 An independent service user evaluation of a model of assertive outreach practice
This report examines the role of an assertive outreach team in Norwich, from the perspective of its users.
26 August 2005
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 A National Survey of Adult Psychiatric Wards
This report looks at the state of inpatient services in England from the standpoint of ward managers.
25 May 2005
£20.00 for a paper copy or FREE to download
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 Education, Training and Continuing Professional Development for All
Education and training guidelines published with the Department of Health.
03 June 2004
FREE
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 A Survey of the Quality of Care in Acute Psychiatric Wards
We followed over 200 patients through their stay on an acute ward, discovering how they were admitted, what treatment they received and how they were discharged.
26 August 1998
£9.00 for a paper copy or FREE to download
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Mental health workers often state that they spend too long doing paperwork. This report is the result of research undertaken to provide a better understanding of the administrative workload for mental health care staff.
03 July 2006
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The Agenda is our quarterly magazine about African and Caribbean mental health issues.
14 July 2006
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 CPA care planning for service users who are repeatedly detained under the Mental Health Act
This report examines the effectiveness of Care Programme Approach care planning for people who are repeatedly detained under the Mental Health Act.
12 July 2005
£10.00 for a paper copy or FREE to download
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 A report of the learning from eight mental health crisis services
This report explores the experience of eight innovative, community-based crisis projects in England, which were set up to provide support to people experiencing a mental health crisis as an alternative and complement to inpatient hospital care.
28 February 2002
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A study of a supportive work project in a primary care setting.
01 March 1995
FREE
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 A review of the relationship between mental health services and African and Caribbean communities
This major review documents the 'circles of fear' and the impediments to change which lead to poorer treatment and care of African and African Caribbean adults.
15 July 2002
£15.00 for a paper copy or FREE to download
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 A framework and list of the practitioner capabilities required to implement The National Service Framework for Mental Health
This report outlines a framework for the skills, knowledge and attitudes required within the workforce to effectively implement the National Service Framework (NSF) for Mental Heath.
12 April 2001
FREE
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 A Clinical Tool and Practitioner Manual
A practical tool for risk assessment and management in mental health services.
01 June 2000
FREE
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 Experiences from the USA
This policy paper argues that English primary care trusts (PCTs) can benefit from understanding the different ways American health maintenance organisations (HMOs) commission mental health services.
08 May 2003
FREE
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This report is the analysis of a survey carried out in 2004 of psychiatrist posts in England.
12 October 2005
FREE
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 The Economic and Social Costs of Mental Illness in Northern Ireland
The economic and social costs of mental illness in Northern Ireland amounted to nearly £3 billion in 2002/3 - more than the total spend on health and social care for all health conditions.
09 June 2004
FREE
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 A Practical Guide
Our new guide looks at the core characteristics of effective teams and how they can manage risk and facilitate early discharge from hospital.
07 November 2006
£15.00 for a paper copy or FREE to download
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 For Mental Health Services
This tool enables mental health service providers to assess how effective they are in meeting the needs of service users from minority ethnic groups and to identify strengths and weaknesses within their local service.
15 May 2001
£25.00 for a paper copy or FREE to download
Download size: 487 KB
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 The impact of a primary care trust’s integrated health and social care services
This study examines the impact of the new commissioning and provider arrangements on primary care health services, mental health services, other agencies, service users and carers in Plymouth.
28 February 2004
FREE
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 A guide to setting up and undertaking a User-Focused Monitoring (UFM) project
UFM is a dynamic approach for evaluating mental health services that places the experience of the service user at the heart of the process.
01 June 2003
FREE
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 Addressing the Needs of Homeless Women with Mental Illness
This report looks at the needs of homeless women with mental health problems.
01 December 1996
FREE
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 Models of Extended Community Support Services for People with Mental Health Problems
This report describes different models of social and practical support available from voluntary sector-run community support services.
11 July 1998
FREE
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 A framework for the whole of the mental health workforce
This publication sets out the ten essential capabilities that all mental health staff should acquire as part of their core training.
17 August 2004
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15 July 2002
FREE
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These activity sheets provide parents and their children aged 4 to 7 with a unique resource to help them talk about how they feel and what makes them happy or sad, stressed or secure.
10 October 2005
FREE
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 Review of Recruitment and Retention in the Mental Health Workforce
This review looks at problems with the supply of staff to work in mental health services and at how recruitment and retention might be improved.
13 July 2000
FREE
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 An experiment in building bridges between ethnic communities and mental health services in East London
This report gives a fascinating account of the challenges of building bridges between faith communities and mental health services in the London Borough of Newham.
21 February 2001
£7.00 for a paper copy or FREE to download
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03 November 2004
FREE
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 Setting up and running a project
This publication provides a step-by-step guide to setting up and running a user-focused monitoring project. It covers all stages of the project from recruiting the co-ordinator and interviewers, to the final report.
