Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health - Making Recovery a Reality

  Making Recovery a Reality, Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, March 2008
Abstract:

“Two or three years ago I realised that you really could recover…I thought that once you had it, that was it – but you can recover. I find that quite an amazing fact…”

‘Recovery’ is an idea whose time has come. At its heart is [...]

Forensic Mental Health Services - Facts and Figures on Current Provision

   Forensic Mental Health Services - Facts and Figures on Current Provision, September 2007, Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
Abstract: Forensic mental health services provide care for people who have come into contact with the criminal justice system and have been transferred to secure NHS services.
This factfile brings together figures from many sources about forensic services [...]

The Corston Report Calls for Better Mental Health Care for Women in Prison

       Women need more alternatives to prison, says Sainsbury Centre,  29th January 2008         

There are currently over 4,400 women in 17 prisons in England.  Four out of five women prisoners have mental health problems, most commonly depression and anxiety.  Almost half have been subject to abuse, while one in three has a child under five.

The Corston [...]

Straight of the shelves from Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health

   The Community Order and the Mental Health Treatment Requirement , January 2008
Courts failing to use option of mental health treatment for offenders outside prison, says new report
It is estimated that half of people on community orders have at least one mental health problem, yet fewer than one per cent of community orders issued in 2006 [...]

Mental Health at Work from Sainsbury

    Mental Health at Work: Developing the business case,  December 2007
Every organisation in Britain is affected by mental distress and ill health in the workforce. At any one time one worker in six will be experiencing depression, anxiety or problems relating to stress. Mental ill health is normal in every workplace in the land.
The total [...]

Mental Health Care in Prisons: Briefing

Mental Health Care in Prisons: Briefing June 2007
Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
The quality of mental health care available in our prisons is frequently poor.
This briefing paper provides an overview of the mental health care available in prisons. It examines how mental health problems are identified in prison, how prison inreach teams work, transfers to NHS [...]

Primary, Prisons and Mental Health

Getting the Basics Right - Developing a primary care mental health service in prisons, November 2007
Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
Most primary care in prisons is able only to address people’s physical health problems. As a result, prisoners with common mental health conditions frequently go untreated.
Government policy since 2001 has been for prisoners to receive health [...]

Recruitment and Mental Health

Recruitment and mental health: A report by Employers’ Forum on Disability and Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, October 2007
Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
Mental ill health is common and can affect anyone of any age, gender, ethnicity or social group. Three in ten employees will experience mental health problems during a year.
The majority of people with [...]

Does One Size Fit All? One for you Bryan

Race Equality Training in Mental Health Services In England: Does One Size Fit All?   October 2007   
Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
Race Equality Training in Mental Health Services in England is based on a survey of participants, providers and commissioners of training. The report finds that in the absence of any professional body to set standards for race [...]

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Forensic Mental Health Services: Facts and figures on current provision    September 2007          
Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
Forensic mental health services provide care for people who have come into contact with the criminal justice system and have been transferred to secure NHS services.
This factfile brings together figures from many sources about forensic services and shows that:

Fewer than half of [...]