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The mental health literacy of British community pharmacists
- Authors:
- MORRAL Kim, MORRAL Jordi
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, 12(2), 2017, pp.98-110.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the mental health literacy (MHL) of British community pharmacists. Design/methodology/approach: A survey instrument was sent by facsimile to a random sample of community pharmacists in England, Scotland and Wales. The survey instrument contained items concerning recognition of the symptoms of depression, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, the helpfulness of a range of interventions, mental health stigma and the degree of comfort providing pharmaceutical care to people with mental health problems. Findings: Among community pharmacists (n=329) symptom recognition was high for depression but lower for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Pharmacists showed a preference for evidence-based interventions and support for psychological therapies and physical activity for all three mental health problems. Pharmacists expressed less comfort providing pharmacy services to people with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and depression than cardiovascular disease. Mental health stigma was higher for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder than depression, with many pharmacists holding misperceptions about schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Practical implications: The study findings indicate the need for enhanced mental health content in the undergraduate pharmacy curriculum which should challenge misperceptions of mental illness. (Edited publisher abstract)
Everybody's business
- Authors:
- COOMBS Ruth, BRISCOE Alan
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 160, November 2009, pp.6-8.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Two current Welsh projects are outlined. The first, Mental Health First Aid for Wales trains frontline workers to deal quickly with common mental health problems. The second, Mind Cymru's Positive Choices project aims to reduce the suicide rate across Wales by raising awareness, breaking down stigma and improving the professional and public responses. Positive Choices includes an award winning training programme, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST).
Employment in mind: the Poppy Factory employability service and veterans with mental health conditions
- Author:
- CAROLAN Stephany
- Publisher:
- Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 34
- Place of publication:
- London
This report evaluates evaluate the Poppy Factory’s employability service and examines the challenges experienced by veterans in gaining and retaining civilian employment, the barriers to employment for people with mental health problems, what works in supporting veterans with a mental health condition into employment, and what research evidences this approach. The Poppy Factory supports wounded, injured or sick ex-Service personnel into employment. Since its inception in 1922 it has provided employment opportunities at its headquarters in Richmond, Surrey, and in recent years through its national ‘Getting You Back To Work’ employability service it has been helping wounded, injured or sick veterans in England and Wales who have been out of the Forces for more than two years, to find and sustain open employment within their own communities. The report identifies the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model as the most effective way of supporting wounded, injured or sick veterans into employment. IPS is a form of evidence-based supported employment for people with serious mental illness, based on the assumption that given the right job and the right support anyone can work and working on the principle of place, train and maintain: working with an individual to find and secure a job in open employment, and then provide the training to support them in that role, rather than the traditional train and place approach where services provide training for an individual and then search for an appropriate job. The report shows that the employment rate for IPS is twice that of usual high quality vocational support for people with serious mental illness; and that veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder are nearly three times more likely get into open employment if they access IPS instead of supported employment. The Poppy Factory’s employability service is similar in many ways to the IPS approach. It does not exclude people on the basis of their mental health diagnosis, it offers expert employment support and seeks open employment opportunities for clients based on their abilities and interests. In addition, the Poppy Factory is taking steps to strategically develop its employability service to achieve a closer fidelity with the IPS model. (Edited publisher abstract)
Community treatment orders and social factors: complex journeys in the mental health system
- Authors:
- HAYNES Philip, STROUD Julia
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 41(4), 2019, pp.463-478.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) have developed rapidly in England and Wales to become a substantial legal intervention. Mixed methods were used to analyse CTOs as one intervention in a complex mental health system and its relationship with social factors. CTOs are used more than expected, with a high number of revocations and renewals. Less than half of CTOs are discharged on time. Service users experience multiple social disadvantages and isolation. They value the stability of a relationship with a care coordinator, but are ambivalent about medication, and can have negative feelings about coercion. Those experiencing recovery tend to initiate social activities, but have poor engagement in care plans, tribunals and reviews. CTOs reduce compulsory hospitalisation, but give rise to human rights issues in the community. Without major social investment to support those with chronic mental health conditions, CTOs may remain the best compromise to balance the demands and requirements of legal and health policy. (Edited publisher abstract)
Supporting farming communities at times of uncertainty: an action framework to support the mental health and well-being of farmers and their families
- Authors:
- DAVIES Alisha R., et al
- Publishers:
- Public Health Wales, Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 56
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This guide aims to support farming communities at times of uncertainty, by providing an action framework to support the mental health and well-being of farmers and their families. It draws on the views of 45 stakeholders from across the farming sector in Wales and an evidence review of the international literature. The report highlights six key challenges: viability of the farming sector; succession planning for the next generation; regulation, administration and digitalisation; prioritising and engaging with their own health; isolation and loneliness; and farming culture, which can be a barrier to seeking advice and support from others. The report focuses on action across three key areas: preventing uncertainty and lessening the challenges from adversity; protecting against the potential impact on mental health and wellbeing; and promoting mental health and wellbeing amongst the farming community to support resilience in times of adversity. It includes proposed solutions focused on the need for better awareness of the support available, working across organisations to recognise stress and anxiety, and for farmer-led, peer-to-peer solutions. (Edited publisher abstract)
Evaluation of the Enhanced Case Management approach: final report
- Author:
- CORDIS BRIGHT
- Publisher:
- Welsh Government
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 63
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
