Mental health links
YoungMinds
Jan 2010
YoungMinds provides a telephone helpline service to parents with a concern about their child's emotional problems or behaviour. If you're a worried parent, call us at the YoungMinds Parents Helpline on 0808 802 5544. Our opening hours are 9.30am-4pm Monday to Friday. Calls from landlines and mobiles are free.
www.youngminds.org.uk
Ministry of Justice Mental Health Unit
Issue date: Nov 2008
Website for the Mental Health Unit at the Ministry of Justice explaining their work, latest news and contact details for staff.
http://www.mentalhealthunit.com/
Handsonscotland
Issue date: Oct 2008
HandsOnScotland is an online resource for anybody working with children and young people. The website provides practical information and techniques on how to respond helpfully to children and young people's troubling behaviour, build up their self-esteem and promote their positive mental wellbeing.
http://www.handsonscotland.co.uk
Associated to: Anti-social behaviour, Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders, Young people
International Journal of Prison Health
Issue date: Sep 2008
This journal published by Routledge is a forum for an interdisciplinary approach to prisoners' health. Its purpose is to facilitate an exchange of information and good practice among experts in the field from a range of different cultural interpretations and perspectives.
http://www.informaworld.com/tijp
Associated to: Health, Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders, Prisons, Suicide/self harm
Frontline
Issue date: Feb 2008
A free online learning tool for professionals working in the health, social care and criminal justice sectors with people with challenging behaviours (including personality disorder).
http://www.frontline-training.org/
Associated to: Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders
ADHD APART
Issue date: Nov 2007
ADHD APART was set up in partnership with the Dorset ADHD Support Group due to the numbers of calls received for information and support in relation to a family member with ADHD being in trouble with the law and the services attached to the Criminal Justice System.
http://www.cjsapart.btik.com/
Associated to: Anti-social behaviour, Criminal justice, Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders, Young people, Youth justice
Cooltan Arts
Issue date: Apr 2007
Cooltan are an arts organisation that operates an arts centre in Southwark's lively Walworth Road, near Elephant & Castle, from which they carry out:
- Arts workshops
- Exhibitions, public art projects and websites which help break down the stigma of mental distress
- Gallery/ performance space offering other local community projects somewhere to exhibit
- Volunteering Programmes, offering meaningful engagement and the opportunity to learn useful skills.
They aim to bring about a positive change in how participants feel about themselves, helping them to gain greater focus and to re-establish their relationship with society.
http://www.cooltanarts.org.uk/
Associated to: Mental health
Directory of Mental Health Services 2006/7
Issue date: Apr 2007
Developed to meet the needs of commissioners and practitioners in the UK's Mental Health Services, the Directory of Mental Health Services 2006/07 gives contact details to make a referral, transfer or discharge. This reference book has contact details of psychiatrists, clinics and mental health community teams across the UK, indexed by Trust and locality
http://www.pmh.uk.com/healthcare/mentalhealth/home.htm
Associated to: Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders, Older prisoners, Prisons
Mental Health Alliance
Issue date: Nov 2006
The Mental Health Alliance is a coalition of 78 organisations working together to secure a better mental health legislation.
http://www.mentalhealthalliance.org.uk/
Associated to: Legislation, Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders
Hafal
Issue date: Sep 2006
Hafal delivers a range of services to people with severe mental health illness including direct support and advice, support in a crisis, contact with others by phone, advocacy, support in a group setting, introductions for befriending, and employment and training projects. We also give clients a much-needed voice in the planning of mental health services. Hafal is a member-led organisation.
Associated to: Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders, Service user involvement
Revolvers
Issue date: Jun 2006
Website of Revolving Doors Agency User Involvement Group. Anyone with mental health problems who has been in contact with the criminal justice system is welcome to join Revolvers. Contact Chandra Fowler,
User Involvement Coordinator on 020 7553 6060.
Associated to: Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders, Service user involvement
London's prison mental health services: a review
Issue date: Apr 2006
This review carried out by the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health on behalf of the London Development Centre reviews mental health services in London's prisons.
