional support funding and audit process appear to have helped inter-agency collaboration and develop more efficient referral and care arrangements. Concludes that there is a need to maintain and further develop this work, and audit would again be a useful means.
Service integration requires planning from the top
- Author:
- GREEN Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.3.99, 1999, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at how while important steps have been made to improve care for mental health service users, the Social Services Inspectorate still believes that more ground can be made in integrating services.
Multi-agency review framework
- Authors:
- SEDDON Toby, TRUMAN Crispin
- Publisher:
- Revolving Doors Agency
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 78p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The multi agency framework is a tool for use by local agencies to assess how well multi agency arrangements in the community for people with mental health problems in contact with the criminal justice system are working in their local area.
From pillar to post: failing to meet the support and housing needs of vulnerable people
- Author:
- WATERS Matthew
- Publisher:
- Shelter
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report, based on a study of the direct experiences of Shelter's housing aid centres and projects, showing how the failure of housing and social services to work together can lead to problems for vulnerable people in maintaining their accommodation and ultimately, to homelessness.
The big picture: promoting children and young people's mental health
- Author:
- MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 19p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report designed to give an overview of the issues surrounding the emotional development and mental health of young people, based on a study conducted during the last three years. Also looks at service provision, policies, inter agency working, and financing services.
The dynamics of interagency collaboration: how linkages develop for child welfare and juvenile justice sectors in a system of care demonstration
- Authors:
- RIVARD Jeanne C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Service Research, 25(3), 1999, pp.61-82.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Describes the results of an secondary analysis of interorganisational network data collected in an evaluation of a system level of intervention, designed to integrate service delivery across multiple sectors serving children with serious emotional disturbances in the USA. Data measuring the extent of interorganisational resource exchange were analysed to investigate changes in patterns of interagency collaboration involving child welfare and juvenile justice sectors. Results found a pattern of increasing resource exchanges over time, and although modest demonstrated incremental growth in cooperative interorganisational relationships.
Mental health and criminal justice issues among perpetrators of elder abuse
- Authors:
- BROWNWELL Pat, BERMAN Jacquelin, SALAMONE Aurora
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 11(4), 1999, pp.81-94.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Recent studies on elder abuse suggest that the pathology or impairment of the abuser may be a stronger predictor of elder abuse than characteristics of the victim. To examine the relationship between elder abuse, abuser pathology, and the criminal justice system, the New York City Department for the Ageing (DFTA) undertook a survey of older victims of reported domestic abuse seeking assistance from the DFTA Elderly Crime Victims Resource Center. Preliminary findings from the survey indicate that impaired abusers were significantly younger than unimpaired abusers and more likely to live with their elderly victims, to be unemployed, and to have a history of involvement with the criminal justice system.