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Addressing the impact of social exclusion on mental health in Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities
- Authors:
- LAU Annie Yin-Har, RIDGE Michael
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 15(3), 2011, pp.129-137.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article reviews the impact of social exclusion on mental health in Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller (GRT) communities. It also presents suggestions for services to address it. Areas considered include accommodation, education, employment, health, gender, poverty and discrimination, which together show that members of these communities suffer significant inequalities in all health and social spheres. While examples of good current provision are outlined, a case study demonstrates the problematic social context in relations between traditional GRTs and the settled community. The article aims to contribute to raising public awareness in supporting members of the community in participation in policy and decision making. In conclusion, gaps in commissioning arrangements and poor support for health and social care needs of the GRT communities are discussed.
The Care Programme Approach and adult learning
- Author:
- LAW Caroline
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 13(2), May 2009, pp.13-15.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
There is general consensus that taking up adult learning is good for mental health. For people experiencing mental health difficulties, taking up learning enhances social inclusion. Learning helps people gain new skills, become more employable, meet new people and grow in confidence. It can also be an exhilarating experience that aids the recovery process. This article reports on a project to investigate why so many people with mental health difficulties are still missing out on learning opportunities.
Northern Ireland: the psychological impact of “the troubles”
- Authors:
- CAMPBELL Andrea, CAIRNS Ed, MALLETT John
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aggression Maltreatment and Trauma, 9(1/2), 2004, pp.175-184.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Maintained by the desires of the Catholic community to see Northern Ireland unified with the rest of Ireland and the Protestants' desire to remain part of the United Kingdom, violence in Northern Ireland lasted for 30 years, causing 3,585 deaths. This violence impacted people's lives through mental health and intergroup relations. While some individuals were deeply scarred by “the troubles,” most learned to cope partly by habituation, distancing, and/or denial. The impact on intergroup relations has been subtler but more damaging. Segregation in housing and education is widespread. This in turn has made it harder to reach a long-term settlement.
Working with children 2004-05
- Editor:
- HORTON Clare
- Publisher:
- Guardian Books
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 312p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Ten per cent of children and teenagers has a mental disorder and ten per cent of boys and four per cent of girls between the ages of five and 10 have been diagnosed as having these symptoms. 13 per cent of boys aged between 11 and 15 has a mental disorder - compared to one in ten girls of this age. Statistics reveal there is significant inequality among the UK's children. There is an in-depth examination of areas like health, education, children at risk, poverty, children in care, young offenders, homelessness and runaways.
Double jeopardy
- Author:
- BIRD Lisa
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 4(8), April 2001, pp.252-253.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Reports on the results of a new survey which reveals that poverty and mental health problems go hand in hand.
Health survey for England 2014: chapter 3 attitudes towards mental illness
- Authors:
- ILIC Nevena, et al
- Publisher:
- Health and Social Care Information Centre
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 15
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This chapter presents findings from the Health Survey for England 2014, exploring attitudes among adults aged 16 and over towards mental illness. The survey used the Community Attitudes toward the Mentally Ill (CAMI) scale, which measures attitudes to prejudice and exclusion and to tolerance and support for community care. Attitudes are analysed in relation to a range of socio-economic characteristics, and by people’s knowledge and experience of mental illness. Overall, views were more positive in relation to prejudice and exclusion than to tolerance and support for community care, with mean scores of 76 and 71 respectively among all adults. Women consistently had significantly less prejudiced and more tolerant views than men while people living in the lowest income households or the most deprived areas were least likely to hold positive views in relation to prejudice and exclusion and to tolerance and support for community care. In addition, attitudes varied according to the highest level of educational qualification achieved - the least prejudiced and most tolerant attitudes were held by those with at least degree level education. Participant who knew someone with a mental illness or who had ever been diagnosed with some form of mental illness had more positive attitudes towards both factors. (Edited publisher abstract)
Independent living for the most excluded: case studies of local authorities and third sector organisations working together to help vulnerable groups into homes and jobs
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Cabinet Office. Office of the Third Sector, GREAT BRITAIN. Cabinet Office. Social Exclusion Taskforce
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Cabinet Office
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The socially excluded adults public service agreement (PSA 16) aims to ensure that the most socially excluded adults are offered the chance to get back on a path to a more successful life, by increasing the proportion of at-risk individuals in settled accommodation and in employment, education or training. PSA 16 focuses on 4 client groups who are particularly vulnerable to multiple forms of disadvantage: care leavers; offenders under probation supervision; adults in contact with secondary mental health services; and adults with moderate to severe learning disabilities. In 2009 the Office of the Third Sector and the Social Exclusion Task Force investigated 4 places where local authorities have used Supporting People funding to help individuals from PSA 16 groups into jobs and homes, to inform understanding of the third sector organisations which provide these services. This publication describes these 4 case studies, sketching the organisational structures in each place and the ways they help PSA 16 groups and giving contact details for each. The case studies are: Norwood in partnership with Redbridge Local Authority working with adults with learning disabilities; Foundation Housing with Leeds City Council working with ex-offenders; Tyneside Cyrenians and Newcastle City Council working with ex-offenders and people with mental health problems; and St Basils and Birmingham City Council working with young people who have been in care.