Associated to: Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders, Prisons
Learning Disability Offenders
Issue date: Feb 2006
This site has been developed by Caring Solutions (UK) Ltd for the University of Central Lancashire. The website contains links to articles published and news stories that are of relevance to Forensic Learning Disability. It also contains links to other websites in the area of Forensic Learning Disability and the wider area of Mental Health. Contains details of their annual conference "The Care and Treatment of Offenders with a Learning Disability"
http://www.ldoffenders.co.uk/
Associated to: Criminal justice, Learning disabilities, Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders
A Place of Fear? Mental Health Act Commission's 11th Biennial report
Issue date: Jan 2006
This report by the Mental Health Act Commission said there was intense pressure on beds, understaffing and a lack of basic humane treatment. The report was based on visits to detained psychiatric patients in all hospitals in England and Wales between 2003 and 2005
The report also acknowledges the Nacro survey of court diversion schemes and repeats Nacro's recommendations to increase the number of psychiatric beds available and to adequately fund court diversion/criminal justice mental health liaison schemes across the country.
http://www.mhac.org.uk/Pages/documents/publications/MHAC%2011%20TEXT%20FA.pdf
Associated to: Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders
National Personality Disorder website
Issue date: Jan 2006
A web based resource tool to support the development of the National Personality Disorder Programme.
Aims to:
1) Provide positive public information on PD that challenges stigma and discrimination.
2) Promote the recovery and social inclusion of individuals with complex mental health needs including PD.
3) Profile the activity, initiatives and pilot projects of the National PD Programme, including the involvement of individuals using services; events, training and education; workforce and service improvement and links to relevant news and items.
http://www.personalitydisorder.org.uk/
Associated to: Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders
Health and Social Care in Criminal Justice programme website
Issue date: Dec 2005
The Health and Social Care in Criminal Justice Programme brings together a large number of statutory, voluntary and private organisations to make the best use of resources and expertise available to improve services. The programme builds on earlier work undertaken by Prison Health, a joint Home Office and Department of Health unit.
This website explains the various work streams of the programme.
http://www.hsccjp.csip.org.uk/Home
Associated to: Criminal justice, Health, Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders
Safe and Secure: Managing and sharing information across Health and Criminal Justice Systems
Issue date: Dec 2005
New and updated guidance on sharing information across the health service and criminal justice system produced by Health and Offender Partnerships.
http://www.ohcsportal.co.uk/
Associated to: Criminal justice, Health, Information sharing, Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders, Physical health
Socialinclusion.org.uk
Issue date: Nov 2005
The website of the National Social Inclusion Programme (NSIP) at NIMHE which brings together the work of government departments and other organisations in a concerted effort to challenge attitudes, to enable people to fulfil their aspirations and to significantly improve opportunities and outcomes for people with mental health problems.
http://www.socialinclusion.org.uk/
Associated to: Mental health
Hyperguide to the Mental Health Act, 1983
Issue date: Sep 2005
This site is a basic guide to the Mental Health Act 1983.
http://www.hyperguide.co.uk/mha/
Associated to: Legislation, Mental health
Prison Health Research Network website
Issue date: Sep 2005
The PHRN website is an interactive tool that draws together clinicians, prison staff, researchers, provider trusts, national policy leads and others interested in prison health research. The site contains wide ranging information for those interested in prison health research, including:
-education and training opportunities
- forthcoming workshops and conferences
- research funding opportunities
- up-to-date information about each of the four primary work streams (dentistry, mental health, primary care and substance misuse)
There is also a members community message board where Prison Health Research Network members can discuss topics relating to prison health research.
Associated to: Alcohol and drugs, Health, Mental health, Prisons
Mental Health Foundation website
Issue date: Aug 2005
The Mental Health Foundation exist to help people survive, recover from and prevent mental health problems. They undertake research,
develop services, design training, influence policy and raise public awareness. They are keen to tackle difficult issues and try different approaches, many of them led by service users themselves.
The website contains information about mental health problems and treatments and policy and publications from the Foundation.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/
Associated to: Mental health
Government response to the report of the Joint Committee on the draft Mental Health Bill 2004
Issue date: Jul 2005
The Government response to the recommendations made as a result of the pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Mental Health Bill by the Joint Committee.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/11/52/68/04115268.pdf
Associated to: Legislation, Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders
Independent External Review into the homicide and suicide in Llangadog on 27 February 2003
Issue date: Jun 2005
External review commissioned by the Carmarthenshire Local Health Board. Concludes that there is no evidence that this tragedy could have been prevented with certainty. Nevertherless, recommendations have been drawn up, a summary of which is in Chapter 8.
