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Breaking the silence on mental health
- Author:
- CARERS TRUST
- Publisher:
- Carers Trust
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 21
- Place of publication:
- London
A toolkit for young carer services on how to empower young carers and young adult carers with knowledge and confidence to have a voice and take action. This resource provides: examples of youth participation work and success achieved throughout the project; top tips for services considering youth participation work; feedback from young carers and young adult carers who were involved in the project about what it meant to them; good practice case studies demonstrating partnership working. (Edited publisher abstract)
Managing mental health through Covid-19: tips for good practice
- Author:
- ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES
- Publisher:
- Association of Directors of Adult Social Services
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 16
- Place of publication:
- London
The COVID-19 pandemic presents various mental health challenges for a wide range of communities across the UK. Evidence has emerged of a specific and serious impact for those with underlying health conditions and for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities. As new measures are introduced, their effects on many people’s usual activities, routines or livelihoods multiply, resulting in increased levels of loneliness, depression, harmful alcohol and drug use, and self-harm or suicidal behaviour. This publication highlights some overarching principles and local innovative practices that are being adopted by different local authorities to meet these increasing needs and prevent people entering secondary mental health services unnecessarily. While mental health is determined by much broader factors than access to mental health services, these are critical for people experiencing mental illness. Services were already stretched, with many providers reporting an inability to meet the rising demand prior to the pandemic, and lockdown is adding pressure that is likely to increase in future. These good practice examples show what can be achieved with good partnership working, excellent communication channels and a genuine desire to improve the lives of those who experience mental health issues. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health and employers: the case for investment. Supporting study for the Independent Review
- Authors:
- HAMPSON Elizabeth, et al
- Publisher:
- Deloitte
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 40
- Place of publication:
- London
This report, commissioned to support the Stevenson-Farmer Review of Mental Health and Employers, provides information into the cost to employers of failing to address and support mental wellbeing in the workplace. The report looks at three areas: the cost of mental health to employers; the return on investment to employers from mental health interventions in the workplace; and learning from international examples in terms of good practice. To calculate the costs of poor employee mental health, the report considered a range of costs, including: absence, presenteeism, team costs and turnover/other organisational costs. It estimates that poor mental health costs UK employers £33bn-£42bn each year, which is disproportionately borne by the public sector. It also identifies that the return on investment of workplace mental health interventions is overwhelmingly positive. The report looks at practice across Germany, Canada, Australia, France, Belgium and Sweden and identifies a range of interventions and approaches. These include implementing legislation to protect employee mental health and wellbeing and providing common frameworks around mental health interventions and working with employers to implement these interventions. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health recovery competencies for mental health workers: a Delphi study
- Author:
- LAKEMAN Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 19(1), February 2010, pp.62-74.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Mental health recovery is a concept that is now widely promoted. However, there continues to be a lack of clarity around what constitutes recovery focused practice or which competencies are most helpful to assist people towards recovery. This study aimed to identify the most important or valued mental health worker competencies and practices that are supportive of mental health recovery. Experts by experience participated in an online Delphi survey to rate the importance of recovery competency statements, to reach consensus on the most important competencies and provide examples of specific practices that demonstrate competent practice. The participants were 31 individuals from the UK, US, New Zealand, Germany and Australia who self-identified, and were identified by peers, as being in or having achieved mental health recovery. The Delphi technique involves an iterative process in which respondents anonymously provide responses to questions or items in an attempt to reach group consensus. The results indicated that the top rated competencies emphasised mental health workers listening to and respecting the person's view points, conveying a belief that recovery is possible and recognising, respecting and promoting the person's resources and capacity for recovery. These results serve to clarify some boundaries around recovery-focused practices and demark these from other examples of good mental health practice.
