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Mental health and homelessness: planning and delivering mental health services for homeless people
- Author:
- NHS CONFEDERATION. Mental Health Network
- Publisher:
- NHS Confederation. Mental Health Network
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Around 70% of people accessing homelessness services have a mental health problem. St Mungo’s homelessness charity has estimated that 64% of their clients have drug and/or alcohol problems. Although the causes of homelessness are complex, mental ill health is a major contributing factor. Becoming homeless can worsen existing conditions or cause a mental health problem to occur. This Briefing sets out the policy context around tackling homelessness and addressing the mental health needs of homeless people. It also examines what considerations need to be made when planning, designing and delivering mental health services for homeless people and highlights many examples of good practice. The report concludes that access to mental health services for homeless people can be improved through improving staff awareness and delivering services differently – including use of non-clinical settings – plus through effective joint working with partner agencies.
Exploring the factors influencing care management arrangements in adult mental health services
- Authors:
- HUGHES Jane, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 23(1), 2005, pp.31-42.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
This article explores issues intrinsic to the development of integrated care for adults with mental health problems: multidisciplinary team working practices; arrangements for determining eligibility and assessment; integrating care management and CPA; and joint commissioning. It comprises information from six case studies derived primarily from interviews with senior and first-time managers, consequent on a national study of care management arrangements. These findings are discussed in the light of current policy initiatives and demonstrate the complexities of developing assessment and care management arrangements with an integrated service framework.
Right approach
- Author:
- KEYS Robert
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 25.9.97, 1997, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
A care programme approach can be the cause of bed-blocking in acute psychiatric wards. This article explains how one trust has revised its policy to avoid delays in discharge.
Implementing caring for people: the role of the GP and primary healthcare team
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 30p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Part of a series of studies looking into the implementation of the NHS and Community Care Act 1990. This paper made recommendations for changes and improvements to the implementation process, where it involves GP's and primary health care teams, under the following headings: referrals for assessment; assessment; care management; discharge from hospital; admissions to care; information systems; black and minority ethnic communities; user and carer experiences; people with mental health problems; working relationships; and commissioning and purchasing.