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/docopen.cfm?orgid=251&ID=42644&101B1DC9-7E5B-479F-9C14654C1CA51B7E
Associated to: Inquiries, Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders
NIMHE Knowledge Community
Issue date: May 2005
NIMHE Knowledge Community website which has latest news, events, contact details of organisations and individuals working in the mental health field. Enables members to create mailing lists and send messages to colleagues.
http://kc.nimhe.org.uk/
Associated to: Mental health
The London Prison Mental Health Forum
Issue date: May 2005
The London Prison Mental Health Forum has recently been set up (March 2005) by the London Development Centre. The Forum aims to support and co-ordinate policy implementation training and education within the capital's prisons. The need for such a forum has been identitied based on feedback from mental health practitioners working in prisons, Safer Custody Group leads, prison health staff and the Inpatient Nursing Network.
http://www.londondevelopmentcentre.org/index.php?topic=103
Associated to: Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders, Prisons
Forensic Psychiatric Nursing
Issue date: Apr 2005
An open discussion group for forensic psychiatric/mental health nurses and others with an interest in the care of those people who might be described as mentally disordered offenders, ie people who use mental health services through some contact (or potential contact) with the criminal justice system. It is expected that members will primarily be nurses who work in prisons, Secure Hospitals and related community services. Those involved in management, education and research in relation to forensic nursing care are also welcome.
This list has been set up the National Forensic Nursing Research and Development group in the UK.
New members' posts are moderated, this means the list owner checks the posts before allowing them to be sent to the list, depending on your time zone this may take some time.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/forensic-psychiatric-nursing/
Associated to: Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders
The Institute of Mental Health Act Practitioners
Issue date: Apr 2005
Mental health portal providing links to what's new in the field, guide to the Mental Health Act and Code of Practice and an email discussion group.
http://www.markwalton.net/
Associated to: Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders
WHO - Health in Prisons
Issue date: Apr 2005
The WHO HIPP was established in 1996 in an effort towards creating equity in health and to give extra attention within public health to disadvantaged groups.
The three aims of WHO-HIPP are:
To promote health in its broadest sense within the prison community in each Member State.
To advise on agreed priority aspects of prison health services, including prevention and health promotion,
To assist Members in their efforts to meet the assessed health needs of prisoners in their care, including the provision of services which are at least equivalent to those available in the wider community of each Member State.
Associated to: Health, Prisons
Minority Voices
Issue date: Feb 2005
Series of reports produced by Youngminds on the mental health of young people from minority ethnic backgrounds.
http://www.youngminds.org.uk/minorityvoices/
Associated to: Mental health, Young people
Delivering race equality and Government's response to inquiry into death of David Bennett
Issue date: Jan 2005
Delivering race equality in mental health care an action plan for reform inside and outside services and the Government’s response to the Independent Inquiry into the death of David Bennett.
Published by the Department of Health and following on from other reports on race such as "Inside Outside: Improving mental health services for black and minority ethnic communities in England" and "Delivering Race Equality: A framework for Action"
http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/10/07/75/04100775.pdf
Associated to: Inquiries, Mentally disordered offenders, Race
Inspection of mental health services - Lambeth
Issue date: Jan 2005
This inspection by the Commission for Social Care found that mental health services for people in Lambeth were good. Many service users said they found the services too geared towards those with severe mental illness, forensic histories or a dual diagnosis and that primary care was not so good. A review by SLaM showed that the demand for forensic services had increased, especially from prison referrals. The effect of this was to place a premium on gatekeeping and to target areas of need e.g. young black men. There was also a lack of move-on accomodation. There was no mention of court diversion in the report.
Associated to: Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders
National suicide prevention strategy for England: annual report on progress 2004
Issue date: Jan 2005
Annual report on progress 2004
http://www.nimhe.org.uk/downloads/Suicide%20Report.pdf
Associated to: Mental health, Suicide/self harm
Offender Mental Health Care Pathway
Issue date: Jan 2005
This care pathway document produced by the Department of Health lays down valuable best practice templates to guide providers and commissioners on mental health services for those involved in the criminal justice system. It is based on the best evidence currently available, sourced from both literature and innovative clinical practice.
Foreward by John Boyington (Director Health Partnerships) and Professor Louis Appleby (National Clinical Director Mental Health)
The offender mental health care pathway is intended to guide the practice of people who directly deliver services, and support decision making for those who commission them.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/10/22/32/04102232.pdf
Associated to: Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders
Statistics of mentally disordered offenders 2003
Issue date: Dec 2004
This bulletin has information about patients subject to a restriction order admitted to, detained in or discharged from hospitals.
