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Mental health and people with learning disabilities in Northern Ireland: an overview of current policy
- Author:
- BARR Owen
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, 1(1), March 2007, pp.13-17.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article addresses three broad areas. First, it provides an overview of the current structure of health and social services within Northern Ireland and summarises how these structures are expected to change within the next few years. Second, it outlines the key policy objectives in relation to the health of people with learning disabilities, giving particular attention to individuals among this population who develop mental health problems. Third, it considers key challenges that may lie ahead if the recently stated policy objectives are to be realised.
Out-of-hours help
- Authors:
- MINGAYE Diana, WELLS Kerri
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, March 1999, p.13.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Reports on a 'three-in-one' crisis service in Kingston-Upon-Hull, and two London services for people with mental health problems.
Work and employment for people with a mental health problem
- Author:
- McGREGOR Valerie
- Journal article citation:
- ReHab NetWork, 34, Summer 1994, pp.8-10.
- Publisher:
- National Vocational Rehabilitation Association
In 1992 Ealing Health Authority, Ealing Social Services Department and Ealing MIND set up a jointly funded research project. The views of users and providers were used to frame a proposal for a community based work project for people with mental health problems.
Piece of mind
- Author:
- LUCAS Jo
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 19.11.92, 1992, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
MIND's annual conference is to be held at the end of November 1992. In the light of this the author asks users of mental health services what they expect from social workers.
Mental health and educational difficulties in children in contact with Children's Social Services
- Authors:
- GUGLANI Sacha, RUSHTON Alan, FORD Tamsin
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Family Social Work, 13(2), May 2008, pp.188-196.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The British Child Mental Health Survey 1999 collected data from 10,438 children aged 5-15 years, selected at random from the child benefit register. At 2 and 3 years, all those with a psychiatric disorder and a random third without were followed up with further detailed interviews about the services contacted if parents reported service contact or if parents expressed concern about their child's mental health at baseline and follow-up, but reported no service use. The study compared children in contact with Children's Social Services with children in contact with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) or no services. The children in contact with Children's Social Services had a high level of psychopathology and considerable educational difficulties. Despite this, they often had no contact with CAMHS or access to provision for special educational needs. It also became clear that parents were often using Children's Social Services as a first-line service, i.e. a way of trying to access help.
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.
Use of mental health services by youth in contact with social services
- Authors:
- FARMER Elizabeth M.Z., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Service Review, 75(4), December 2001, pp.605-624.
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
This article compares mental health service need and use among groups of children: those with a history of foster care placement, and those from impoverished families who have not been in contact with social services. Data come from a longitudinal epidemiologic study of mental health problems and service use. All three groups show very high rates of mental health problems, but children in foster care or in contact with social services are significantly more likely than children living in poverty to receive mental health services.
Targeting services to meet need: a tired approach to mental health care
- Author:
- MAUNDER Lesley
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 4(11), July 2001, pp.366-369.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Faced with ever-increasing and often conflicting demands Northumberland's health and social services have developed a structured framework to ensure patients with mental health problems receive the level of care appropriate to their needs. The Northumberland tiered approach has meant that primary care practitioners receive training and support to treat patients with more common mental health problems while secondary and specialist services are able to focus their resources on those with more disabling conditions. Describes the evolution and operation of the framework.
Defining and providing
- Author:
- DOUGLAS Anthony
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.11.99, 1999, p.30.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Argues that social services must do all they can to support vulnerable adults, but first they need to be sure who qualifies as a vulnerable adult and decide how to identify their needs,
Des res with dignity
- Author:
- BOND Henrietta
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 28.1.99, 1999, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author visits a residential project in the heart of London helping people with mental health problems overcome years of institutional living and deal with the problems of every day life.