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Promoting mental health and preventing mental illness
17 Mar 2010
This report calls for greater investment in mental health promotion and argues that this will bring economic advantages.
The chance of a lifetime
23 Nov 2009
A very high proportion of those who have the most serious conduct problems during childhood will go on to become involved in criminal activity.
Briefing 41: Commissioning what works
22 Sep 2009
Individual Placement and Support, which helps people into paid competitive work, is effective, is good value for money and is affordable to the NHS.
Childhood mental health and life chances in post-war Britain
7 May 2009
Mental health problems in children and teenagers have a significant impact on their chances of success in employment and later life generally.
Diversion
23 Feb 2009
Diverting people with mental health problems from prison is good value for taxpayers money but existing diversion arrangements are not achieving their potential.
Briefing 37: Doing what works
18 Feb 2009
This briefing outlines the evidence base for Individual Placement and Support (IPS) and provides information on how to ‘do what works’.
On the Outside
2 Dec 2008
Continuity of care is especially important for released prisoners with mental health problems to help them get their lives back on track on the outside.
Briefing 36: Police and mental health
2 Sep 2008
This briefing calls on the NHS to manage health care for people in police custody and to take a more active role in diverting people with mental health problems to the services they need.
Briefing 35: Evening the odds
17 Jul 2008
Specialist mental health employment support staff need to adopt an evidence-based approach with the capacity to address issues of racism and stigma.
From the inside
25 Jun 2008
It sets out what prisoners themselves say they need to improve their mental health: ‘someone to talk to’, ‘something to do’ during the day and practical help to plan for what they will do after they are released.
About time
12 Jun 2008
About Time is the first step-by-step guide that shows how day and vocational services can make radical changes to offer people the support they need to build the lives they want to live.