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs04/hosb1604.pdf
Associated to: High risk offenders, Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders
The National Service Framework for Mental Health: five years on
Issue date: Dec 2004
Main findings of the report include:
suicide rates are at their lowest recorded level;
most users of services report that their experience of mental health care has been positive;
staff numbers have substantially increased and modern treatments are in widespread use; and
specialist community mental health teams have been set up across the country, offering home treatment, early intervention or intensive support for people with complex needs.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/09/91/22/04099122.pdf
Associated to: Mental health
NICE guidelines on self-harm
Issue date: Nov 2004
NICE and the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health have published a guideline for the NHS in England and Wales on the short-term treatment and management of self harm.
http://www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=213665
Associated to: Mental health
Independent External Review into a Homicide at Prestatyn, Wales on 25th March 2003
Issue date: Nov 2004
On 25th March 2003, PK, a Cardiff resident, killed BD, a retired accountant. At the time of the offence PK was under the care of the Community Forensic Psychiatric Team at Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff and was living in independent accommodation.
External Review commissioned by Cardiff Local Health Board and published in November 2004.
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/lhg/documents/PKReport.pdf
Associated to: High risk offenders, Inquiries, Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders
St Mungo's biggest ever survey into the problems of homeless people
Issue date: Nov 2004
The survey looks at the problems of 1534 homeless people. Nearly half had mental health problems and some were ex-offenders.
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Society/documents/2004/11/23/HomelessnessSurvey.pdf
Associated to: Housing and homelessness, Mental health
Admissions of patients to mental health facilities in Wales 2003-04
Issue date: Sep 2004
Number of 'place of safety' detentions increased since 1998-99, number of court and prison disposals has fluctuated between 52 in 2000-01 and 108 in 1998-99
http://www.markwalton.net/mt/archives/whatsnew/Wales/sdr62-2004.pdf
Associated to: Mental health
Draft Mental Health Bill 2004
Issue date: Sep 2004
The most recent draft of the Mental Health Bill.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/08/89/14/04088914.pdf
Associated to: Mental health
Guardianship under the Mental Health Act 1983
Issue date: Aug 2004
This report published in August 2004 contains the latest statistics on the numbers of people subject to guardianship under sections 7 and 37 of the Mental Health Act 1983.
The purpose of guardianship is to enable patients to receive care in the community where it cannot be provided without the use of compulsory powers.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/08/90/17/04089017.pdf
Associated to: Mental health
From here to equality - A strategic plan to tackle stigma and discrimination on mental health grounds
Issue date: Jun 2004
Details of the Government's strategic five year programme to tackle stigma and discrimination. Sets out a framework for a sustained programme to give people back their rights,working in partnership across government, with the voluntary sector and with private organisations.
http://www.nimhe.org.uk/downloads/FIVE%20YEAR%20STIGMA%20AND%20DISC%20PLAN.pdf
Associated to: Mental health
Nacro's response to the proposal to supply general sales list medicines out of hours to prisoners
Issue date: Apr 2004
We agree that it is important that prisoners should have equal access to medicines, but we think that a written protocol is essential to ensure a consistent approach to the supply of medicines across the estate. Proper audit trails should be in place including a secure system for the recording of medicines supplied. We think that on each shift only one person should be designated to supply medicines to avoid confusion. Click on the pdf for the original consultation letter.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAndSocialCareTopics/PrisonHealth/fs/en
Associated to: Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders, Physical health, Prisons
Celebrating our cultures: Guidelines for mental health promotion with BME communities
Issue date: Mar 2004
Britain is recognised as a multiethnic and multicultural society. But the poor socio-economic status of many people from black and other minority ethnic groups in Britain is a significant cause of poor health among them. This finding highlights the need for policies and programmes to reduce inequalities in health. Good mental health promotion activity with black and other minority ethnic groups exists but these communities still experience high levels of discrimination and mental ill health.
http://www.nimhe.org.uk/downloads/BMEG Toolkit.doc
Associated to: Equality and diversity, Mental health
Mental Health Policy Implementation Guide - Aggression and Violence Management
Issue date: Feb 2004
Mental Health Policy Implementation Guide Developing Positive Practice to Support the Safe and Therapeutic Management of Aggression and Violence in Mental Health In-Patient settings
http://www.nimhe.org.uk/downloads/78130-DoH-Viol%20Management.pdf
Associated to: Mental health
David Bennett Inquiry
Issue date: Dec 2003
Following the death of David Bennett in the Norvic Clinic, Norwich on 30 October 1998, an independent inquiry was set up to look into his care, treatment, the events surrounding his death and wider mental health issues.
