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Branching out
- Author:
- MOORE Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 18.9.08, 2008, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Exeter mental health and learning disability trust has helped one of its rehabilitation schemes become a social firm providing gardening services. The scheme employs former mental health service users and offers work experience to those recovering from mental health problems. The author looks at the process and the factors contributing to the success of establishing Hillcrest Branch as a social firm.
Partners in care: service user employment in the NHS: a user’s perspective
- Author:
- HARDING Emma
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 29(7), July 2005, pp.268-269.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
The user employment programme at Southwest London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust is implemented by a small team of employment specialists working to support people with personal experience of mental ill health to attain and retain jobs within the NHS. There is a triad of support available in terms of enabling people to get jobs by providing weekly details of vacancies and assistance with application forms and interview skills. NHS user employment is particularly important as it enables people to consolidate and make use of what is to the rest of society misconstrued as a dirty secret or even a menace. For the individual themselves, the experience of distress is often a series of life-changing events; being able to make use of the revelations these bring is a natural panacea.
Beacon of hope
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 5.12.02, 2002, p.40.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
While recognition of the importance of the mental health of young people is improving, access to services largely relies on a degree of stability, such as a permanent address or a regular school. But what about the less rooted?. An innovative mental health project in the East Midlands is engaging young people who are homeless, have offended or who are looked after, and has become a beacon NHS service.
Unlocking our community assets in designing a sustainable pathway to recovery in mental health
- Author:
- LILLEY William
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 22(1), 2014, pp.10-14.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to highlight case studies of how housing associations have worked effectively with the NHS and adult social care in developing a joined approach to mental health recovery. Design/methodology/approach: This is primarily two case studies from Bromford. Findings:These are just case studies contributed by the Bromford on existing examples. Originality/value: All material is original and any reference is attributed to the original author. (Publisher abstract)
How can we develop an increased awareness of equality and diversity issues amongst our staff?
- Authors:
- SHAW Su, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 7(1), Spring 2010, pp.65-75.
- Publisher:
- South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust and University of Huddersfield
Equality and diversity have received a high profile in the NHS in recent years. This paper describes a service development initiative consisting of a valuing diversity pathway produced by the South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SWYPFT) and the University of Huddersfield working together. Both of these organisations are committed to valuing diversity and they have a strong history of partnership working. The main aim of the valuing diversity awareness pathway was to give staff and service users the opportunity to ensure that staff working in all care services are better prepared to tackle inequalities and to improve access to services for vulnerable groups of people such as those with a learning disability and others with mental health issues requiring treatment. The project including awareness training days, the purpose of which was to give staff and service users the opportunity to explore each other’s perspectives, beliefs, values, knowledge and behaviours to better prepare them to tackle inequalities and improve access to services. This paper provides background information, an overview of the innovative approach taken to develop the pathway and a more detailed account of the design, delivery and evaluation of the training days.