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Mental health and social inclusion: mental health in the mainstream: working paper two
- Author:
- RANKIN Jennifer
- Publisher:
- Institute for Public Policy Research
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 22p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Mental health problems deny people many ordinary opportunities. It has been estimated that someone with a serious mental health problem is four times more likely than an ‘average’ person to have no close friends. In a survey, 84 per cent of people with mental health problems reported feeling isolated, compared with 29 per cent of the general population (Mind 2004). These barriers to basic social networks signal the wider social exclusion of people with mental health problems. There is increasing understanding about the links between poor mental health and social exclusion. This paper explores these links and aims to add to the momentum for change, for good mental health to become ‘everybody’s business’, as well as a core objective for social policy.
Mental health in the mainstream
- Author:
- RANKIN Jennifer
- Publisher:
- Institute for Public Policy Research
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 98p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Poor mental health is one of the biggest social issues in the UK. At any one time, one in six people experience mental health problems. This has high costs for individuals and their families and a significant impact on national prosperity and wellbeing. Poor mental health is inextricably linked to poverty and exclusion, worklessness, crime, chronic illness, low educational attainment, antisocial behaviour and lack of social cohesion. This report sets out why mental health should be a mainstream priority for policymakers. It puts forward a vision of what our response to mental health could look like in 2025 and focuses on how the health system can be improved to offer better support for people with mental health problems and promote the mental health of the whole community.
Meeting complex needs in social care
- Authors:
- RANKIN Jennifer, REGAN Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 7(3), September 2004, pp.4-8.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
States that too many health and social care services are failing to meet complex needs, presented as a framework to help understand multiple interlocking needs spanning health and social issues, encompassing mental health problems combined with substance misuse and/or disability, including learning disability, and social exclusion. Outlines a strategy for promoting the well-being and inclusion of people with complex needs. Describes how new responses from existing services can promote better support for such people, such as connected care centres, a reformed commissioning process and a new 'navigational' role for the social care worker.
Meeting complex needs: the future of social care
- Authors:
- RANKIN Jennifer, REGAN Sue
- Publishers:
- Institute for Public Policy Research, Turning Point
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 82p.
- Place of publication:
- London
There is a significant gap in services for people with complex needs. People with complex needs may have to deal with a number of different issues in their lives, for example a learning disability, mental health problems, or substance abuse. The may also be living in deprived circumstances and lack access to stable housing or meaningful daily activity. This book presents a strategy for reform to meet complex needs. Arguing for government to make stronger connections between social care and social inclusion, it calls for a new kind of delivery model for people with complex needs who live in deprived neighbourhoods. The authors explore how frontline reforms might be achieved through a reformed commissioning process, as well as a commitment to purposeful cultural change. Attention to the process of translating policy into practice should ensure that social care services meet complex needs more effectively in the future.