03 January 2007
£15.00 for a paper copy or FREE to download
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 User evaluation of case management
This evaluative study from the user’s perspective looks at relationships with case managers, involvement in the care plan, access to services and whether the services were appropriate.
01 March 1994
FREE
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 A Guide to Good Practice in the Provision of Housing and Support for People with Mental Health Problems
Home from Home aims to help voluntary sector housing managers find ways of recognising and providing the best support for people with mental health problems.
01 December 1997
FREE
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 Briefing Paper 12
The introduction of the Human Rights Act 1998 will have a major impact on the development of mental health law and practice.
30 November 2000
FREE
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 User-Focused Monitoring of Mental Health Services
This report demonstrates that people with severe and enduring mental illness can have a voice in decisions about the mental health services that they receive.
17 March 1998
FREE
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 Evaluation of Working Together in London: An integrated mental health initiative
This project examined the work of three assertive outreach teams in the capital.
14 November 2002
FREE
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09 September 2003
FREE
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 The Provision of Community Mental Health Services within a Multi-Faith Context
This report gives a fascinating account of the challenges of building bridges between faith communities and mental health services in the London Borough of Newham.
06 March 1997
FREE
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 Review of Care for People with Severe Mental Illness who are hard to engage with Services
This report on assertive outreach sets out a strategy for meeting the needs of people with severe and enduring mental illness who have difficulty in engaging with services.
09 March 1998
£9.00 for a paper copy or FREE to download
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This report shows how community projects can engage and support people with mental health problems.
10 January 1996
FREE
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 Developing Home Treatment & Assertive Outreach
This practical guide to setting up integrated locality services draws on the experiences of Northern Birmingham Mental Health NHS Trust. The pack includes case studies, factsheets and checklists on developing home treatment and assertive outreach teams.
01 November 1998
FREE
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 CMHTs and the People Who Work in Them
A survey of 60 community mental health teams (CMHTs) which examines what teams do, how they function, job satisfaction and burnout among staff.
01 June 1995
FREE
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 Mental health promotion and Black and minority ethnic groups
This publication shows how mental health promotion can help to improve the mental health of Black and minority ethnic communities.
01 March 2004
£15.00
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 A guide to evidence-based mental health promotion
This briefing is a guide to the evidence base for mental health promotion. It includes interventions to promote mental health and well being, to prevent or reduce the risk of mental health problems and to improve quality of life for people with mental health problems.
01 March 2003
FREE
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 Briefing Paper 24
This paper includes guidance and examples on how to implement Standard One of the National Service Framework for Mental Health.
28 January 2004
FREE
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This publication examines the shape of the user movement today and looks to the challenges and opportunities ahead.
28 May 2003
FREE
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 A planners' guide
This guide sets out a workforce planning model for the future that can be used by all mental health organisations.
15 April 2003
£15.00 for a paper copy or FREE to download
Download size: 353 KB
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 A review of public spending on mental health care
This major publication looks at trends in public spending and shows that financial pressures are jeopardising the Government's plans for better services.
10 November 2003
£9.00 for a paper copy or FREE to download
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 Role of Support Workers in Community Mental Health Services
This study looks at the work of non-professionally trained staff working directly with users in community mental health services.
01 September 1997
FREE
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 A one-day Visit to 309 Acute Psychiatric Wards by the Mental Health Act Commission in collaboration with The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
Commissioners visited 118 Trusts in England and Wales, representing 47 per cent of mental health inpatient services.
01 June 1997
FREE
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 Improving Care for Detained Patients from Black and Minority Ethnic Communities. A visit by the Mental Health Act Commission to 104 Mental Health and Learning Disability Units in England and Wales
This report looks at the care that people from Black and ethnic minority communities receive when they are detained under the Mental Health Act.
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06 March 2000
FREE
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 Developing intermediate mental health care in primary care
This publication provides a step-by-step guide to setting up an Intermediate Care Team in primary care to promote recovery by supporting service users in all aspects on their lives.
24 November 2005
£9.00 for a paper copy or FREE to download
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07 October 2003
FREE
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 The Physical Health of Mental Health Service Users
The report makes a series of recommendations for improving physical health care for people with mental health problems.
01 September 2003
FREE
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 Users and survivors of mental health services working together for support and change
This report details a survey carried out in 2001-2002 of the mental health service user movement in England.
02 June 2003
FREE
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 Community Organisations and Mental Health
This report shows how community projects can engage and support people with mental health problems.
01 June 2000
FREE
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 24-hour Response for People with Mental Health Emergencies
This report compares an innovative crisis resolution team with a traditional hospital-based service.
14 May 1998
£12.00 for a paper copy or FREE to download
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 A National Survey
A comprehensive survey of the structure of community mental health teams (CMHTs) and the process of team working in England.
01 January 1994
FREE
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 Reaching and supporting Londoners with severe mental health problems
This report examines the work of three assertive outreach teams, drawing out the key lessons and offering guidance on how to put assertive outreach into practice.