Understanding models of support for people facing multiple disadvantage: a literature review
- Authors:
- McCARTHY Lindsey, et al
- Publisher:
- Sheffield Hallam University. Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 44
- Place of publication:
- Sheffield
This literature review brings together broad, multidisciplinary evidence about access to services, transitions within services, and understanding about how the system behaves for people facing multiple disadvantage, including homelessness, mental health, substance misuse, and offending. The review sought to produce a more detailed understanding about how particular groups within the Fulfilling Lives target population have different experiences due to the diverse effects of social and cultural factors. The review considers systemic barriers to accessing support for people facing multiple disadvantage and factors which help facilitate this access; explores support journeys of particular populations and how these are influenced by pervasive social and cultural norms; discusses how trauma-informed care practices are implemented in services, and how these are gender and culturally-sensitive; presents specific good practice examples of trauma-informed care practices from services working with people facing multiple disadvantage; and concludes by outlining the key gaps identified in the literature reviewed. (Edited publisher abstract)
A Delphi survey to explore best practice for practitioners offering family intervention for psychosis to families with children
- Authors:
- THOMPSON Owen, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Family Therapy, 42(4), 2020, pp.560-587.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Parents experiencing psychosis can face challenges in addition to those usually associated with being a parent, with their children at increased risk of negative outcomes. Although a strong evidence base has shown that family interventions for psychosis (FIp) can mitigate distress for adult relatives, techniques described in the systemic and parenting literature to facilitate the inclusion of children in family therapy are largely absent from the FIp literature and training. This study used a three‐round Delphi survey to investigate what experienced FIp clinicians consider to be best practice regarding the inclusion of children in parental FIp. Findings demonstrated support for including children, with high levels of consensus regarding methods of facilitating their involvement, as well as organisational factors that would support this. The results have important clinical implications given that many FIp practitioners work with families, following brief psychosis specific training, without exposure to the broader literature. (Edited publisher abstract)
The management of mental health at work: research paper
- Author:
- HUDSON Maria
- Publisher:
- ACAS
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 81
- Place of publication:
- London
This research explores the management of mental health at work across the public, private and voluntary sectors. The study draws on the results of thirty semi-structured interviews which were undertaken largely across six case study organisations. The findings are discussed in the following areas: discuss organisational challenges and effective organisational response; the experiences of line managers in supporting employees with mental health issues; and the experiences of employees with mental health problems on how supported they felt. The research identified a range of factors within and beyond the workplace that contributed to mental health problems in the workplace. Key challenges to positive mental health within the workplace were found to include organisational change, downsizing and work intensification. Effective organisational responses identified included strong leadership; campaigns to tackle stigma; early warning systems; alternative therapies, such as Mindfulness; and ongoing sources of help and advice. Employees with experience of mental health issues felt that stigma was a key influence on their decision to disclose. They also outline a number of factors that helped them to return to work. The report puts forward learning points to help promote positive mental health at work and highlights key recommendations. These include supporting line managers through training, promoting strong organisational leadership, tackling stigma and empowering staff. (Edited publisher abstract)
Health, work and health related worklessness: a guide for local authorities
- Author:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
- Publisher:
- Local Government Association
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 24
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing provides an overview of current evidence on health related worklessness and workplace health, including the economic cost of health-related worklessness and the benefits of being in work for people with long term conditions. It provides a strong business case for local authorities to address the issue and looks at practical ways they can help. Ten case studies highlight the work of local authorities in England. A list of additional resources for local government are also included.
Improving the physical health of people with mental health problems: actions for mental health nurses
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health, PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND, NHS ENGLAND
- Publishers:
- Great Britain. Department of Health, Public Health England, NHS England
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 61
- Place of publication:
- London
Drawing the available evidence, this resource provides practice advice to help mental health nurses to improve the physical health and wellbeing of people living with mental health problems. It builds on work to ensure parity of esteem between mental and physical health by giving equal attention to the physical health of people with mental health problems as is given to the general population, thus reducing health inequalities. The document focuses on how to deal with some of the main risk factors for physical health problems. It focuses on eight key areas for action: smoking, obesity, improving levels of physical activities, alcohol and substance misuse, sexual and reproductive health, medicine optimisation, dental and oral health, and reducing falls. Each area discussed incIudes information on why mental health nurses need to take action, activities to achieve change, examples of good practice and a review of the evidence base for practice. The publication is relevant for mental health nurses working both in inpatient settings and in the community and focuses on adults with mental health problems. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health and care homes
- Editors:
- DENING Tom, MILNE Alisoun, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 416p.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
The editors draw on a wide range of clinical and research evidence about mental health and care homes. Care home residents are often very old, and many have multiple physical and mental health needs, meaning that their care poses particular challenges. They are also a marginalised group who are often invisible in the wider debates on quality of care including those about care homes. The writers, who include residents, family carers, staff, researchers, and clinicians, bring these issues together to help those working in the care home sector to deliver high quality care and support to both residents and staff. The book has four sections: 'the inside view' which includes several first-hand accounts of care home life; 'the outside view' which discusses the regulatory, funding, and legislative context in which care homes operate; 'mental health and care', a detailed review of the major mental and other health issues that arise in care homes, as well as interventions and services to offer support; and a section exploring the 'promotion of health and wellbeing' including examples of good practice.