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First aid for the mind
- Author:
- DUNNING Jeremy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.2.10, 2010, p.28.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Mental health first aid courses are being promoted across the UK to equip the public to provide immediate help to people in distress. The 12-hour courses, first developed in Australia, aim to equip lay people to intervene early when a problem is detected.
First aid for the mind
- Author:
- TWEEDIE Heidi
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, October 2008, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
A first aid course aimed at helping people provide initial support for someone with a mental health problem is being rolled out across the UK. Originating in Australia the course was adapted for use in Scotland as Scotland's Mental Health First Aid (SMHFA), and now organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are updating SMHFA resources to suit their particular needs. This article discusses the principles of the 12-hour training course.
The employment issue
- Author:
- REYNOLDS Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 153, September 2008, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Social Firms are providing real jobs and training opportunities for people with mental health problems. This article reports on their success and highlights the work of Pembrokeshire FRAME and Biz Match Ltd.
Mental health services for people with intellectual disability in the United Kingdom
- Authors:
- PERERA Bhathika, COURTENAY Ken
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 12(3-4), 2018, pp.91-98.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: Services for people with intellectual disabilities in the UK have evolved over the years from hospital-based care to more community provision. There are multiple reasons for these changes, however, often it was due to changes in social policy or following a scandal in provision. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach: Providing services to meet the health and social care needs of people with intellectual disabilities is well-established in the four countries of the UK with support from legislation. There are often specialist mental health and social care teams. Dedicated professionals work with people with intellectual disabilities who experience mental health problems with a focus on support in the community. A range of services for children and adults and for offenders exist across the UK that often vary in composition and structure. Findings: The challenges in providing mental health services for children and adults with intellectual disabilities in the future include recruitment and training of the workforce with the remit of enhancing community support and reduced in-patient care. Practical implications: This paper helps the reader to understand how ID mental health services are organised in the UK. Originality/value: This paper gives a summary of the ID mental health services in the UK. Even though there are various papers looking at different aspects of mental health services for people with ID in the UK, this paper brings all that information together to help reader get a better understanding of the mental health services for people with ID. (Publisher abstract)
A problem shared
- Author:
- SHRUBB Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, February 2011, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is a training scheme designed to help people to spot the early signs of mental distress in young people. This article looks at the rationale for the scheme and provides an overview of its main elements.
Leading from the front: putting the people back into people management
- Author:
- LOCKETT Helen
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Leadership in Public Services, 6(3), September 2010, pp.48-52.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Mental health conditions, such as depression or anxiety, are common in the working population. This article suggests that every organisation should have a comprehensive strategy that promotes mental health, provides effective return to work support and proactively responds to mental ill health in the workplace at an early stage. The article describes the scale of the issue and draws on leadership research to explore how this could be used in the workplace to build a culture able to respond to and manage mental health effectively at work. It outlines how the Centre for Mental Health has addressed some of these issues by working with the Australian charity, beyondblue: the national depression initiative. The Centre has made beyondblue's highly successful National Workplace Programme available in the UK in order to build management competencies so that managers have the skills and knowledge to act.
Staff training in the mental health needs of people with learning disabilities in the UK
- Authors:
- WOODWARD Peter, HALLS Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, 3(2), June 2009, pp.15-19.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This paper gives a general overview of some of the factors involved in the training and knowledge of learning disabilities staff relating to mental health. Early indications from research have shown that training may be effective as a way of addressing these problems, but further research and clear guidance on best practice in implementing staff training are needed in this important area.
Young minds: looking after the mental health of looked after children
- Author:
- TALBOT Ruth
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 127p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This pack looks at work that is addressing the mental health needs of looked-after children, who are a particularly vulnerable group. The training relates to NVQ Caring for Children and Young People Level 3 and NVQ Promoting Independence Level 3.The training pack provides research, training and resource material for people working with and caring for children and young people in public care.
Speak for yourself
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 24.11.05, 2005, pp.40-41.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Keynote speakers at conferences on disability issues tend not to be disabled. The author reports on a consultancy service in Hampshire, All Inclusive, which is to be owned and managed by people with disabilities and will provide keynote speakers for conferences, disability awareness training and access audits.
Learning from experience: involving service users and carers in mental health education and training
- Authors:
- TEW Jerry, GELL Colin, FOSTER Simon
- Publisher:
- Mental Health in Higher Education
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 62p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Nottingham
Contains a general introduction to the topic and drawing on a range of current initiatives, pointers towards good practice in relation to each of the components of effective involvement. A range of evaluation tools are offered which may be useful in charting progress and identifying the next steps to be taken.