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Mental illness: rights to community care
- Author:
- HARRISON Kate
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 30.4.94 Supplement, 1994, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Explains the provisions of the Community Care Act for people diagnosed as mentally ill, who are to be cared for in the community. Their rights to services include: housing, recreational facilities, after-care, medical treatment, welfare benefits and the right to complain.
Psychiatry: back to the USSR
- Author:
- LINDOW Vivien
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, April 1994, p.13.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Argues that the extension of the Mental Health Act for supervised discharge and the 'at risk' register both bring a loss of freedom and equality for psychiatric patients.
Guidelines for a local charter for users of mental health services
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. National Health Service Executive. Mental Health Task Force Users Group
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. National Health Service Executive. Mental H
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 14p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Guidelines developed from consultation with users and service providers. Designed as a framework for local people to discuss and adapt to create local charters.
Mental health law: civil liberties and the principle of reciprocity
- Author:
- EASTMAN Nigel
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 1.1.94, 1994, pp.43-45.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
At a conference organised by the Law Society, Mental Health Act Commission, and Institute of Psychiatry, possible reform of mental health law was discussed. It was concluded that radical legal reform was required, and that the law should be designed specifically for provision of care in both hospital and the community. Reform should be based on principle rather than pragmatism, particularly the principle of reciprocity - patients' civil liberties may not be removed for the purposes of treatment if resources for that treatment are inadequate. Protection of society from nuisance or even violence is insufficient reason for detention. Legal provision for compulsion of patients, whether in hospital or the community, must be matched by specific rights to treatment.
The twelve commandments
- Author:
- STRONG Susannah
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 6.10.94, 1994, p.11.
Lewisham and Guy's Mental Health Trust has drawn up a code of practice - with users' co-operation.
Care in the community: services users - what they want
- Author:
- SONE Kendra
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 26.5.94 Supplement, 1994, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
There is still resistance from some professionals to service users having any input in shaping and running services. Gives case studies which describe what people with mental health problems have experienced and what they need.
The legal rights manual: a guide for social workers and advice centres
- Author:
- COOPER Jeremy
- Publisher:
- Arena
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 448p.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Provides social workers, advice centres and those engaged in caring for others, together with users, with an up-to-date text providing information and advice on legal rights. Covers a wide range of settings, including housing, the workplace, disability, mental health, dealing with the council and other public bodies, problems with the police, living with old age, and consumer goods and services.
Growing up in groups
- Author:
- KAHAN Barbara
- Publisher:
- HMSO/National Institute for Social Work
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 386p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Discusses good practice in looking after children living away from home in a variety of residential settings. Asserts that there should be a strong core of common practice in all these settings. Contains contributions from people who work in health, education and social services. Includes sections on: statistics of the children and young people living in residential care and their needs; the international and political background (including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child); legislation in the UK; inquiry reports; childrens rights; physical environment; behaviour; leaving care; boarding schools and therapeutic communities; medical and health settings; psychiatric hospitals and units; training and staff development; management issues; and the organisation of care.
Growing up in groups
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Letter accompanying a report produced by the National Institute for Social Work.