Advocacy For Mental Health

Author : Stuart L. Lustig, MD, MPH
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780826109071

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Advocacy Strategies for Health and Mental Health Professionals by Stuart L. Lustig, MD, MPH Pdf

"[I]t is becoming much more common for mental health providers to become community mental health advocates, and given the complexities and nuances associated with tasks such as getting involved with legislative issues or fund raising, a work like this serves an important and useful purpose. It is concise, yet revealing, and explains concepts in clear and practical language. Most importantly, it delivers on its promise to transform its readers into more savvy participants in the process of advocating for their mental health patients."--Doody's Medical Reviews "This book provides a valuable introduction to the discerning mental health practitioner who wants to apply their advocacy skills into their everyday work place."--ACAMH, The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health "Great book! Learning to be an effective advocate in multiple arenas is essential for all health professionals, particularly physicians. This text utilizes a broad definition of advocacy and provides information that can be used by multiple types of providers to learn effective strategies to educate and inform others. It is readable with fascinating case examples and practical tips that can be utilized flexibly across a range of issues, formats and audiences. It is a great addition to the libraries of anyone practicing in the health care field, regardless of specialty or years of practice." Arden D Dingle, MD Program Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Emory University School of Medicine A wealth of advocacy tools for health and mental health professionals at all levels of training and practice are included in this clear and comprehensive volume. Written by medical, legal, and policy experts, it fills a void in the literature by addressing multiple topics in advocacy in the health field as a whole. The text addresses the legislative process, provides step-by-step approaches for using the media, and discusses when to seek an attorney, when to litigate, working with family and community, and funding strategies. It also covers such seldom-addressed topics as leveraging research findings for advocacy purposes. Two outstanding features of the text are a discussion of the rationale for advocacy and a call for readers to examine their own motivations for this work, and a chapter by health educators who provide guidance about advances in learning theory that will help readers assimilate the material. The volume will serve as both a resource for advocacy coursework and as a guide for the independent practitioner of advocacy. Key Features: Provides a wealth of advocacy tools for health professionals at all levels of training and practice Written in a clear, straightforward manner for easy access Includes a unique metacognitive theory that will help readers to thoroughly integrate the information and provides tools for self-analysis Highlights main teaching points with summaries, case studies, and reflection questions

Author : WHO,World Health Organization,Alberto Minoletti
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2003-12-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789241545907

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Advocacy for Mental Health by WHO,World Health Organization,Alberto Minoletti Pdf

This volume is part of a series of publications which contain practical guidance to assist policy-makers and planners in member countries with policy development to address public mental health needs and service provision. This volume highlights the importance of advocacy in mental health policy and service development, a relatively new concept, aimed at reducing stigma and discrimination, and promoting the human rights of people with mental disorders. It considers the roles of various mental health groups in advocacy and sets out practical steps for implementation, indicating how governments can support advocacy services. The full package of eight volumes in the series is also available (ISBN 0119894173).

Author : Daniel B. Morehead, M.D.
Publisher : American Psychiatric Pub
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781615373079

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Science Over Stigma by Daniel B. Morehead, M.D. Pdf

Dr. Morehead argues that it is time for a full-throated defense of mental health treatment, and that it falls to everyone, from medical and mental health professionals to the general public, to advocate on its behalf. He cogently lays out the science behind mental illness and mental health care, candidly discussing both what is known and what re

Author : Julie Ridley,Karen Newbigging,Mick McKeown,June Sadd,Karen Machin,Kaaren Cruse,Stephanie De La Haye,Laura Able,Konstantina Poursanidou
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780857009302

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Independent Mental Health Advocacy - The Right to Be Heard by Julie Ridley,Karen Newbigging,Mick McKeown,June Sadd,Karen Machin,Kaaren Cruse,Stephanie De La Haye,Laura Able,Konstantina Poursanidou Pdf

