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Guardianship under the Mental Health Act 1983, England: 2013
- Author:
- HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INFORMATION CENTRE
- Publisher:
- Health and Social Care Information Centre
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 16
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
Statistical report providing information about cases of guardianship under Sections 7 and 37 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in England. It contains information at national, regional and local authority level. Of relevance to anyone with responsibility for handling applications for guardianship or who is involved in monitoring uses of the Mental Health Act and the rights of people with mental problems. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health and people with learning disabilities in Northern Ireland: an overview of current policy
- Author:
- BARR Owen
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, 1(1), March 2007, pp.13-17.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article addresses three broad areas. First, it provides an overview of the current structure of health and social services within Northern Ireland and summarises how these structures are expected to change within the next few years. Second, it outlines the key policy objectives in relation to the health of people with learning disabilities, giving particular attention to individuals among this population who develop mental health problems. Third, it considers key challenges that may lie ahead if the recently stated policy objectives are to be realised.
Channel crossing
- Author:
- HUNTER Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 16.09.04, 2004, pp.42-43.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on an Anglo-French partnership, between Medway Council and the Maison de l'Initiative in the Grande Synthe region, which is pioneering 'cultural mediation' as a way to combat exclusion among ethnic minorities. The project is funded until July 2005 by the European Union's Interreg IIIA programme. In Medway the project is focusing on improving access to social services for people from ethnic minorities with mental health needs, physical disabilities and learning difficulties. In France the mediators are targeting employment issues for ethnic minorities.
The buck stops here
- Authors:
- GLEGHORN Maggie, BENNETT Andrea, TAYLOR Elizabeth
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 20.2.97, 1997, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
People with learning difficulties who also have mental health problems are being passed backwards and forwards. The authors explain an initiative which aims to improve service co-ordination.
Personal social services local authority statistics: residential accommodation for people with mental illness and people with learning disabilities; local authority supported residents, year ending 31 March 1994. England
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 57p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Performance review in local government: a handbook for auditors and local authorities; social services
- Author:
- AUDIT COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- HMSO Books
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 55p., tables, bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides an introduction to service provision, an outline of current management issues and a guide to performance review for each of the following groups : children, elderly, mentally handicapped, mentally ill and physically handicapped.
There to help 2: ensuring provision of appropriate adults for vulnerable adults detained or interviewed by police
- Author:
- BATH Chris
- Publisher:
- National Appropriate Adult Network
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 115
- Place of publication:
- Ashford
Based on Freedom of Information Act requests to police forces in England and Wales, this report provides an updated on the need for, and access to, appropriate adults (AA) for vulnerable adults in police custody. Vulnerable adults may have a mental illness, learning disability, brain injury or autism. The report provides information on: the identification of need for an AA amongst adult suspects; the application of the AA safeguard (the extent to which vulnerable adult suspects actually receive the support of an AA); and the availability of organised AA provision in England and Wales. Based on police figures, the report finds that in the 12 months ending 31st March 2018 at least 111,445 police detentions and voluntary interviews of vulnerable adult suspects were carried out without the support of an 'appropriate adult'. It also found that where police had no access to an organised AA scheme, they were half as likely to record an adult as needing one. Despite being a key recommendation of There to Help (2015), local authorities are only legally required to run schemes for children, not for vulnerable adults. The report makes a number of recommendations. (Edited publisher abstract)
Tools for inclusive activation: improving the social inclusion of people furthest from the labour market
- Author:
- EUROPEAN SOCIAL NETWORK
- Publisher:
- European Social Network
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 51
- Place of publication:
- Brussels
This toolkit for senior social services professionals provides guidance and practice examples on inclusion strategies of people furthest from the labour market. These include the long-term unemployed, people with disabilities, young people, migrants and refugees, homeless people, people with mental illness or single parents. It is based on the findings from a literature review and a questionnaire focus group discussion from members of the Social European Network. Drawing on an analysis of the literature, a questionnaire and seminar discussion with members of the Social European Network, the toolkit covers three key areas of guidance when designing inclusive activation policy and practice. These are: coordination between services - which could involve care coordinators, On-stop-shops or public-private partnerships; availability and adequacy of resources; and designing pathways to inclusion for specific groups who are not immediately employable and need tailored support to integrate in the labour market. These populations include the long-term unemployed, people with disabilities, young people, migrants and refugees, homeless people or people suffering from mental illness, and single parents with caring duties. Practice examples include the Disability and vulnerable people employment strategy implemented in Gloucestershire County Council in the United Kingdom. (Edited publisher abstract)
Social services statistics Wales: 2007-08
- Author:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT DATA UNIT WALES
- Publisher:
- Local Government Data Unit Wales
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 106p., tables
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This publication is based on information collected by local authority social services departments in Wales and provided to the Local Government Data Unit - Wales (Data Unit). All information is based on the financial year 2007-08 unless otherwise stated.
The mental health of young people looked after by local authorities in Wales: the report of a survey in 2002/2003 by the Office for National Statistics on behalf of the Welsh Assemby Government
- Authors:
- MELTZER Howard, et al
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics,|Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 164p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report presents the findings of a survey of the mental health of young people, aged 5-17, looked after by local authorities in Wales. The first part of the report focuses on the prevalence rates of mental disorders among young people looked after by local authorities. The second part shows a range of information including their background, personal and familial characteristics, physical health, use of services and social functioning.