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A safe haven
- Author:
- NEUSTATTER Angela
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 83, July 2006, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
The author visits Collingham Gardens, the largest children's psychiatric in-patient unit in the country, and looks at the work it does with highly disturbed children.
Size is important
- Author:
- WHITELEY Philip
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 21.8.97, 1997, p.9.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Mental health groups are opposed to the development of a 136-bed psychiatric unit in north London, arguing that resources should go to care in the community. But proponents insist that large does not mean second best.
Public care - a last resort?
- Author:
- BAZALGETTE Louise
- Journal article citation:
- Every Child Journal, 2(1), 2011, pp.52-56.
- Publisher:
- Imaginative Minds
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
One of the primary roles of the care system is to help children and young people develop the resilience they need to negotiate the challenges of adult life. Studies have shown that delays in taking children into care are associated with more serious emotional and behavioural difficulties, and a reduced chance of experiencing a stable experience while in care. This article examines the current thinking that placing children into care should be used as an option of last resort. It suggests that it is this very practice for young people who are difficult to place that is driving the poor outcomes associated with residential care, which is used for only 13% of looked after children. In order to improve the chances of vulnerable young people having stability in care, and being provided the services they need, the article encourages the re-examination of the role that residential care can play, and start using the system for its merits as a viable care option.
The mental health residential care study: the 'hidden costs' of provision
- Authors:
- CHISHOLM Daniel, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 5(3), May 1997, pp.162-172.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reforms to the organization and funding of health and social care in the UK have placed new responsibilities on social and health care purchasers to undertake assessment of the accommodation and care needs of people with mental health problems who are living in the community. This responsibility is hampered by a lack of reliable or complete data on the range of services and costs associated with residential care, in particular the non-accommodation or costs which are hidden in the sense that they are often unaccounted for by individual. This article focuses on these 'hidden costs' and describes a survey of residential care for people with mental health problems in eight areas across England and Wales. Describes the methodology adopted in the costing of residential care, presents the findings and then considers the factors that determine the level of hidden costs in different residential settings, sectors or areas.
Personal social services local authority statistics: residential accommodation for people with mental illness and people with learning disabilities; local authority supported residents at 31 March 1993. England
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- n.p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Personal social services local authority statistics: res. accommodation for mentally ill and mentally handicapped people; no. ofloc.auth., vol., and private homes and places. 31.3.87.England(A/F 8711A)
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- n.p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Homes of their own
- Author:
- SOUTH ESSEX SERVICE USER RESEARCH GROUP (SE-SURG)
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, April 2007, pp.26-29.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This article outlines the results of a consultation, carried out by the South Essex Service User Research Group on behalf of Essex County Council, with people currently living in residential care homes with mental health needs. Participants spanned a wide age range, from young people in their 20s to older people in their 60s. The consultation gathered information about living in residential care, suggested improvements and future aspirations.
A child in chaos
- Author:
- NEUSTATTER Angela
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 82, May 2006, pp.17-18.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
The author reports on the work of the Orchard Unit, which provides residential care for mentally ill adolescents in the North West.
Use and cost of primary care services by people in residential mental health care
- Author:
- CHISHOLM Daniel
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Research Review, 5, May 1998, pp.23-25.
- Publisher:
- Personal Social Services Research Unit
Discusses how the continuing shift of care for people with mental health problems from hospital to community-based settings raises the question of the extent to which this relocation has affected the workloads of not only community mental health professionals but also primary health care workers. Using data from a large, collaborative survey of residential care needs and costs for people with mental health problems in eight areas across England and Wales, the annual GP contract rate for a number of these residential care settings are reported, together with an estimate of the costs associated with these contacts.
The cost of living
- Author:
- LELLIOTT Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 1.2.96, 1996, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Looks at a study of mental health residential facilities in eight areas of England and Wales. The article discusses the range of residential care available to mentally ill people in each area, the characteristics of their residents, the costs of providing the facilities and of services used by residents.