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The support networks of people with severe, long-term mental health problems
- Authors:
- HATFIELD Barbara, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 6(1), 1992, pp.25-40.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Examines the areas of relationships and professional support to mental health service users with severe, long-term mental health problems. The tenuous nature of support available to many service users both in the community and in staffed settings is identified, and it is argued that for real improvements in quality of life, the newly-emerging care manager role will need to address explicitly the relationship environment of people with such problems.
A neglected power
- Authors:
- HATFIELD Barbara, EVANS Sherrill, SHAW Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 9.9.99, 1999, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Mental health professionals in England and Wales make only limited use of the guardianship provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983. The authors consider whether the use of these powers in the United States holds any lessons for this country.
Accommodation and employment: a survey into the circumstances and expressed needs of users of mental health services in a northern town
- Authors:
- HATFIELD Barbara, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 22(1), 1992, pp.61-73.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Interviews with service users with severe and long-term conditions revealed their greatest needs to be in the area of housing and employment.
Detention under the Mental Health Act: balancing rights, risks and needs for services
- Authors:
- HATFIELD Barbara, ANTCLIFF Valerie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 23(2), May 2001, pp.135-153.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Article identifies that increasing rates of detention through the 1990s in a particular region , disproportionately involve longer-term detentions (under section 3), men, and people with serious mental illnesses. Those detained are likely to experience social difficulties. Changes in legislation are imminent, and the article concludes that thought should be given to the amount of statutory intervention in the lives of seriously mentally ill people, and to the principle of reciprocity in relation to those coerced for lesser periods. Argues that services should seek to address the issues of social exclusion which are reflected in the circumstances of those detained.
The Care Programme Approach: dimensions of evaluation
- Authors:
- DOWNING Angela, HATFIELD Barbara
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 29(6), December 1999, pp.841-860.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Describes a study that examined the first six months of implementation of the Care Programme Approach (CPA) at a psychiatric unit of a district general hospital. From an analysis of the research literature on case management, and from current policy, a framework was developed which was used to analyse the implementation under study. The objectives were to ensure continuity of care and reduce hospital admission amongst people with severe and enduring mental health problems. The study shows that most of these features were achieved in the implementation, although there was no evidence that hospital admissions were avoided. A number of factors were found to be associated with re-admission, and these are discussed in the light of the findings of other studies.