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Services for people with disability from Chinese backgrounds
- Authors:
- FISHER Karen R., GLANFIELD Georgina
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy Research Centre Newsletter, 101, February 2009, pp.1, 4-5.
- Publisher:
- University of New South Wales. Social Policy Research Centre
Australia's largest migrant group, people from Chinese backgrounds, are among the least represented in the use of formal disability support services. This article summarises research findings on barriers to service support; the impact of culture, language and recent migration on preferences for service support; and responsiveness of service providers. The study aimed to inform future participatory research with people with disability and draw conclusions about possible policy directions to meet the preferences of people with disability from Chinese backgrounds.
Caring for people with a mental disability at home: Australian carers' perceptions of service provision
- Authors:
- VECCHIO Nerina, STEVENS Stella, CYBINSKI Patti
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 44(2), April 2008, pp.125-134.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This study investigates carer perceptions of the adequacy of assistance received by comparing two populations: those with a mental disability and those with a physical disability in Australia by using data representing 12.5% of the total population. This very large sample provides robust evidence for the study’s findings. Of those caring for individuals with severe core disabilities, 21.6% of those with a mental disability compared to only 8.3% of carers of those with a physical disability reported inadequate service assistance. Greater involvement of consumers and their families in health care service planning will provide opportunities to deliver more appropriate services and enhance equities within this sector.
Channel crossing
- Author:
- HUNTER Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 16.09.04, 2004, pp.42-43.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on an Anglo-French partnership, between Medway Council and the Maison de l'Initiative in the Grande Synthe region, which is pioneering 'cultural mediation' as a way to combat exclusion among ethnic minorities. The project is funded until July 2005 by the European Union's Interreg IIIA programme. In Medway the project is focusing on improving access to social services for people from ethnic minorities with mental health needs, physical disabilities and learning difficulties. In France the mediators are targeting employment issues for ethnic minorities.
They deserve better
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 2.9.04, 2004, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Draws attention to the difficulties disabled parents often have in obtaining their entitlements under community care legislation. A failure to meet needs relating to impairment and disabling barriers can mean that parents lack the practical support required to carry out parenting tasks. Some parents cannot get help unity their family is in crisis and this can result in their ability to look after their children being questioned.
Will the gates open?
- Author:
- FOGGITT Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 2.9.04, 2004, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at how identity card schemes could further marginalise vulnerable people, and create barriers to vulnerable people getting the services they need.
Is help easily at hand?
- Author:
- SALE Anabel Unity
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.5.04, 2004, pp.28-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Direct payments were introduced to empower service users. Looks at their impact so far and the barriers that exist to people taking-up direct payments.
Service for all: making it happen; a report from the Service for All conference held on 18 June 2003 in Edinburgh
- Author:
- SERVICE FOR ALL CONFERENCE
- Publisher:
- Scottish Human Services Trust
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 42p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The conference aimed to bring people together to exchange information, examples of good practice and ideas about making NHS services more accessible. The main elements of the event were to: understand access from the perspective of people with disabilities, people with mental health problems and older people, what helps and what are the main problems?; identify good practice in Scotland and start a database of good practice; share ideas around practical solutions and on ways to get advice and help from others; and inform ongoing development of policies and advice for the Scottish Executive and the NHS in Scotland on how the NHS and people who use services can work together to improve access. Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, the NHS and other service providers have to think actively about how to make services accessible. This legislation is important but making this happen is not just about following legislation. It is about people sharing a vision of what a service for all looks like, of imagining better and working together to make it real.
Mental health care needs and preferences for mothers of children with a disability
- Authors:
- GILSON K. M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child: Care, Health and Development, 44(3), 2018, pp.384-391.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: Mothers of children with a disability are at increased risk of poor mental health compared with mothers of typically developing children. The aim of the study was to describe the mental health care needs and preferences for support of mothers of children and young people aged 0–25 years with a disability. Methods: A cross‐sectional study was used, using an online survey with 294 mothers of children with a disability. Questions were asked about mental health, perceived need for support, barriers to accessing mental health care, and preferences for support. Descriptive and chi‐squared analyses were performed. Results: High rates of mental ill health were self‐identified in the previous 12 months, with reported clinically significant depression (44%), anxiety (42%), and suicidality (22%). Nearly half (48%) of the mothers reported high to very high psychological distress. Although 75% of mothers perceived a need for professional support, only 58% attempted to access this. Key barriers to accessing support were caregiving duties making it difficult to schedule appointments (45%) and not perceiving the mental health problem as serious enough to require help (36%). Individual counselling was the preferred type of support (66%) followed by professionally guided relaxation (49%) and education about mental health (47%). Support was considered most critical at the time of diagnosis and during medical intervention for their child. Conclusions: Although mental health problems were common and mothers perceived the need for professional help, several key barriers were preventing mothers from accessing help. Our study suggests that improving mothers' knowledge of when and where to seek help (mental health literacy) may encourage their access to support. There also needs to be more accessible treatment to mothers given the high care demands that are placed upon them. (Edited publisher abstract)
The implications of disability protests for social work practice
- Author:
- BARNARTT Sharon N.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 6(1/2), 2007, pp.195-215.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The demands made by over 800 disability protests in the USA are examined. Across all impairment types, these include accessibility of buildings, transport and communication; and equal opportunity in relation to employment, education and independent living. Impairment-specific demands have also been made. Those with mobility difficulties have campaigned for routine accessibility not only of public buildings but of private homes. People with hearing problems focus on communication issues, but also want the recognition and acceptance of deaf culture. This has, for example, led to an interest in the relative merits of mainstream or specialist education, and a negative attitude among some deaf people to cochlear implants. Among blind people, demands have focused on transport and building accessibility, and wages and conditions in sheltered employment. For those with psychiatric impairments, key issues are patient rights and the challenging of stigma, while for those with severe developmental disabilities abuse within institutional settings remains a problem. The implications of these demands for social workers are briefly discussed. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Direct payments in England: factors linked to variations in local provision
- Authors:
- FERNANDEZ Jose-Luis, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Policy, 36(1), January 2007, pp.97-121.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
Direct payments have moved to the heart of the government's drive for increased user choice. At the same time, implementation has remained disappointing. This article explores the demand, supply and related factors associated with patterns of local variability in uptake and intensity of care package provision. Statistical analyses are conducted for key client groups – people with physical disabilities, older people, people with learning disabilities and people who use mental health services – using data for England from 2000–01 to 2002–03. The results suggest that direct payments variability reflects a complex array of factors, both within and beyond the control of local public actors. In particular, while local policy preferences appear to shape the extent of direct payments growth, the results also demonstrate that understanding levels of activity requires attention to local circumstances.