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The Camberwell assessment of need: the validity and reliability of an Instrument to access the needs of people with severe mental illness
- Authors:
- PHELAN Michael, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 167, November 1995, pp.589-595.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
People with severe mental illness often have a complex mixture of clinical and social needs. The Camberwell Assessment of Need (CAN) is a new instrument which has been designed to provide a comprehensive assessment of these needs. There are two versions of the instrument: the clinical version has been designed to be used by staff to plan patients' care; whereas the research version is primarily a mental health service evaluation tool. The CAN has been designed to assist local authorities to fulfil their statutory obligations under the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 to assess needs for community services. The study suggests that the CAN is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing the needs of people with severe mental illness. It is easily learnt by staff from a range of professional backgrounds, and a complete assessment took, on average, around 25 minutes.
Policy briefing: social care funding and mental health
- Author:
- CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Publisher:
- Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
This policy briefing explores the principles that would need to underpin any sustainable social care settlement from the perspective of mental health support for working age adults in England. It reviews the current funding and provision of mental health social work and highlights the vital role mental health social work plays helping people to live independently and to secure their rights and dignity. In addition, local authorities play a key role in providing valuable support carers and commission advocacy services, including for people subject to the Mental Health Act. It concludes that a sustainable solution for social care funding needs to recognise the importance of mental health social work and resolve the confusion between health, housing and social care funding for people with ongoing care needs. (Edited publisher abstract)
Inspection of personal social services for mentally ill people; November 1985 - October 1988
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 44p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A discussion of the findings of a number of Inspectorate inspections of local authority services to mentally ill people. Main issues : policy and philosophy behind services, assessment of need, financing of services, co-ordination
The development of a Local Index of Need (LIN) and its use to explain variations in social services expenditure on mental health care in England
- Authors:
- McCRONE Paul, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 14(3), May 2006, pp.242-253.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This paper's aims are to (1) describe the development of a new indicator of mental health needs, (2) use the index to explain variations in social services expenditure on mental health, and (3) compare the index with other established measures of need. A principal components analysis of sociodemographic variables considered to be indicators of need was used to produce four distinct factors for 148 Local Authority areas in England. A weighted sum of these factors was used to produce a single index. (Weights were the proportion of variance explained by each factor.) The index was used in a regression model to explain variations in spending on mental health care and was compared with (1) a model containing the four individual factors, (2) the current method of allocating resources, (3) the index used to allocate resources to primary care trusts, (4) the Mental Illness Needs Index (MINI), (5) four indices of deprivation produced by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and (6) the average of the above four indices. The new index could explain 54% of variation, compared with 56% using the current method. The four-factor model could explain 66%, whilst the other models could explain between 37% and 20%. This new index has the advantage that it is not based on previous levels of utilisation or expenditure and yet still explains a comparable amount of variation as the current method. However, a disaggregated model containing individual factors may be preferable.
Lighting the way
- Author:
- McCURRY Patrick
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 48, 5.11.03, 2003, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Looks at some of the key lessons identified by the Beacon Councils Kensington and Chelsea, Surrey, Darlington in addressing the needs of children with mental health problems.
Slow progress
- Authors:
- ANDREWS Fred, BURDON Paul, COOPER Kevin Huggins
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 21.2.02, 2002, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
During the past two years, the Audit Commission's, district audit, which audits local authority and NHS spending, has reviewed the provision of mental health and rehabilitation services for older people by the NHS and local authorities. Reports on the author's findings.
Don't look now
- Author:
- BURROWS Gideon
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.11.01, 2001, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The Mental Health Foundation estimates there are up to 20,000 regular street drinkers in towns across the UK. For many of the street drinkers inadequate housing, poverty, and poor mental health are related to the root causes of their drinking. However, because many of them do not fall under categories such as homeless, they are often ignored by service providers. Investigates why this is the case.
The development of the educational psychology service role in the child and adolescent mental health service
- Authors:
- SMITH Dave, HIBBERT Keith
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 4(1), March 1999, pp.14-17.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
Looks at the role of educational psychology services provided by local education authorities, with specific reference to services provided in Durham.
Mental health and housing: a crisis on the streets
- Author:
- GLOVER Nicola
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 21(4), 1999, pp.327-337.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article analyses whether the failures in community care can be derived from failures in the provision of housing owing to the underestimation of its role in the community care process. Asks whether community care overlooked the basic housing needs of discharged patients rendering impossible any effective benefits which could have been achieved from the community care policy and whether the law relating to housing rights failed to ensure an adequate framework for care in the community, thereby exacerbating the problems faced by released psychiatric patients.
Caring about mental health
- Authors:
- LYNCH Margaret A., BROWNE Kevin D.
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse Review, 4(3), August 1995, pp.157-160.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
A group with a high rate of unmet mental health needs are families coming to the notice of local authorities because of child protection issues. Discusses how such difficulties can be assessed and successful interventions be made.