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Improving the mental health of the population: towards a strategy on mental health for the European Union: green paper
- Author:
- EUROPE. Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General
- Publisher:
- European Commission
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 25p.
- Place of publication:
- Brussels
The Green paper aims to launch a public consultation on how better to tackle mental illness and promote mental wellbeing in the EU, in line with the mandate for action at Community level. If confirmed, the initiative should lead to the development of a Commission proposal for an EU-strategy on mental health in late 2006.
Lethal consequences
- Author:
- BENNETT Joanna
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 34, July 2005, pp.6-7.
- Publisher:
- MIND
The author discusses the risks for both service users and staff in using physical restraint in mental health care and highlights the reasons why it should be eliminated in mental health practice.
Mental health
- Author:
- NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BUREAU
- Publisher:
- National Children's Bureau
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The paper looks at what is known about the mental health and emotional well-being of looked after children and young people. It gives a description of mental health and emotional well-being and presents children and young people’s views of mental health and emotional well-being. The paper then examines how healthy care can promote and protect the mental health and emotional well-being of looked after children and young people.
Feeling good: promoting children's mental health
- Author:
- SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Publisher:
- Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- London
These activity sheets provide parents and their children aged 4 to 7 with a unique resource to help them talk about how they feel and what makes them happy or sad, stressed or secure. The sheets include pictures of home and school life designed to show a range of events that happen to young children. Guidance notes help parents use the sheets to help their children explore their emotions and talk about what makes them have different feelings.
Learning disabilities and mental health: a nursing perspective
- Authors:
- RAGHAVAN Raghu, PATEL Pradip R.
- Publisher:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 248p.
- Place of publication:
- Chichester
This book provides an evidence–based perspective on the care of individuals with learning disabilities and mental health problems. Around 30-40% of people with learning disabilities will experience mental health disorders during their lives. Many learning disability nurses and a significant number of mental health nurses are in daily contact with this group, and their complex needs are not often well understood. The book: examines current theory and practice in supporting people with learning disabilities and additional mental health needs; evaluates the learning disability nursing contribution to care; identifies the key knowledge and skills required by learning disability and mental health nurses and other health care professionals; addresses key issues in contemporary practice; and explores assessment of needs in order to provide needs–led services. It is likely to be of value for both mental health professionals wanting to gain a greater understanding of the application of their discipline to people with learning disabilities, and for those who care for people with a learning disability seeking more understanding of identifying and responding to mental health disorders.
Promoting the public's mental health: a changing mentality: conference report: Tuesday 20th September 2005, Paragon Hotel, Birmingham
- Author:
- SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Publisher:
- Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 26p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The use of emotions and labelling has been shown to encourage people to consider their own feelings and it challenges potential stereotypes which they may hold. It promotes mental health as a fact of life, something common to us all as human beings. It normalises mental health issues and therefore can help to shift attitudes and challenge stigma and discrimination. This juxtaposition of feelings/labels against an image has proven to be effective and engaging with all age groups and it is a treatment that was welcomed by those who have experienced mental health problems as well as those working in mental health and of course the target audience, the general public.
Investigating the links between mental health and behaviour in schools
- Authors:
- SHUCKSMITH Janet, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Aberdeen
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 173p.
- Place of publication:
- Aberdeen
This study was commissioned in April 2004 by the Pupil Support and Inclusion Division of the Scottish Executive Education Department. The work was undertaken by a group of researchers in the Rowan Group at the University of Aberdeen. The emphasis is on providing ‘mental health promotion for all, family-centred care, early identification and intervention, moving care to natural settings such as schools, and interdisciplinary approaches based on evidence of effectiveness and permeated by a philosophy of continuous quality improvement.’ The health promoting school’s framework is used here to structure the format of this report, by focusing on the three essential elements to a school’s operation: ethos and environment; curriculum and partnerships.
Moving on: key learning from Rowan Ward: working to improve in patient services for older people with mental health problems
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Care Services Improvement Partnership has produced this leaflet to share learning, provide information and useful contacts to colleagues in development centres, strategic health authorities, primary care trusts, local authorities and all organisations working to improve in patient services for older people with mental health problems.
Mental health in the mainstream
- Author:
- RANKIN Jennifer
- Publisher:
- Institute for Public Policy Research
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 98p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Poor mental health is one of the biggest social issues in the UK. At any one time, one in six people experience mental health problems. This has high costs for individuals and their families and a significant impact on national prosperity and wellbeing. Poor mental health is inextricably linked to poverty and exclusion, worklessness, crime, chronic illness, low educational attainment, antisocial behaviour and lack of social cohesion. This report sets out why mental health should be a mainstream priority for policymakers. It puts forward a vision of what our response to mental health could look like in 2025 and focuses on how the health system can be improved to offer better support for people with mental health problems and promote the mental health of the whole community.
What can the Human Rights Act 1998 do for my mental health?
- Author:
- HALE Brenda
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Family Law Quarterly, 17(3), 2005, pp.295-305.
- Publisher:
- Jordan Publishing
This article explores the potential use the Human Rights Act 1998 in the field of mental health. It is based on the text of the Paul Sieghart Memorial Lecture, presented at the British Institute of Human Rights on 7 July 2004.