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Housing for people who are severely mentally ill
- Editors:
- HAMMOND Terry, WALLACE Pat
- Publisher:
- National Schizophrenia Fellowship
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 30p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Kingston upon Thames
A guide aimed at statutory and voluntary bodies concerned with planning and developing services in the community for severely mentally ill people, and in particular planning of a housing strategy.
Indicators for mental health in the population: a series of 2 workshops organised by the Faculty of Public Health Medicine, the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Department of Health; workshop 1: defining needs; workshop 2: measuring outcome
- Editors:
- JENKINS Rachel, GRIFFITHS Sian
- Publisher:
- HMSO/Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 128p.,tables,diags.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Reports from 2 workshops exploring how the necessary information is collected to provide for planning, controlling and developing needs-oriented services in a purchaser/provider environment.
Rehabilitation and community care
- Author:
- PILLING Stephen
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 175p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
A practical guide to community care of the mentally ill. Shows how careful planning and implementation is required, and stresses the importance of teamwork and quality assurance. Includes chapters on day care and carers. Each chapter contains checklists and performance guides. Aimed at students and health and social services professionals.
Is race on your agenda?: improving mental health services for people from black and minority groups
- Authors:
- CHRISTIE Yvonne, BLUNDEN Roger
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 24p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Part 1 is on gaps in services and includes advocacy, interpreting services, staff training, and planning and consultation. Part 2 offers guidelines for consultation with users, linked with specific grant proposals, stressing the importance of ensuring that local mental health services are responsive to the needs of people from black and minority groups.
Community mental health teams: lessons for planners and managers
- Authors:
- PATMORE Charles, WEAVER Tim
- Publisher:
- Good Practices in Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 192p.,tables,diags.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report commissioned by the Department of Health. Examines practices at 6 Community Mental Health Centres, looking at: team resources, organisation and management; the clients served; services provided to sufferers from serious mental illness; high care support teams; and teamwork at multi-professional CMHC's. Concludes with lessons for planners and managers.
The shape of care to come: community care in the counties
- Author:
- ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY COUNCILS
- Publisher:
- Association of County Councils
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 32p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks, from a practical perspective, at the role County Councils have to play in the provision of community care. Includes sections on: inspection and registration, complaints procedures, helping mentally ill people, alcohol and drug abuse, community care planning, assessment and care management, and care packaging and purchasing.