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Prevalence of parental mental illness in Australian families
- Authors:
- MAYBERRY Darryl John, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 33(1), January 2009, pp.22-26.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
The purpose was to provide multiple estimates of the numbers of Australian and Victorian families and children living in families where a parent has had a mental illness. The Australian Bureau of Statistics Victorian Mental Health Branch service usage and data collected from 701 community participants to triangulate prevalence information were used. According to population estimates, 23.3% of all children in Australia have a parent with a non-substance mental illness, 20.4% of mental health service users have dependent children and 14.4% of the community study participants report having at least one parent with a mental illness. The multiple prevalence estimates of the numbers of children in families with parental mental illness provide fundamental information for psychiatric policy, planning and programming.
When equality is not really equal: affirmative action and consumer participation
- Authors:
- HAPPELL Brenda, ROPER Cath
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Public Mental Health, 5(3), September 2006, pp.6-11.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Consumer participation in mental health service planning and delivery is now authorised through Australian government policy. While strategies have been implemented to foster opportunities for participation, they have rarely been evaluated for their effectiveness. Furthermore, the inadequacy of these strategies to support policy implementation has been criticised in the literature and identified as a major obstacle to genuine and effective consumer participation in mental health care. This paper argues that there is an urgent need for affirmative action in order to overcome the current and historical discrimination that prevents consumers from active participation.
A tarnished vision
- Author:
- DOBSON Alex
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 64, 2004, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Looks at recent developments in mental health service provision in Wales.
Mental health: care in crisis
- Author:
- BURNS Lucy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 30.11.95, 1995, p.1.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Asks whether the community care policy for people with mental health problems is in crisis.
A strategy for Wales
- Author:
- RENSHAW Judy
- Journal article citation:
- Insight, 11.10.89, 1989, p.19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Publishing
Analyses the Welsh Office's 'Mental Illness Services : A Strategy for Wales'.
First Nations and Inuit mental wellness strategic action plan
- Author:
- LANGLOIS Kathy
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Leadership in Public Services, 4(1), April 2008, pp.7-12.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Health Canada established a Mental Wellness Advisory Committee (MWAC) in collaboration with the representative bodies of Canada's First Nations and Inuit - the Assembly of First Nations and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami - to develop a strategic action plan to improve mental wellness outcomes of First Nations and Inuit. A participatory, inclusive and consensus-based approach to the MWAC work has been key to the successful development of the strategic action plan and has brought credence and legitimacy to the process. MWAC, the strategic action plan and the ready linkages with MHCC are important guides for moving forwards to improve the mental wellness outcomes of Canada’s First Nations and Inuit.
The mental health context
- Author:
- WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
- Publisher:
- World Health Organization
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 46p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Geneva
This report describes the current global context of mental health. Beginning with an outline of the current burden of mental disorders, the module sets the stage by describing the historical background to the current situation and summarising recent developments in the understanding, treatment and care of people with mental disorders. An analysis is provided of trends in global health reform and their implications for mental health. To illustrate how these global trends can be addressed by governments, and to introduce the reader to the guidance package, a summary is then provided of the modules in the guidance package. This module will enable readers to gain an understanding of the global context of mental health and to select which modules will be useful to them in their particular situations. Part of a series on good practice in mental health care.
Mental health and social inclusion: mental health in the mainstream: working paper two
- Author:
- RANKIN Jennifer
- Publisher:
- Institute for Public Policy Research
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 22p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Mental health problems deny people many ordinary opportunities. It has been estimated that someone with a serious mental health problem is four times more likely than an ‘average’ person to have no close friends. In a survey, 84 per cent of people with mental health problems reported feeling isolated, compared with 29 per cent of the general population (Mind 2004). These barriers to basic social networks signal the wider social exclusion of people with mental health problems. There is increasing understanding about the links between poor mental health and social exclusion. This paper explores these links and aims to add to the momentum for change, for good mental health to become ‘everybody’s business’, as well as a core objective for social policy.
User involvement: a contemporary overview
- Author:
- WILLIAMSON Toby
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 9(1), March 2004, pp.6-12.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
Provides an overview of what user involvement means in relation to the current mental health system in Britain, and people's experience of having contact with that system. Looks at the change in policy and the emphasis on user involvement, and asks how much user involvement can achieve and for who.
Investing in hope
- Author:
- RUSSELL Conrad
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 23.10.97, 1997, p.16.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Describes how helping people who are mentally ill takes time, money and a climate where professionals are able to exchange information. Argues that unless we can make this a reality, the prospects for mentally ill people remain bleak.