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Mental health and higher education: mapping field, consciousness and legitimation
- Authors:
- BAKER Sally, BROWN B. J., FAZEY John A.
- Journal article citation:
- Critical Social Policy, 26(1), February 2006, pp.31-56.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Some UK academics have declared that they do not want higher education to become part of the social welfare system. In this article the authors review aspects of policy and practice that suggest that this has already happened. Explicit encouragement of people with mental health problems to undertake courses has proceeded alongside a number of initiatives to make higher education institutions better able to support students in difficulty, and new responsibilities are being unfolded for the staff. There is growing evidence that students’ mental health problems are increasing. To make sense of the transformations in the topography of policy and in the consciousness it encourages, we make use of theoretical frameworks such as Bourdieu's notion of field and the generative work of Foucault and Rose, to examine the implications this has for the conceptualization of politics under New Labour and the implications this has for a newly recapitalized notion of responsible individuals.
Steps to inclusion
- Author:
- REVANS Lauren
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 28.09.06, 2006, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The government is promising "immediate action" to reduce the social exclusion of several vulnerable groups. This article looks at three of these plans: developing intensive interventions at home to tackle childhood mental health and conduct disorders; encouraging employment for those suffering from more severe mental health problems; and piloting of budge-holding practitioner model for children with additional needs. The author argues that for any of these to succeed, extra funding, training and support for practitioners will be needed.
Tackling discrimination
- Author:
- THORNICROFT Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, June 2006, pp.26-29.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The author discusses the practical steps that can be taken to tackle the discrimination and social exclusion experienced by users of mental health services. The article covers the following topics: empowerment of people with mental illness themselves; providing better information and knowledge about mental health problems; improved opportunities for employment; and national campaigns.
Breaking the cycle of injustice
- Authors:
- MYERS Fiona, McCOLLAM Allyson, WHITEHOUSE Amy
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, March 2006, pp.23-26.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
One of the objectives of current social policy in Scotland is to ‘close the opportunity gap’. This article reviews current research to show how social injustice – in the form of poverty, deprivation, discrimination and inequality – not only negatively affect mental health and well-being but also hinder recovery from mental illness. The article concludes by looking at the Scottish Executive’s equalities strategy which aims to uncouple these links both by mainstreaming mental health improvement goals in policies and practices aimed at achieving social justice and equality, and by mainstreaming equalities goals within mental health policies and practices.
The health of looked after and accommodated children and young people in Scotland
- Authors:
- SCOTT Jane, HILL Malcolm
- Publisher:
- Social Work Inspection Agency
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report considers what research tells us about the health of children and young people in general living in Scotland, and the looked after and accommodated population in particular. Research from across the UK has been included, as many children and young people who are looked after and accommodated in Scotland share similar characteristics and experiences with their peers elsewhere in the UK. In Scotland, many children are born into families from lower socio-economic groups with the characteristics that may impact adversely on their health. Many unhealthy lifestyles are more common in those who are economically deprived or socially excluded.