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Mental health and the experience of housing problems involving rights
- Authors:
- PLEASENCE Pascoe, BALMER Nigel
- Journal article citation:
- People Place and Policy Online, 2(1), 2008, Online only
- Publisher:
- Sheffield Hallam University
- Place of publication:
- Sheffield
The incidence of housing problems involving rights is linked closely to long-term illness/disability and broader social exclusion. Drawing on data from the English and Welsh Civil and Social Justice Survey this article explores the extent to which housing rights problems and mental illness co-occur, and the causal connections between them. After controlling for a range of social and demographic predictors, significant associations were found between housing rights problems and mental illness. It was also found that housing rights problems were often reported to lead to stress related illness. It is argued that effective co-ordination of mental health and housing rights advice services is likely to improve both health and justice outcomes.
The differential impact of Medicare home health care policy on impaired beneficiaries
- Authors:
- DAVITT Joan K., MARCUS Steven C.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy Practice, 7(1), 2008, pp.3-22.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The US Balanced Budget Act 1997 was designed to reduce the costs of the Medicate home health programme by linking payments directly to the client’s acuity level, as established by a comprehensive health and functional status assessment. However, while this system was being put in place, an interim programme was introduced which cut home health payments to average 1993 levels. This study uses data from the 1998 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey to examine the impact. Multivariate regression analysis, controlling for health/functional, predisposing and enabling characteristics, demonstrates a dramatic fall in home health use after the introduction of the interim programme by people with impairments in their health, memory and activities of daily living. The authors conclude that the programme encouraged agencies to reduce services for more impaired clients in order to keep within the new financial constraints. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
A new vision for mental health: discussion paper
- Author:
- FUTURE VISION COALITION
- Publisher:
- Future Vision Coalition
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 21p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Argues that the underlying aims of future mental health policy must be to: overcome persistent barriers to social inclusion that continue to affect those with experience of mental health problems; improve the whole-life outcomes of those with experience of mental health problems improve whole-population mental health. This will not be easy to achieve, since attitudes have been ingrained over many decades of use, and because medical models of mental health problems have long dominated the debate about the appropriate focus for policy.
Promoting the mental health and well-being of older people: trainer manual to support the level 2 award
- Authors:
- CLARE Alison, CUTHBERT Sharon Lee
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 157p., CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This training manual provides the resources and materials to deliver training to those involved in improving the mental health and well-being of older people, including paid staff, volunteers and informal carers. It includes guidance for trainers, activities and timings, and suggests learning materials and resources. The manual has been developed to support the Level 2 City and Guilds Award, but can also be used to delivery non-accredited learning programmes. The contents are split into five units: the principles and values that underpin the promotion and well-being and mental health with older people; mental well-being, mental health problems and older people; communication and relationships; working within services to promote well-being and mental health with older people; and developing yourself and your role.
Mental Health Act manual
- Author:
- JONES Richard
- Publisher:
- Sweet and Maxwell
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 1036p.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 11th ed.
The eleventh edition of this guidance focuses on how the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 have been modified by the Mental Health Act 2007. It provides information on new regulations and rules, their implementation and the context of mental health law in general. It includes sections on related and updated legislation and case law, new practices and procedures, the Code of Practice and government guidance. Among updates in this edition are the introduction of a simplified definition of mental disorder; supervised treatment in the community; and the requirement to observe the Code of Practice published under section 118 of the Act and its attendant statement of principles. This is an ideal resource for those seeking a comprehensive understanding of mental health legislation with some helpful explanation.
Getting healthcare, housing support, and community care set up for prisoners who will need it on release
- Authors:
- EDGAR Kimmett, RICKFORD Dora, TALBOT Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Prison Service Journal, 179, September 2008, pp.16-19.
- Publisher:
- Her Majesty's Prison Service of England and Wales
Prisoners with mental health problems or learning disabilities are more likely to re-offend, or to be abused or exploited by others, if they do not get an aftercare package of health, housing and community care services. This article highlights the legislation and policies that oblige local authorities to assess the needs of vulnerable people, prior to release from prison.
Social work with older people
- Authors:
- CRAWFORD Karin, WALKER Janet
- Publisher:
- Learning Matters
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 190p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Exeter
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
This book is an interactive resource with activities and case studies throughout the text. Contemporary research is used to illustrate key points. It covers all aspects of social work with older people and provides suggestions for further reading and links to current guidance and policy documents. The publication is part of a series written specifically to support students on social work degree courses. Contents include: values and ethics in social work with older people; the changing context of social work practice with older people; the legal, policy and political context of social work with older people; mental health and learning disability; sensory impairment and physical impairment; vulnerability and abuse; partnership and participation.
Promoting the mental health and well-being of older people: trainer manual to support the level 3 certificate and the level 3 introductory award
- Authors:
- CLARE Alison, CUTHBERT Sharon Lee
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 333p., CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This training manual provides the resources and materials to deliver training to those involved in improving the mental health and well-being of older people, including paid staff, volunteers and informal carers. It includes guidance for trainers, activities and timings, and suggests learning materials and resources. The manual has been developed to support the Level 3 introductory City and Guilds Award, but can also be used to delivery non-accredited learning programmes. The contents are split into eleven units, which include: communication and relationships; working with carers, families and significant others; supporting participation; supporting older people with dementia; supporting older people with depression and anxiety; and assessment, care, support planning and risk management.