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Mental health in Northern Ireland: fundamental facts 2016
- Author:
- MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 29
- Place of publication:
- London
An overview of key facts and statistics of mental health in Northern Ireland. Brief facts and statistics cover: costs and expenditure of mental health care; mental health problems across the life course; mental health of minority groups, including Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community and Black and minority ethnic groups; suicide and self-harm; and the social determinants of mental health, including poverty an employment. The document also identifies key areas of data on mental health that are missing, specifically relating to Wales. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health hostels: stepping stone or long term home?
- Author:
- MANKTELOW Roger
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health and Social Services
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 21p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Analyses the composition of hostile admissions so that the hostels' operation over a 5 year period can be described, and policy implications discussed.
Mental health under review
- Author:
- DAVIDSON Gavin
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, June 2002, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Gives the BASW response to plans to review policy and practice for mental health services in Northern Ireland.
Social work in mental health: proceedings of the second Northern Ireland conference, Antrim, 17 September 1993
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health and Social Services. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health and Social Services
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 122p.,tables,diags.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Includes papers on: community care and clients rights; community profiles and mental health needs; therapeutic communities in Northern Ireland; the psychiatric social worker and psychosexual services; the impact of recent health policy changes on mental health social work; the changing face of mental health social work in Northern Ireland; the role of the approved social worker; community psychiatric nursing; working with young people with schizophrenia; and the social integration of ex-patients - the social club model.
The mental health and help-seeking behaviour of children and young people in care in Northern Ireland: making services accessible and engaging
- Authors:
- FARGAS-MALET Montserrat, McSHERRY Dominic
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 48(3), 2018, pp.578-595.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Largely as a result of early adverse experiences, children and young people in care are more likely to suffer from mental health difficulties than their peers. Despite these difficulties, they tend to find it hard to seek help and engage with professional services to address their needs. In Northern Ireland, the Mind Your Health study collected data for 233 children and young people in care through phone interviews with their carers, and twenty-five of these young people were interviewed. Focus groups with professionals were also carried out. According to their carers, 35 per cent had diagnosed emotional difficulties, and 36 per cent scored in the abnormal range for the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire’s emotional symptoms scale. Carers described difficulties in accessing mental health services for young people, due to lengthy waiting lists, a lack of information offered and a lack of effort to engage them. Young people found it difficult to engage with these services because of their feelings of stigma, embarrassment, insecurity, guilt and fear. Some felt unable to seek help even from their families and friends. The authors recommend that mental health services are made more locally accessible and waiting times are reduced, with a greater emphasis on pro-active outreach work. (Edited publisher abstract)
Empowering people through physical activity
- Authors:
- et al, McCARTAN Claire
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 88
- Place of publication:
- London
The findings from an exploratory co-produced research project studying how to improve physical activity for people with severe and enduring mental health problems in Northern Ireland. The report provides a summary of a supporting literature review, details of the research methods used, and quantitative and qualitative findings. In total, fifty-seven participants from different mental health service settings signed up for the programme and 31 participated regularly over the 12-weeks. The programme was designed using co-production methods and delivered by personal trainers who had expertise in working with people with mental health problems. Overall, participants reported physical and mental health benefits. These include improved sleep, improved energy, a reduction in the negative side effects of medication, better decision-making, feeling mentally clearer, improvements in mood and lower levels of stress. Engagement with the programme was supported by the social aspect of the programme and the trainer qualifications and experience. The co-research approach gave additional benefits for the co-researchers in terms of training, confidence and a broader insight into the issue of physical and mental health. The project was funded by Disability Research on Independent Living and Learning (DRILL) and employed a co-production approach between people with lived experience of mental health problems, Mental Health Foundation, Queen’s University Belfast, Praxis Care, Platinum Training Institute, Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke and the Northern, South Eastern and Western Recovery Colleges. (Edited publisher abstract)
A tale of four cities
- Author:
- ADAMS Kate
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 5.2.98, 1998, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Describes life for patients and staff at five inner-city general practitioners in Liverpool, Belfast, Glasgow and London.