The Independent Inquiry was set up under Health Service Guidelines HSG(94)27 by the Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Strategic Health Authority after consultation with the Department of Health. Mr Bennett, a 38 year-old African-Caribbean patient, died in The Norvic Clinic, a medium secure psychiatric unit in Norwich, at the end of October 1998 after being restrained by staff.
The Inquiry was chaired by Sir John Blofeld, a retired high court judge.
http://www.nscha.nhs.uk/4856/11516/David%20Bennett%20Inquiry.pdf
Associated to: Inquiries, Mentally disordered offenders, Race
Engaging and Changing
Issue date: Oct 2003
This Department of Health report is primarily designed to assist Chief Executives, Medical Directors and Directors of Nursing in StHAs, PCTs and Care Trusts in developing policies concerning the care and treatment of Black and minority ethnic detained patients. It focusses on ethnic monitoring, racial harassment, the use of interpreters and the provision of culturally appropriate care and staff training.
http://www.nimhe.org.uk/downloads/77833_Engage_Change.pdf
Associated to: Mentally disordered offenders, Race
Mainstreaming gender and women's mental health: Implementation guidance
Issue date: Sep 2003
This Department of Health guidance contributes to a broad approach in a key clinical priority area. It will help those planning and delivering mental health services to ensure that women feel better served by the mental health care system in terms of their individual experiences.
It aims to assist services in delivering gender sensitive and gender specific services and supports the aim to “transform the quality of services by raising standards, tackling inequality, becoming more accessible and flexible and designing our services around the needs and choices of the people we serve” (Nigel Crisp, Chief Executive, 2002).
http://www.nimhe.org.uk/downloads/77961-ImpleGuideance-tex.pdf
Associated to: Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders, Women
Delivering Race Equality - a framework for action
Issue date: Sep 2003
Draft framework on race equality in mental health services which went out for consultation in September 2003.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/06/72/29/04067229.pdf
Associated to: Mentally disordered offenders, Race
Personality Disorder: No Longer a Diagnosis of Exclusion:
Issue date: Jan 2003
This guidance will enable people with PD to get appropriate clinical care and management from specialist mental health services. It will ensure that offenders with PD receive appropriate care from forensic services, with interventions designed both to provide treatment and to address their offending behaviour and to establish education and training to equip mental health practitioners to provide effective assessment and management.
http://www.nimhe.org.uk/downloads/PDFinal.pdf
Associated to: Health, Mentally disordered offenders
Dual Diagnosis Good Practice Guide: Mental Health Policy Implementation Guide
Issue date: Apr 2002
Supporting someone with a mental health illness and substance misuse problems - alcohol and/or drugs - is one of the biggest challenges facing frontline mental health services. The complexity of issues makes diagnosis, care and treatment more difficult, with service users being at higher risk of relapse, readmission to hospital and suicide. One of the main difficulties is that there are a number of agencies involved in a person's care - mental health services and specialist rehabilitation services, organisations in the statutory and voluntary sector. As a result care can be fragmented and people can fall down the cracks. The Department of Health guidance provides a framework within which staff can strengthen services so that they have the skills and organisation to tackle this demanding area of work. The authors key message is that substance misuse is already part of mainstream mental health services and this is the right place for skills and services to be. Mental health services must also work closely with specialist substance misuse services to ensure that care is well co-ordinated. The authors have also highlighted some existing examples ofexcellent services working well now. This guidance and the services mentioned, demonstrate the importance of effective leadership at a local level and rigorous training programmes to help staff maintain high standards of service delivery.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/06/04/35/04060435.pdf
Associated to: Alcohol and drugs, Mental health
Outcome of psychiatric admission through the courts
Issue date: Jan 2002
Study by Dr D James et al, of two of the largest of court diversion schemes. It suggests that if implemented properly, such schemes can have a positive effect by improving the clinical condition of offenders and also reducing their likelihood of re-offending.
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/occ79outcome.pdf
Associated to: Diversion, Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders
Psychiatric morbidity among prisoners in England and Wales
Issue date: Jan 1998
Summary report of a survey carried out by the Office of National Statistics to provide up-to-date baseline information about the prevalence of psychiatric problems among male and female, remand and sentenced prisoners.
