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Women detained in hospital: a report by the Mental Health Act Commission
- Author:
- MENTAL HEALTH ACT COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Act Commission
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 37p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report highlights some of the key issues found by the Mental Health Act Commission over two years in visiting and talking to women patients detained in NHS and independent hospitals in England and Wales, including how many are detained, gender separation, women detained on predominantly male wards, the public sector duty to promote gender equality, providing a sense of safety, the role of the built environment, acute admission wards, secure care, the role of nursing and other disciplines, physical healthcare, maintaining family contact, assessment, rehabilitation and recovery and models of therapeutic care, and diversity, ending with a conclusion and recommendations. Note: The Mental Health Act Commission was abolished in March 2009. This document is no longer freely available on the Internet.
Wellness recovery action plan (WRAP) training for BME women: an evaluation of process, cultural appropriateness and effectiveness
- Authors:
- GORDON Jacki, CASSIDY Jan
- Publisher:
- Scottish Recovery Network
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 58p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
This is a report on an independent evaluation of Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) training delivered to a group of BME women in Glasgow. This evaluation was commissioned by the Scottish Recovery Network (SRN) as part of its wider strategic activity in promoting and supporting recovery.
Summary report: Wellness recovery action plan (WRAP) training for BME women: an independent evaluation
- Authors:
- GORDON Jacki, CASSIDY Jan
- Publisher:
- Scottish Recovery Network
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
This is a summary report on an independent evaluation of Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) training delivered to a group of seven black and minority ethnic (BME) women, most of who were South Asian. This evaluation was commissioned by the Scottish Recovery Network as part of its wider strategic activity in promoting and supporting recovery and to inform its roll out of WRAP to BME communities, as well as more generally.
Black and minority ethnic recovery group: report from the project
- Author:
- OUTSIDE THE BOX DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
- Publisher:
- Outside the Box Development Support
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
In December 2006, Glasgow Association for Mental Health (GAMH) and Outside the Box Development Support (OTB) began working with women from the black and minority ethnic (BME) communities in Glasgow to explore what recovery meant for them. During 2007 a second project built on the initial work and began the process of developing a recovery group which was led by the women. This report describes what happened in the second project and what was learned from it.
What recovery means for people from the black and minority ethnic communities
- Author:
- TIMONEY Margaret
- Publisher:
- Scottish Recovery Network
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
This short project was started in December 2006 when it was identified that there was very little, if any, involvement in the local recovery networks by people from the black and minority ethnic (BME) communities. The main aim of this project was to explore the understanding of the concepts of recovery by people from the black and minority ethnic communities.
Women at risk: the mental health of women in contact with the judicial system
- Author:
- LONDON DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
- Publisher:
- London Development Centre
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 68p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Findings and recommendations regarding the mental health of women in custody are reported. This report is divided into the following sections: executive summary and recommendations; introduction; recommendations for the Department of Health and the National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE); recommendations for all Primary Care Trusts (PCTs); recommendations for PCTs with a women's prison in their area; implementation plan; background data; questionnaire analysis; examples of good practice; websites; voluntary organizations.
Women and mental health: turning rhetoric into reality: sharing practice perspectives and strategies for action on women's mental health: notes from study day 2nd March 2005
- Authors:
- KNOWLES Karen, et al
- Publisher:
- Social Perspectives Network
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 110p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report presents the findings from the study day on women’s mental health in March 2005 at the London Voluntary Resource Centre in Holloway, North London. This event was hosted jointly by the Social Perspectives Network (SPN) and the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health (SCMH) The emphasis in these papers given to listening to women’s stories and believing them is particularly relevant following the recent publication of the Kerr / Haslam Inquiry’. The main aim of the day was to create an environment in which information could be exchanged and practical strategies for delivering gender sensitive services explored.
Women and mental health: challenging the stereotypes
- Authors:
- BARNES Marion, MAPLE Norma Anderson
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers/Venture Press
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 100p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Uses research evidence to explore how the identification of mental disorder can be affected by gender and why women more often experience such disorder. Uses case studies to examine what responses women receive from mental health professionals and proposes alternative practices based on an understanding of the particular experiences of women.
Stress on women: policy paper on women and mental health
- Author:
- MIND
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 30p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Social origins of depression: a study of psychiatric disorder in women
- Authors:
- BROWN George W., HARRIS Tirril
- Publisher:
- Tavistock
- Publication year:
- 1978
- Pagination:
- 410p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London