Sets out the main findings of GPMH's rural initiative. Identifies key issues associated with mental health in rural areas and makes recommendations for improving policy and practice. Aimed at policy makers and purchasers, as well statutory and voluntary sector service providers.
Sets out the main findings of GPMH's rural initiative. Identifies key issues associated with mental health in rural areas and makes recommendations for improving policy and practice. Aimed at policy makers and purchasers, as well statutory and voluntary sector service providers.
Subject terms:
mental health, mental health problems, mental health services, rural areas, social services, voluntary sector;
Looks at a Leeds-based scheme that awards grants to projects that help people with mental illness become more involved in the community.
Looks at a Leeds-based scheme that awards grants to projects that help people with mental illness become more involved in the community.
Subject terms:
joint working, mental health problems, outreach services, quality of life, social services, user participation, voluntary sector, communities, drop-in centres, health authorities;
Reports on research commissioned by the organisation Young Minds, in which professionals working in child and adolescent mental health services, social services departments, local education authorities, paediatric services and the voluntary sector were asked about their experiences in trying to meet the needs of seriously troubled children and young people.
Reports on research commissioned by the organisation Young Minds, in which professionals working in child and adolescent mental health services, social services departments, local education authorities, paediatric services and the voluntary sector were asked about their experiences in trying to meet the needs of seriously troubled children and young people.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, mental health services, resource allocation, social services, unmet need, voluntary sector, young people, child and adolescent mental health services, children;
A combination of factors has led to homeless hostels accommodating an increasing number of people with mental health problems. Describes initiatives in Nottingham which have resulted in a joint approach across voluntary and statutory sectors.
A combination of factors has led to homeless hostels accommodating an increasing number of people with mental health problems. Describes initiatives in Nottingham which have resulted in a joint approach across voluntary and statutory sectors.
Subject terms:
homelessness, hostels, mental health problems, multidisciplinary services, social services, single homeless people, voluntary organisations, voluntary sector;
Reports on how an innovative project in east London is aiming to help prevent boys from Bangladeshi backgrounds developing emotional and mental health problems.
Reports on how an innovative project in east London is aiming to help prevent boys from Bangladeshi backgrounds developing emotional and mental health problems.
Subject terms:
interagency cooperation, joint working, mental health problems, prevention, school children, schools, social services, South Asian people, voluntary sector, young people, attitudes, children, cultural identity, families;
Describes a mental health support team in Nottingham which has found new ways to help homeless mentally ill people. The team is located and managed in the voluntary sector, but is integrated into health and social services networks.
Describes a mental health support team in Nottingham which has found new ways to help homeless mentally ill people. The team is located and managed in the voluntary sector, but is integrated into health and social services networks.
Subject terms:
homeless people, homelessness, interagency cooperation, mental health, mental health problems, needs, social services, social care provision, voluntary organisations, voluntary sector, health care;
A reduction in the role of local government as the primary provider of health and social services, including community care throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s has been matched by increasing support for the informal, voluntary and private sectors. The shift of responsibility from public to private has been promoted through a movement towards a mixed economy of care, which advocates increased quality and choice for users, as defined by users. The author's study looks at how three user groups - people with physical disabilities, people with mental health problems, and people with learning difficulties are being encouraged to have a voice in service planning and delivery of services across three local authority areas in the West Midlands.
A reduction in the role of local government as the primary provider of health and social services, including community care throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s has been matched by increasing support for the informal, voluntary and private sectors. The shift of responsibility from public to private has been promoted through a movement towards a mixed economy of care, which advocates increased quality and choice for users, as defined by users. The author's study looks at how three user groups - people with physical disabilities, people with mental health problems, and people with learning difficulties are being encouraged to have a voice in service planning and delivery of services across three local authority areas in the West Midlands.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, mental health problems, physical disabilities, private sector, public sector, service users, social services, social care provision, surveys, user participation, voluntary sector, day centres, day services;
Reports on the development of a joint mental health strategy for older people in a central London Borough. The project brought together clinicians and practitioners from a variety of settings, the voluntary sector, and users and carers. The aim of the project was to develop a shared philosophy of care based on promoting independence and from this to identify the components of a spectrum of care that would meet the wide range of needs of elders with mental ill health. The borough had high levels of deprivation, unemployment and poor housing. In addition there was a rich ethnic diversity within the borough.
Reports on the development of a joint mental health strategy for older people in a central London Borough. The project brought together clinicians and practitioners from a variety of settings, the voluntary sector, and users and carers. The aim of the project was to develop a shared philosophy of care based on promoting independence and from this to identify the components of a spectrum of care that would meet the wide range of needs of elders with mental ill health. The borough had high levels of deprivation, unemployment and poor housing. In addition there was a rich ethnic diversity within the borough.
Subject terms:
home care, joint working, mental health problems, mental health services, NHS trusts, multidisciplinary services, older people, policy, primary care, social services, staff, standards, training, user participation, voluntary sector, carers, community mental health teams, dementia;
GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health, GREAT BRITAIN. Welsh Office
Publisher:
Stationery Office
Publication year:
1997
Pagination:
39p.
Place of publication:
London
Government White Paper on the future of social services.
Government White Paper on the future of social services.
Subject terms:
home care, learning disabilities, joint planning, local authorities, local government, local government policy, mental health problems, multidisciplinary services, older people, physical disabilities, policy, policy formulation, private sector, purchaser-provider split, residential care, social services, social work, social work education, social care provision, tendering, voluntary organisations, voluntary sector, adults, central government, community care, children, health care, government policy;