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Group decision making in an intersectoral mental health community partnership
- Authors:
- MARI Basiletti, TOWNSEND Elizabeth
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75(5), May 2012, pp.223-229.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This qualitative single-case study explores group decision making to influence housing policy by an intersectoral mental health working group in a major Canadian jurisdiction, which crosses multiple counties. Data were collected through individual semi-structured interviews, two focus groups and review of key public documents. The data were analysed using the constant comparative method, with critical reflection on group decision making and the contextual influences of system-level policies. Group members contributed to the analysis. Amid positive experiences of working together, group members experienced challenges related to power differentials between service providers, government personnel and consumers, and the impact of the systemic environment on the group processes.
Researchable questions to support evidence-based mental health policy concerning adult mental illness
- Authors:
- THORNICROFT G., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 26(10), October 2002, pp.364-367.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
This article aims to identify important gaps in completed research and to translate these gaps into researchable questions that can contribute to a debate about the future research agenda for general adult mental health in England. The authors conduct an expert assessment of a thematic review of commissioned research on adult mental health between 1992 and 2000 the Scoping Review of the Effectiveness of Mental Health Services, produced by the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination at the University of York and the Report of the Mental Health Topic Working Group (1999).
Managing dangerous people with severe personality disorder: proposals for policy development
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Home Office
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Home Office
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 52p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Sets out the Governments policy objectives for dealing with the problem of the small number of people who have severe personality disorders, who because of their disorder pose a risk of serious offending.
Trust as a means of bridging the management of risk and the meeting of need: a case study in mental health service provision
- Authors:
- BROWN Patrick, CALNAN Michael
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 47(3), 2013, pp.242-261.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Shifts in public policy towards an increasing focus on risk have been deemed problematic at a number of levels, particularly the tendency for concerns over reputational risk to institutions to trump the interests and needs of service-users. This article explores the tension between these two dimensions, of risk and need, in a case study of local mental health services - a setting where conflicting objectives to manage risk and meet need are apparent. Media-driven pressure to ward against the ‘risk’ represented by service-users tends towards more coercive policy which may obstruct the meeting of need, which in turn may undermine service-user engagement and hinder risk management. Drawing on qualitative data from interviews with service-users, professionals and managers, the article explores the process of trust and its facilitative role in meeting need and managing risk. Findings suggest that while existing foci on risk are at times counter-productive, trust plays a significant role in service-users' initial and ongoing engagement, communication and co-operation with professionals. Yet inherent obstacles to trust within mental healthcare contexts remain, due to cultural pressures on professionals, the nature of the illness experience and negative past experiences of in-patient care. (Publisher abstract)
Fifty years on: the legacy of the Percy Report
- Authors:
- RAPAPORT Joan, MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work, 9(3), July 2009, pp.251-267.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Fifty years ago a Royal Commission report was published that has had an enduring legacy in mental health policy and practice in England and Wales. Known as the Percy Report, after the man who chaired this Royal Commission on the Law Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Deficiency, the Report made a series of recommendations, most of which were adopted and enacted in the Mental Health Act 1959. This article draws on parliamentary records and debates of the time to consider the context of the Royal Commission. It sets out the recommendations, particularly in respect of hospital admission and community care, and considers them in light of commentary about policy and practice in mental health services in the ensuing 50 years. The article concludes that it is simplistic to portray the Royal Commission report as progressive or reactionary but that one lesson from history may be that practitioners and other stakeholders should continue to contribute to policy debates at national levels since such discussions shape services and practices for long periods.
Mental Health Bill (HL): February 2007
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Lords
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 141p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Working together: an ongoing collaboration between a school of social work and advocates for families of people with mental illnesses
- Authors:
- SCHEYETT Anna, MCCARTHY Erin
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Education (The International Journal), 25(6), September 2006, pp.623-632.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
A common criticism of academic activity, including that of social work faculty, is that it does not fully engage in interaction with the realities of community life. This paper discusses an innovative partnership that seeks to address this criticism, describing collaboration between a graduate level school of social work in the United States and the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, North Carolina Chapter (NAMI-NC). NAMI-NC is an advocacy organization for family members of people with severe mental illnesses, with a particular interest in system change in public mental health care. The partnership between the School of Social Work and NAMI‐NC has to date resulted in collaborative activities in three areas: (1) the development of a class project to provide NAMI-NC with information needed for system reform; (2) the involvement of a group of students in the analysis of policy documents of interest to NAMI-NC; and (3) the participation of a field placement intern (student placement) in gathering family input and opinion and infusing it into system reform efforts.
Engaging and changing: developing effective policy for the care and treatment of Black and minority ethnic detained patients
- Authors:
- PATEL Kamlesh, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. National Institute for Mental Health in Eng
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 88p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This report is primarily designed to provide guidance material in relation to the development of policies concerning the care and treatment of Black and minority ethnic detained patients in the areas of ethnic monitoring, racial harassment, the use of interpreters and the provision of culturally appropriate care and staff training.
The draft Mental Health Bill: an assessment of the implications for mental health service organisations
- Author:
- NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CONFEDERATION
- Publisher:
- National Health Service Confederation
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The 2002 draft Mental Health Bill proposed extensive reform relating to mental health, particularly regarding compulsion and detention. The subsequent consultation period led to much opposition to the proposed changes from key organisations, professionals, carers and service users. It is anticipated that a revised bill will be introduced in the near future. The NHS Confederation continues to be fully engaged, working with other bodies and groups to assess possible implications. This publication is a summary of the main report and is a valuable appraisal of the legislative proposals as they stand at present, and will provide a helpful basis for initial or further discussion at all levels of the service.
Promoting health, preventing illness: public health perspectives on London's mental health
- Authors:
- HEER Baljinder, WOODHEAD David
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 60p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Across London, the development of local mental health and well being strategies has been inconsistent. Co-ordinating partnerships and engaging agencies in the process is a challenge, and often there has been little clarity about what mental health promotion is, and what it can achieve. Low levels of commitment, small dedicated resources and poor profiles make sustaining the work difficult. Organisational change poses additional challenges, as it can threaten continuity. Three key areas demand immediate attentio are:· greater prioritisation of the promotion of mental health and well being, co-ordination of policies and practices; and integrated, effective commissioning of programmes and projects promoting mental health and well being.