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Purchasing power: getting the best for older people
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, ILIFFE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, November 2008, pp.26-29.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The authors discuss some of the challenges facing commissioners who are purchasing mental health services for older people. They briefly highlight some of the main complexities which include: the complexity of older people's identities; the make up of workforces; the difficult nature of work with older people; and the multiple agencies involved in working with older people. It is argued that consistent application of a long-term strategy, which allows the accumulation of small changes across agencies and disciplines, is likely to be the key to success. It sets out the issues that need to be addressed, the pitfalls to avoid, and examines a series of objectives for commissioners.
What should you expect at your age?
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, ILIFFE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 132, March 2005, pp.6-8.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Discusses complaints of gross neglect of mental health services for older people and an alleged national scandal of ignoring their heightened suicide risk are often heard, asking what is going on and why such services are still seen as the Cinderella. Asks how things might be improved by the voluntary sector, drawing on its experiences and critical perspectives.
Spirit of inquiry
- Authors:
- STANLEY Nicky, MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 21.10.04, 2004, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at the potential and pitfalls of inquiries and argues that they have much to contribute to learning, but that this is not always realised. Argues that reform of inquiries should build on this and also make the most of the capacity of inquiries to learn from each other.
Working with older people from black and minority ethnic groups who have depression
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, MORIARTY Jo
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 10(1), March 2009, pp.24-31.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Despite the growing evidence base about depression and anxiety and its application to service settings and practice, there is still a shortage of practice examples about what works and for whom. This is particularly true of specialist groups, such as people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. This article discusses policy and legislative encouragements to think about equality of access and diversity issues in mental health services and wider mental health promotion activities. It analyses recent research and policy documents in the context of demographic change and practice. It argues that the context of personalisation in England may provide new opportunities to consider what older people will find most acceptable and effective in meeting their needs, but notes the challenges that this will bring to community-based organisations and specialist services.
Students' mental health needs: problems and responses
- Editors:
- STANLEY Nicky, MANTHORPE Jill
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 272p.bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
This book explores how the needs of students can be best met by student and community mental health services. It examines in practical detail how campus based agencies can work with voluntary agencies, community practitioners and students' families to provide effective support for students with mental health problems. The contexts of students' family relationships, debt, financial difficulty and substance abuse are also discussed.
Reading mental health inquiries: messages for social work
- Authors:
- STANLEY Nicky, MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work, 1(1), April 2001, pp.77-99.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article examines the findings of a series of mental health inquiry reports published in the UK during the 1990s and identifies implications for social workers operating in the field of mental health. These inquiry reports have been enormously influential in determining the shape of both services and new legislation. They have also delivered messages concerning practice both in terms of interprofessional communication and coordination and regarding direct work with service users. It is argued that social workers can use these inquiries to define their role more constructively and to distinguish their precise contribution to the network of mental health services. This may be particularly necessary at a time of major change.
Under-protection and over-protection: managing the risk of financial abuse
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, BRADLEY Greta
- Journal article citation:
- Breakthrough, 2(1), 1998, pp.35-43.
This article focuses on the issue of financial abuse, arguing that this has been comparatively neglected in work with users of mental health services. Using a case history approach it discusses the concept and definitions of financial abuse and the perspectives of practitioners working in community support services. Issues of gender and mental (in)capacity are raised and the discussion is placed in the context of current service organisations within the UK.