An evaluation of the Enhanced Case Management (ECM) approach, a new approach to working with young people with experience of the youth justice system. The approach is based on the Trauma Recovery Model, a seven-stage model that matches intervention and support to presenting behaviours and to underlying needs. It was designed to provide Youth Offending Team (YOT) practitioners and managers with increased understanding in relation to how early attachment and trauma can impact on a young person's ability to engage with youth justice interventions and to provide a psychology-led approach to multi-agency case formulation and intervention planning. Three youth offending teams YOTs volunteered to trial the approach, which was carried out with 21 young people with prolific offending histories and complex needs. The evaluation included a review of case documents and interviews with YOT staff, project leads, young people and their parents or carers. The evaluation found there was a high degree of support for the ECM approach from all stakeholders involved in the trial and qualitative data highlighted positive improvements in young people’s lives. The evaluation also recommends some adjustments to the EMC approach. (Edited publisher abstract)
Secure settings for young people: a national scoping exercise
- Authors:
- WARNER Louise, et al
- Publisher:
- NHS England
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 87
- Place of publication:
- London
The findings from a scoping of the provision of secure services for young people under 18 years of age, who are detained from England. This scope identified every secure unit in Great Britain that could detain young people from England during the time period of February and September 2016, the basic characteristics of each unit, and the similarities and differences between them. It identified 60 secure units for young people in Great Britain in total: 28 hospitals in England and one in Wales (a mixture of high dependency units (HDUs), psychiatric intensive care units (PICUs), low and medium secure units); 14 Secure Children’s Homes in England, five in Scotland, one in Wales; three Secure Training Centres, all in England; four Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) for under 18s in England, three in Scotland, one in Wales. The report includes self-reported information gathered from interviews on: capacity; unit inclusion and exclusion criteria; service type and areas of specialist service; referral systems; interventions offered; education provided; and discharge processes. The scope found an uneven geographical spread of units across Great Britain, an uneven spread of beds across the secure system, and a low number of welfare placements. It is the first stage of a service evaluation of the provision of secure services for detained young people, under 18 years of age, from England. Later stages of this service evaluation will include a census of all young people from England detained on 14 September 2016 considering their needs and qualitative interviews of professionals and carers about the strengths and weaknesses of the secure system for young people in England. (Edited publisher abstract)
I am whole: a report investigating the stigma faced by young people experiencing mental health difficulties
- Author:
- YMCA
- Publisher:
- YMCA
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 44
- Place of publication:
- London
Drawing on interviews with 2,072 young people aged between 11 and 24-years-old from across England and Wales, this research explores the stigma young people living with mental health difficulties experience. The report examines at the extent of this stigma, who is experiencing it and how, the impact of stigma on young people and looks at potential solutions identified by young people. The results found that more than one in three young people (38 percent) with mental health difficulties had felt the negative impact of stigma, with over half experiencing this stigma at school. Those who had experienced stigma had been subject to prejudice, left out of activities and verbally abused. The impacts of stigma identified by young people included: reduced confidence, a reluctance go out socially, and making them less likely to seek professional support. Education and talking about mental health were the most popular suggestions from young people on how to tackle stigma. Based on evidence, the report lists some key principles for effective anti-stigma interventions. These include to: address the lack of knowledge on mental health difficulties, challenge the negative language around mental health, and encourage young people to access mental health support. (Edited publisher abstract)
The cost of late intervention: EIF analysis 2016
- Authors:
- CHOWDRY Haroon, FITZSIMONS Peter
- Publisher:
- Early Intervention Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 21
- Place of publication:
- London
Updates the 2015 report from the Early Intervention Foundation on the financial cost of late intervention for children and young people in England and Wales. 'Late intervention' covers the cost of acute, statutory and essential services that are required when children and young people experience significant difficulties in life, many of which might have been prevented. The report analyses how the estimated cost of late intervention has changed since the 2015 report, looks at how the costs are spread across different public agencies and looks at how spending varies across England and Wales. The cost analysis included: crime and anti-social behaviour, school absence and exclusion, children’s social care, child injuries and mental health problems, substance misuse, and youth economic inactivity. It estimates that nearly £17 billion per year, equivalent to £287 per person, is spent by the state late intervention. Whilst the estimated cost of late intervention has not changed since the 2015 report, the analysis shows that its profile has changed. Costs due to domestic violence and abuse has risen to £5.2 billion, while the cost of criminal justice for children and young people is lower, driven by reductions in the youth justice system caseload and the number of recorded incidents of anti-social behaviour. The analysis also found the amount spent on late intervention varied significantly across England and Wales. Using spend per person in each local authority as a basis for comparison, an average cost £298 ranged from a low of £164 to a high of £531, with higher levels of late intervention spending more likely to found in areas with higher levels of deprivation. It concludes that in order to tackling injustice and increasing social mobility for children and families, investment in effective early intervention should be targeted in particular on service areas where spending on late intervention is high. The accompanying technical report sets out in detail the data sources and methods used. (Edited publisher abstract)
The Mental Capacity Act and mental healthcare in prison: opportunities and challenges
- Authors:
- DAVIES Sharon, DIMOND Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatrist (The), 36(7), July 2012, pp.241-243.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
The UK Mental Health Act 1983 does not apply in prison. The legal framework for the care and treatment of people with mental illness in prison is provided by the Mental Capacity Act 2005. In this editorial, the authors suggest that psychiatrists in England and Wales have been slow to recognise the need to take account of the Mental Capacity Act in the treatment of psychiatric in patients. They raise a number of dilemmas regarding implementation of the Act within prisons in relation to people with psychotic illness. In particular they highlight how assessing best interests and defining harm involves making challenging judgments and interpretations, which have potentially significant impacts on clinical practice within a prison context.