14 November 2002
£10.00
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 A Survey of the Manic Depression Fellowship
A survey of the members of the Manic Depression Fellowship looking at their demographic characteristics, accommodation and employment status along with their experiences of mental health services and professionals.
01 January 1995
FREE
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 A training pack for GP Educators
This pack looks at the typical health problems faced by people with severe mental illness and details a number of ways to combat them.
18 October 2001
FREE
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This guide offers information and advice on the role of the primary care staff within mental health care, focusing on the implementation of the GP contract.
20 January 2004
£5.00 for a paper copy or FREE to download
Download size: 144 KB
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 An independent policy review on the development of primary care mental health services
This publication reviews the development of mental health services in primary care and the different structures for how primary and secondary care work together.
12 January 2003
£12.00 for a paper copy or FREE to download
Download size: 645 KB
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 Professional Resource Guide and Carers' Information Pack
A resource pack for those working with families who are living with schizophrenia. It includes a detailed guide to the family approach, psycho-education, family intervention and how to provide practical support for carers.
09 September 1999
£5.00
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This tool provides information on mental health and its promotion and protection within congregations and the wider community. It focuses on how faith communities can be welcoming to people with mental or emotional distress, as well as learning from their experiences and benefiting from their contributions.
07 November 2005
FREE
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This report examines how first wave applicants for foundation status are involving their local community.
05 November 2004
FREE
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 The Future Roles and Training of Mental Health Staff
This report was the first to look at the different roles and training of mental health staff.
06 June 1997
FREE
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 Does one size fit all?
This report is based on a survey of participants, providers and commissioners of training. It finds that only one quarter of participants had received any training from a service user. The report calls for fundamental changes in the delivery of race equality training.
08 October 2007
£10.00 for a paper copy or FREE to download
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This report follows up on Mind's 'Real lives, Real people' programme, which gave training awards to people with mental health problems to enable them to achieve a personal goal that also benefited other people.
17 February 2004
FREE
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 The differing views of users, family carers and professionals on services for people with schizophrenia in the community
A survey of over 400 users, family carers and professionals. It highlights what is needed for an effective service.
30 September 1994
FREE
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 Improving the quality of care in acute psychiatric wards
This report charts the progress of our three-year project working with four acute inpatient units around the country, to explore ways of improving the quality of care they offer.
23 February 2006
£10.00 for a paper copy or FREE to download
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 The new agenda for primary care organisations commissioning mental health services
This report proposes a set of standards for primary care organisations commissioning mental health services to ensure that they meet local needs.
09 April 2001
FREE
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This brief guide explains how to to set up and run crisis resolution services. It includes a summary of research carried out in the field.
06 September 2001
FREE
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14 November 2004
FREE
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 Effective Partnerships in Mental Health
This report provides a series of Key Indicators for reviewing the effectiveness of joint working relationships.
01 November 1997
FREE
Download size: 121 KB
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 Community development, mental health and diversity
This publication profiles an example of good practice in community development and draws out lessons of wider relevance.
17 November 2005
£15.00 for a paper copy or FREE to download
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This toolkit has been developed to help organisations address some of the issues around mental health at work and provide a framework for action, including developing a mental health promotion policy for your workplace.
05 September 2002
£10.00
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 Assertive outreach and crisis resolution in practice
This report focuses on the implementation of assertive outreach and crisis resolution services, comparing sites across the country, and providing practical advice on both the benefits and difficulties of these ways of working.
01 April 2004
£10.00 for a paper copy or FREE to download
Download size: 345 KB
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 The finances of mental health trusts - July 2006
This is the result of our survey of finance directors in England’s 76 NHS mental health trusts. It finds that more than half of England’s mental health trusts have seen money diverted away from them to pay for deficits in other local health services.
20 July 2006
FREE
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 The perspectives of mental health service users on community and hospital care
A review of our user-focused monitoring projects that sought the views of people seriously disabled by mental health problems on community and hospital care.
23 January 2001
£15.00 for a paper copy or FREE to download
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 The Social and Economic Costs of Mental Health Problems in Scotland
The study examined not only the costs of providing health and social care services and losses to the economy in Scotland.
22 November 2006
FREE
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 A Workbook for Values-Based Practice
People's values differ enormously - what may be important to one individual may be of little significance to another. This new workbook provides a series of exercises that enable practitioners to reflect on the way that they work and recognise the influence that different values have on their practice.
13 July 2004
£20.00 for a paper copy or FREE to download
Download size: 448 KB
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 A practical guide for developing early intervention in psychosis services
This guide sets out the core features of a good service and guides practitioners, managers and all those involved through the process of setting it up and making it work for its users.
03 December 2003
£15.00 for a paper copy or FREE to download
Download size: 1.5 MB
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 Making social inclusion a reality for people with severe mental health problems
This publication provides in-depth analysis and examples of how mental health and other agencies can support people with mental health problems to engage in a full life in the community.
08 February 2002
£25.00 for a paper copy or FREE to download
Download size: 1,601 KB
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