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Social network meetings ease trauma of psychiatric admission
- Authors:
- REED Alex, WILSON Mike, STEVENSON Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 21.10.98, 1998, pp.52-53.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Explains how the first few days can be crucial in breaking down the boundaries between psychiatric unit and service user.
Supporting people with mental health problems in ordinary housing
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
In 1995, Home-Link, an interagency initiative, was set up in the East Riding of Yorkshire to provide permanent housing and low level, practical support to people with enduring mental health problems. The service offered ongoing individual tenancy support and also aimed to encourage a mutual support network by housing users within walking distance of each other. Outlines an evaluation, undertaken by the Centre for Housing Policy, University of York, which found that Home-Link represented a successful model for providing support to people with mental health problems in the community.
Mental health care: the Singapore context
- Author:
- OW Rosaleen
- Journal article citation:
- Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work, 8(1), March 1998, pp.120-130.
- Publisher:
- Times Academic
This article describes the remedial and preventive mental health care available in Singapore, with special emphasis on how world-views and other social-cultural factors influence diagnosis and psychosocial treatment of the mentally ill. Certain behavioural concepts typical to the local population and significant in help-seeking therapy, especially in the area of family counselling and support, are included in the discussion on in-patient and community care. Effective delivery and usage of services are shown to be dependent on the ability to blend professional knowledge with the world-views and cultural expectations of the service-user.
Age and mental health services
- Authors:
- HORWITZ Allan V., UTTARO Thomas
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 34(3), June 1998, pp.275-287.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Examines how age is related to the use of formal and informal mental health services, adjustment to current life conditions, and expectations for improvement in future life conditions among a group of people with serious mental illnesses. Results indicate that younger people receive more help from both informal social networks and from mental health professionals. In addition, younger people are more likely to want improvements in their current life conditions and to be optimistic about what the future holds for them. Concludes that mental service providers should give greater recognition to the impact of age on mental health service needs among persons with serious mental illnesses.
Down your street: models of extended community support services for people with mental health problems
- Authors:
- WARNER Lesley, et al
- Publisher:
- Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 48p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report brings together the results of the evaluations of five domiciliary support services which provide support for people with severe mental illness living in their own homes. This report discusses the key issues, providing examples drawn from the evaluation work, and setting out key learning points for purchasers and providers of community support services.