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Mainstreaming mental health: an introduction for councillors
- Author:
- MORLEY Alyson
- Publisher:
- Local Government Information Unit
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 41p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Mental health is not just an issue affecting the NHS or the executive member for adult services, far away from the mainstream of council business. It should be a key priority for councils in terms of social services provision and in relation to social inclusion, regeneration and promoting educational achievement. As major employers in many areas, local authorities also have a duty to protect and promote the mental health of their employees.
Guardianship under the Mental Health Act 1983, England: 2013
- Author:
- HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INFORMATION CENTRE
- Publisher:
- Health and Social Care Information Centre
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 16
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
Statistical report providing information about cases of guardianship under Sections 7 and 37 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in England. It contains information at national, regional and local authority level. Of relevance to anyone with responsibility for handling applications for guardianship or who is involved in monitoring uses of the Mental Health Act and the rights of people with mental problems. (Edited publisher abstract)
London Borough of Hackney: best value review of mental health services; conducted as part of the joint review of Hackney social services March 2003
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate, AUDIT COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Audit Commission
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Care management study: report on national data; mapping and evaluation of care management arrangements for older people and those with mental health problems
- Authors:
- CHALLIS David, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 74p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report presenting the findings from part of a national survey of care management arrangements. Forms part of a three-phase programme of research aiming to provide a mapping and evaluation of care management arrangements for older people and people with mental health problems.
Personal social services local authority statistics: residential accommodation for people with mental illness and people with learning disabilities; local authority supported residents, year ending 31 March 1994. England
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 57p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Performance review in local government: a handbook for auditors and local authorities; social services
- Author:
- AUDIT COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- HMSO Books
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 55p., tables, bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides an introduction to service provision, an outline of current management issues and a guide to performance review for each of the following groups : children, elderly, mentally handicapped, mentally ill and physically handicapped.
Hoarding: a report into best practice
- Author:
- MAGOS Norbert
- Publisher:
- Foundations
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 33
- Place of publication:
- Glossop
This report sets out to explore why hoarding should be an issue for local authorities, how they could respond to the needs of hoarders and how to support the development of good practise in the delivery of housing-focused services for people with a hoarding tendency. As this research demonstrates, hoarding is a complex issue resulting from an underlying mental health condition but with potentially widespread impacts. A multi-agency, multi-level response is therefore required to provide an effective response. Key elements of an effective hoarding service include: a specialised hoarding service with a dedicated caseworker coordinating the approach; funding for decluttering, preferably delivered by a specialised hoarding company; ongoing support to prevent relapses, for example the provision of CBT, group therapy or peer support; established referral networks and well-maintained partnerships; close cooperation with enforcement services, the NHS, Fire Services; and a local hoarding protocol setting out the steps of intervention and eligibility for services. (Edited publisher abstract)
The development of a Local Index of Need (LIN) and its use to explain variations in social services expenditure on mental health care in England
- Authors:
- McCRONE Paul, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 14(3), May 2006, pp.242-253.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This paper's aims are to (1) describe the development of a new indicator of mental health needs, (2) use the index to explain variations in social services expenditure on mental health, and (3) compare the index with other established measures of need. A principal components analysis of sociodemographic variables considered to be indicators of need was used to produce four distinct factors for 148 Local Authority areas in England. A weighted sum of these factors was used to produce a single index. (Weights were the proportion of variance explained by each factor.) The index was used in a regression model to explain variations in spending on mental health care and was compared with (1) a model containing the four individual factors, (2) the current method of allocating resources, (3) the index used to allocate resources to primary care trusts, (4) the Mental Illness Needs Index (MINI), (5) four indices of deprivation produced by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and (6) the average of the above four indices. The new index could explain 54% of variation, compared with 56% using the current method. The four-factor model could explain 66%, whilst the other models could explain between 37% and 20%. This new index has the advantage that it is not based on previous levels of utilisation or expenditure and yet still explains a comparable amount of variation as the current method. However, a disaggregated model containing individual factors may be preferable.
The shape of future care for older people with mental health needs
- Author:
- OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY. Institute of Public Care
- Publisher:
- Oxford Brookes University. Institute of Public Care
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
A report from the charity Friends of the Elderly, warns that councils in the South East are unprepared for an increase in demand for mental health services for older people. The charity is saying that areas of serious need will be created which will ‘stretch current service provision to the limit and probably beyond’. The report recommends that statutory authorities work in a more integrated way with voluntary and independent providers.
Mental health supplementary credit approvals: 2003/05
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Supplementary credit approvals are authorised under Section 54 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. MHSCAs provide local councils with the means to borrow the finance to cover capital elements of revenue schemes for adult mental health services.