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/Prisoners_PsycMorb.pdf
Associated to: Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders, Prisons
Wessex Consortium
Issue date: Feb 1997
The strategy work of the Wessex Consortium is clearly focused on mentally disordered offenders or people with challenging behaviour including people of all ages:
Who have been identified and drawn into or may be drawn into the criminal justice system but are in need of mental health care – except those for whom the need concerns principally therapy for drugs and alcohol misuse
Who have challenging behaviour as a component of their mental health problem (Challenging behaviour in this instance means threatening or dangerous behaviour to others)
To whom the mentally disordered offender or challenging behaviour label is currently relevant
Whose principal problems is mental illness, psychopathic disorder or learning disability
Ring 02380 725464 for general enquiries.
http://www.hants.gov.uk/wessexconsortium/
Associated to: Mentally disordered offenders
Notes for the guidance of social supervisors
Issue date: Jan 1997
Guidance for social workers and probation officers about the role of social supervision to patients who are subject to the special restrictions set out in section 41 of the Mental Health Act 1983 and who have been conditionally discharged from hospital by the Home Secretary or a Mental Health Review Tribunal.
http://www.markwalton.net/2003/notesforsupervisors.pdf
Associated to: High risk offenders, Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders
Green Light - Toolkit for people working with learning difficulty
Green light is a toolkit for improving mental health support services for people with learning disabilites. It paints a picture of what good mental health support services for people with learning disabilities look like, and gives a way of assessing how well your local services measure up to it.
http://www.valuingpeople.gov.uk/documents/mentalhealthglguide.pdf
Associated to: Learning disabilities, Mental health
Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill
Homepage of the Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill.
This committee has been appointed by the two Houses of Parliament to examine and report on the Draft Mental Health Bill published by the Department of Health. The inquiry will lead to a report, published together with the evidence on which it is based, setting out the Committee's recommendations to the Government on how to improve the draft Mental Health Bill before it is formally introduced into Parliament.
http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/jcdmhb.cfm
Associated to: Legislation, Mental health
Mental Health Primary Care in Prison
Guide on prison mental health including:
- information about the diagnosis and management of specific mental disorders,
- core management issues and skills that are relevant to a number of mental disorders
- information about the mental-health needs of particular groups of prisoners. It also gives advice about how to respond to the needs of prisoners who have had particular life experiences
- important related matters, such as legal and ethical issues and working with voluntary organisations.
http://www.prisonmentalhealth.org/
Associated to: Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders, Prisons, Suicide/self harm
!!Mind Ward Watch - executive summary of findings
Mind's Ward Watch found that for some patients poor accommodation and security, safety concerns, insufficient staffing levels and intense boredom have exacerbated existing difficulties and created new ones.
http://www.mind.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/342E9A90-CF17-4E5C-8BC5-C43C9621EA50/0/Summaryfinal.pdf
Associated to: Mental health, Service user involvement
NIMHE - National Institute for Mental Health in England
Latest news, developments and publications from NIMHE, the Modernisation Agency, the Department of Health and other relevant organisations.
Associated to: Mental health
Prison Health - Department of Health
Webpages of Prison Health, Department of Health
Prison Health is a partnership between the Prison Service and the Department of Health working to improve the standard of health care in prisons. Their aim is to provide prisoners with access to the same quality and range of health care services as the general public receives from the NHS. In September 2002, Ministers announced the decision to transfer the budgetary responsibility for prison health from the Prison Service to the Department of Health. In addition a timetable of April 2006 has now been agreed for full devolution of commissioning responsibility to Primary Care Trusts (PCTs).
http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAndSocialCareTopics/PrisonHealth/fs/en
Associated to: Health, Prisons
Promoting mental health: a resource for spiritual and pastoral care
A resource to encourage mental health promotion within places of worship.
http://www.nimhe.org.uk/downloads/Parish%20Resource.pdf
Associated to: Mental health
Report of the independent inquiry into the care and treatment afforded to Dale Pick
An independent inquiry into the care of Dale Pick said he was discharged against a background of bed shortages at the Leicestershire partnership NHS trust. The inquiry report reveals a catalogue of errors in Pick's care and treatment.
Pick's final hospital admission followed fears about him carrying a knife and hearing voices that told him to hurt others. Pick discharged himself from hospital just days before stabbing a man to death.
A hard copy of the report can also be obtained by calling 0116 295 7505.
Associated to: High risk offenders, Inquiries, Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders
Revolving Doors Agency
Revolving Doors Agency is a charity concerned with mental health and the criminal justice system. They run practical schemes in police stations, prisons and courts to support people who have 'fallen through the net' of mainstream services.
http://www.revolving-doors.co.uk/
Associated to: Mental health, Mentally disordered offenders
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