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Mental health: how do you know your council is doing all it can to improve mental health?
- Author:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
- Publisher:
- Local Government Association
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- London
Summarises of the role of local government in mental health and wellbeing and updates information from a previous Local Government Association publication ‘Being mindful of mental health’. It outlines some of the main ways local government can contribute to mental health. These include: system-wide leadership through health and wellbeing boards (HWBs); public health responsibilities to promote mental wellbeing and prevent poor mental health across the life course; powers related to mental health for children and young people and for adults; and the overview and scrutiny of mental health provision. It shows how despite limited funding, local areas can make progress by using the following approaches: a shared vision for mental health across local partners, integrating adult social care mental health services with the NHS, linking mental and physical health, and providing tailored support to groups with specific mental health needs. Links to additional resources are included. It is one of the Local Government Association 'must know' series. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health promotion and mental health care in refugees and migrants: technical guidance
- Author:
- WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
- Publisher:
- World Health Organization
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- vi, 31
- Place of publication:
- Copenhagen
The experience of migration can be complex and stressful, related to events before departure, during travel and transit, and after arrival. Consequently, refugees and migrants can suffer from mental disorders, although prevalence is highly variable across studies and population groups. This guidance reviews the prevalence of some disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder and depressive and anxiety disorders. It highlights best available evidence on prevalence of mental health disorders in refugees and migrants and interventions. Areas and models for intervention to promote mental health and provide good mental health care to refugee and migrant groups include: promoting social integration, overcoming barriers to access for mental health care; facilitating engagement with services; and treatment for people with mental health problems. Based on evidence regarding risk factors and areas for intervention, eight key priority action areas are identified for consideration by policy-makers regarding the mental health of refugees and migrants. (Edited publisher abstract)
Reforming the Mental Health Act: the implications of the NIHR Mental Health Policy Research Unit's work for the Independent Review
- Author:
- CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Publisher:
- Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 10
- Place of publication:
- London
A briefing paper summarising key findings from ten research studies carried out by the NIHR Mental Health Policy Research Unit to inform the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act. The paper explores issues such as the rising use of the Mental Health Act since 2007; patterns and variations in the use of mental health legislation (between ethnic and migrant groups and across social and clinical factors); approaches to preventing/reducing the use of the Act; compulsory community treatment; and the experiences of patients and carers. The research highlights the continuing inequalities in who is detained and the negative experiences of patients and their families when they are detained in hospital. The briefing outlines the conclusions of those ten studies and explores their implications for both national and local policymakers and commissioners. It highlights the importance of drawing on evidence of what works to reduce the use of compulsory powers and give people and their families a better experience of mental health care. (Edited publisher abstract)