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From famine to feast as dual diagnosis features in new UK government policy and strategy
- Author:
- HAMILTON Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Dual Diagnosis, 10(3), 2017, pp.120-122.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to outline the latest policy announcements by the UK Government and how they relate to people who have co-occurring mental health and substance use problems. Design/methodology/approach: A rapid review was undertaken of policy, strategy and guidance. Findings: All three publications are united by their ambition to improve the care and treatment for people who have developed problems with substances and their mental health. The challenge will be to realise these ambitions in an environment where financial and human resources are contracting. Originality/value: It is important for clinicians, commissioners of treatment and researchers to be kept informed of policy development and how these initiatives will affect people with mental health and substance use problems. (Publisher abstract)
Supported decision making: experiences, approaches and preferences
- Authors:
- DAVIDSON Gavin, et al
- Publishers:
- Praxis Care, Mencap, Queens University Belfast
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 72
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This report presents the findings from research which explores how people are supported to make their own decisions. The report includes the results of a review of literature on supported decision making, including different approaches; a review of key guidance; and findings from interviews with 41 people with mental health problems and/ or intellectual disabilities carried out by peer researchers. The interviews provided an in-depth understanding of people’s experiences of support for decision making and their ideas on how decision making should be supported in the future. The research was funded by the Disability Research on Independent Living and Learning (DRILL) programme and was led by Praxis Care in partnership with Mencap NI and Queen’s University Belfast. The findings identified three things that participants felt make decision making harder: the type of decision; the role of other people; and what the outcome might be. Time was also identified as an important factor. In terms of support, people said they would like: practical support including more accessible information; emotional support including someone to talk to; and sometimes the options to choose from. The report makes a number of recommendations for how support for decision making should be provided but also specifically for how these findings might help to inform how the new support principle in the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 should be implemented in practice. (Edited publisher abstract)
The experimental research on well-being since 2004
- Author:
- CAAN Woody
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Public Mental Health, 14(4), 2015, pp.211-2013.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the claim by the Chief Medical Officer for England that "There is virtually no robust, peer-reviewed evidence to support a ‘well-being’ approach to mental health". Design/methodology/approach: Secondary research using research literature from two widely available databases, Scopus and Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts. Randomised controlled trials were sought that focused on 'well-being' (including well-being or wellness), from 2004 to the present. Findings: With both clinical samples and non-clinical populations, a variety of experimental trials were found. Studies were identified with both positive benefits and no benefits from intervention. The most numerous type of paper reported positive benefits for clinical patients. Research limitations/implications: Only a single reader classified the studies in this investigation, so the inter-rater reliability may be limited. Only two databases were searched. However, future work (such as that in progress by the What Works Centre for Wellbeing) may find an abundance of evidence on mental well-being. Practical implications: In many settings, well-being can improve after intervention. Social implications: What is measured as 'well-being' may need to take into account the perspective of the specific population being studied. Originality/value: This small-scale study was undertaken to inform policy in the new Public Mental Health Network. (Publisher abstract)
Staircases, elevators and cycles of change: 'Housing first' and other housing models for homeless people with complex support needs
- Authors:
- JOHNSEN Sarah, TEIXEIRA Ligia
- Publisher:
- Crisis
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 40p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report summarises a study from the Centre for Housing Policy (University of York) and Crisis which reviewed the evidence base regarding the effectiveness of both orthodox and innovative models of supported housing for homeless people with complex support needs. The study assessed existing evidence regarding what works for homeless people with complex support needs and drew together lessons learned in other developed countries. The study involved a review of international literature and a series of interviews with 19 key stakeholders in the UK, US and Australia. The UK-based interviewees included policy makers, commissioners and practitioners working in the homelessness, mental health and substance misuse fields. The overseas participants included homelessness service providers and researchers. The research focused on homeless people with complex support needs, such as moderate-to-severe mental health problems, and substance abuse problems. The report begins with a review of international literature, providing an overview of linear housing models as well as the Housing First model. Next the report examines developments in the UK and explores the extent to which the Housing First model might be replicated in the UK. The report concludes with a discussion of the implications for policy and services.
Public mental health: evidence, practice and commissioning
- Author:
- CAMPION Jonathan
- Publisher:
- Royal Society for Public Health
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 233
- Place of publication:
- London
Based on a review of recent literature, this report summarises evidence around public mental health practice. Public mental health practice takes a population approach to mental health which includes three levels of mental disorder prevention and mental wellbeing promotion. The review covers: the impact of mental health problems and of mental wellbeing; risk factors for mental disorder and protective factors for mental wellbeing; groups at higher risk of poor mental health; effective interventions to treat mental disorder and to prevent associated impacts, preventing mental disorder from arising and promoting mental wellbeing; and economic savings of different public mental health interventions. It finds that despite the existence of cost-effective public mental health interventions, only a minority of people with a mental condition in England receive any treatment, receive interventions to prevent associated impacts or receive intervention to prevent mental conditions or promote mental wellbeing. It sets out a number of actions to improve coverage of evidence based interventions to reduce the population impact of mental disorder and promote population mental wellbeing. The report has been endorsed by the Association of Directors of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Health Education England, Local Government Association, Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of Psychiatrists and RSPH (Royal Society of Public Health). (Edited publisher abstract)
A critical review and analysis of current research and policy relating to disabled children and young people in Scotland: a report to Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People
- Authors:
- STALKER Kirsten, MOSCARDINI Lio
- Publisher:
- Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 65
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The authors provide an overview of issues facing disabled children and young people in Scotland, and draws attention to the specific barriers faced by deaf children, children with learning disabilities and those with mental health problems. The overall aim is to inform the work of Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People in relation to disabled children and young people who have already been identified as a priority group. The report reviews six key studies published since 1999 that give a holistic overview of disabled children’s lives from their perspectives. It also reviews information on relevant research conducted by 31 voluntary organisations and 15 academic researchers. It analyses these key policy areas and related research: welfare benefits reform; Getting It Right for Every Child (GIRFEC); the National Review of Services for Disabled Children in Scotland; education; self-directed support; short breaks; and transition to adulthood. Options for action by the Commissioner are suggested. (Edited publisher abstract)
Effective community mental health services for people with serious mental illness: a critical review
- Author:
- HALL Pauline
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 3(9), May 2000, pp.299-303.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Government policy demands that the majority of people with mental illness are cared for in the community. Yet the implementation of this policy remains controversial and variable in outcome. Reviews the literature on recent developments in community mental health care, and the evidence for their relative effectiveness.