This article reports on how an assertive outreach team that had been in operation for 10 years, took the opportunity to ask service users to help in the evaluation of its effectiveness.
This article reports on how an assertive outreach team that had been in operation for 10 years, took the opportunity to ask service users to help in the evaluation of its effectiveness.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, user views, assertive outreach, evaluation;
Service users are rarely asked about their experiences of Mental Health Act assessments. The author reports on an innovative scheme in Milton Keynes that is changing that. It allows service users to feedback on the how they have found the process of their assessment.
Service users are rarely asked about their experiences of Mental Health Act assessments. The author reports on an innovative scheme in Milton Keynes that is changing that. It allows service users to feedback on the how they have found the process of their assessment.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, service users, user views, assessment, approved social workers;
Looks at a small study into first-episode psychosis in younger adults that highlights the importance of combining early diagnosis with sensitive information and services. The research, from Gloucestershre Partnership NHS Trust, used a mixture of postal questionnaires and face-to-face interviews with 23 service users, 10 carers and 15 GPs.
Looks at a small study into first-episode psychosis in younger adults that highlights the importance of combining early diagnosis with sensitive information and services. The research, from Gloucestershre Partnership NHS Trust, used a mixture of postal questionnaires and face-to-face interviews with 23 service users, 10 carers and 15 GPs.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, parents, treatment, therapy and treatment, user views, young people, access to services, general practitioners;
Research from the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health shows the importance of gaining service users' views on innovative local practices they receive. The Active Outreach Team was set up in a voluntary sector service with a remit to support people in sustaining their own tenancies. Assertive outreach is about engaging people who choose not to become involved with or actively resist mainstream services.
Research from the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health shows the importance of gaining service users' views on innovative local practices they receive. The Active Outreach Team was set up in a voluntary sector service with a remit to support people in sustaining their own tenancies. Assertive outreach is about engaging people who choose not to become involved with or actively resist mainstream services.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, mental health services, service users, severe mental health problems, user participation, user views, voluntary organisations, voluntary sector, advocacy, assertive outreach;