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Race equality
- Author:
- BUTT Jabeer
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, April 1997, pp.36-38.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
Black people have poor access to supportive mental health services and are over-represented in controlling services. Looks at how black women, in particular, are under-supported and poorly served by counselling agencies.
Subjective views of motherhood in women with mental illness: a sociological perspective
- Authors:
- KRUMM Silvia, BECKER Thomas
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 14(4), August 2006, pp.449-460.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Women with mental disorder perceive decisions on reproductive issues as a central domain of personal autonomy. Family planning issues in women with mental disorders are often neglected in psychiatric practice and research. The aim is the developing of a comprehensive understanding of family planning in women with mental disorders. Some factors are introduced which impact on family planning among women with mental disorders. A sociological perspective is used; structural and individual factors are considered such as the following factors which are likely to influence women's decisions in the field of reproduction: stigma of mentally ill mothers, increase in self-responsibility for reproductive behaviour, growing impact of genetic counselling for future mental health care, knowledge about adverse effects of pregnancy, consequences of childbearing and motherhood on the course of maternal illness, and the risks for children. While many women may feel empowered to take autonomous reproductive decisions, they may feel overwhelmed at times by decisions on a complex matter without adequate support. Professionals should bear in mind that reproductive behaviour and motherhood are central aspects in female biographies. They should be aware that family planning aspects are not restricted to adequate birth control. In research, the inclusion of sociological concepts and methods is a promising approach.
Poor recognition, poorer services for black women
- Author:
- WILLMOT Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, 81, September 1996, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Looks at recent research in Birmingham which raises important questions about access to counselling for black and minority ethnic women with mental health problems and suggests some ways forward.
An exploration into counselling services for black and minority ethnic women with mental health problems
- Authors:
- KUMARI Kumlaish, et al
- Publisher:
- Birmingham City Council. Women's Unit/University of Central England. School of S
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 88p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Research study focusing on the provision of counselling services to black and minority ethnic women in Birmingham. The study found that there is need for service and policy developments at all levels.
“If something happened, I will leave it, let it go and move on”: resiliency and victimized homeless women’s attitudes toward mental health counseling
- Authors:
- HUEY Laura, FTHENOS Georgios, HRYNIEWICZ Danielle
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 28(2), 2013, pp.295-319.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This study investigated homeless women’s experiences of violent criminal victimisation and their attitudes toward accessing various post-victimisation assistance, in particular, mental health counselling. Participants included 60 women, aged 18 to 70 years, from Detroit and Chicago, United States. Findings revealed the extent to which victimised homeless women exhibited signs of resiliency through both attitudes and coping behaviours. Their expressed attitudes demonstrate the existence of a complex set of relationships between trauma, resiliency, and the desire to access mental health services. Implications for the delivery of mental health services to this group are discussed.
"It's the little things": women, trauma, and strategies for healing
- Authors:
- STENIUS Vanja M.K., VEYSEY Bonita M.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 20(10), October 2005, pp.1155-1174.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Women recover and heal from traumatic violent experiences in many different ways. This study, which is part of the Franklin County Women and Violence Project in the United States, explores the healing experiences of 18 women who have histories of violence, substance abuse, and involvement in the mental health and/or substance abuse treatment system. Ethnographic interviews suggest that while professional intervention can be beneficial, it may not be adequate. In fact, it can be retruamatizing. The means of service delivery and treatment by individuals, service providers and others, may be more important than the actual service. Often women find that caring individuals and a safe environment yield the greatest benefit. It is not so much what people do to help, but how they do it.
Friends in the city
- Author:
- WHITE Caroline
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.8.98, 1998, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Poverty and isolation in a large city like London can make women particularly vulnerable to depression, especially if they are from outside the UK. Reports on a project that seeks out such women and offers them a package of counselling, practical advice and a chance to make new friends.
A first experience of running a group for sexually abused women in an acute psychiatric wing
- Authors:
- ROSENFELD Angela, DAWSON Ann C.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 7(2), Autumn 1993, pp.163-169.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Increasing numbers of referrals to the Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service led the service to examine alternative ways of helping sexually abused women, who had previously been sent individually and often the abuse ignored. An all-women group with two female co-therapists was established. Reports the experience of establishing and running the group.
A handbook of research for the helping professions
- Author:
- SUTTON Carole
- Publisher:
- Routledge and Kegan Paul
- Publication year:
- 1987
- Pagination:
- 425p., tables, diags., bibliog
- Place of publication:
- London