Recovery, personalisation and personal budgets
This paper explores the links between recovery and personalisation and demonstrates how both are part of a common agenda for mental health system transformation.
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Recovery colleges
Attending a Recovery College can give people the confidence, skills and insights to take control over their lives and pursue their aspirations.
Unsung heroes
This report draws together what we know about how the families and children of Service personnel are supported to deal with the emotional and psychological impact of deployment and training.
What is this thing we call peer support?
Gene Johnson, CEO and President of Recovery Innovations in Arizona, discusses the role of peer worker and the success of the projects he’s led.
We need a holistic approach to mental ill-health and homelessness
Poor mental health is widely recognised as both a cause and a consequence of homelessness.
Improving comorbity care is a key challenge for mental health
Long-term physical illnesses affect 30% of the population of England, or some 15 million people. Mental health conditions affect about 10 million of us.
Dual diagnosis: a challenge for the reformed NHS and for Public Health England
The 2012 health reforms posed both threats and opportunities for people with dual diagnosis or multiple needs. This discussion paper from that time looks at the likely implications.
Long term conditions and mental health: the cost of co-morbidities
Patients with a long-term condition and co-existing mental health issue face poorer clinical outcomes and a significantly lower quality of life than people with a physical health problem alone.
Briefing 44: Implementing what works
The results of our test of using regional trainers to speed up the development and efficacy of IPS within local services.
Safe and secure housing is critical to the wellbeing of mental health patients
Having somewhere safe and secure to live is one of the basic requirements of human life.