Independent mental health advocacy is a crucial means of ensuring rights and entitlements for people sectioned under the Mental Health Act. This book takes an appreciative but critical view of independent mental health advocacy, locating the recent introduction of Independent Mental Health Advocates (IMHAs) within a broader historical, social and policy context, and anticipates future developments. The text includes the voices of service users throughout, both as authors and research participants. Drawing on their research, the authors provide a historical overview of mental health advocacy, independent mental health advocacy in relation to the law, the role and responsibilities of IMHAs, essential values, knowledge and skills required of advocates, relationships with service providers, commissioning, measuring advocacy outcomes, and how IMHA services can be made accessible and appropriate to diverse groups. This will be essential reading for advocates, social work professionals, academic staff and trainers and will provide mental health professionals with an understanding of, and critical reflection on, the IMHA role. It will also be of particular general interest to survivors and mental health service users, and their families and carers.

Author : Bruce L. Black,Stephen M. Rose
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2002-03-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781134746729

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Advocacy and Empowerment by Bruce L. Black,Stephen M. Rose Pdf

Relevant and thought-provoking, describes a new and imaginative approach to the needs of de-institutionalised people returning to care in the community. It shows that there is a challenging but dynamic contribution to be made by all community mental health workers in restoring dignity to the lives of those who have tragically been robbed of such a basic human need.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2003-12-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9241545909

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Advocacy for Mental Health by Anonim Pdf

Mental health advocacy is a relatively new concept developed with a view to reducing stigma and discrimination and promoting the human rights of people with mental disorders. It consists of various actions aimed at changing the major structural and attitudinal barriers to achieving positive mental health outcomes in populations. This module draws attention to the importance of advocacy in mental health policy and service development. The roles of various mental health groups in advocacy are outlined. Practical steps are then recommended indicating how ministries of health can support advocacy. Also available: 14-module package: WHO Mental Health Policy and Service Guidance Package - 14 modules Other modules included in the package: Improving Access and Use of Psychotropic Medicines Child and Adolescent Mental Health Policies and Plans Mental Health Policy Plans and Programmes. Updated version Mental Health Context Mental Health Financing Advocacy for Mental Health Quality Improvement for Mental Health Organization of Services for Mental Health Planning and Budgeting to Deliver Services for Mental Health Mental Health Legislation and Human Rights Mental Health Policies and Programmes in the Workplace Mental Health Information Systems Human Resources and Training in Mental Health Monitoring and Evaluation of Mental Health Policies and Plans

Author : S Meyers Chandler
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1990-03-20
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780313388446

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Competing Realities by S Meyers Chandler Pdf

This volume takes a fresh look at the problems of designing effective and humane service care delivery systems for the seriously mentally ill. The author addresses a number of major themes, including the differing definitions of mental illness and the differing treatment technologies that have logically developed from them, the varying theories regarding the structure and design of the service delivery system, and the policy dilemmas that lead to inconsistent and inequitable treatment. Demonstrating that there are wide areas of agreement among the disputing professionals. Chandler offers guidelines for finding these zones of agreement and achieving a consensus for realistically improving the system of care. The focus throughout is on the development of practical problem-solving strategies for professionals, advocates, patients, and their families. A particularly valuable feature is the inclusion of an in- depth case study that demonstrates the application of effective conflict resolution techniques in the mental health setting. Following an introductory overview of the persistent problems of people with mental illnesses, Chandler analyzes the recurring themes and issues that have surrounded the mental health field since its earliest conception. She goes on to examine such issues as the failure of the deinstitutionalization policies for the seriously and persistently mentally ill and the changing roles and responsibilities of state and local governments, families, mental health providers, and welfare agencies. The remaining chapters explore the nature of advocacy in the mental health field. Chandler describes the framework and belief structures of prominent advocacy organizations, discusses the advocacy wars among the organizations and agencies whose goal it is to help the mentally ill, and delineates a negotiation strategy for meeting the needs of the mentally ill. Topics such as the rise of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, the growth of patient rights groups, and strategies for altering the definitions of mental illness receive extended treatment. In the final chapter, Chandler outlines the knowledge necessary to understand the complex issues surrounding the mentally ill and the skills necessary to work successfully in this field.

Author : Mary C. Vance, M.D., Katherine G. Kennedy, M.D.,Ilse R. Wiechers, M.D., M.P.P., M.H.S.,Saul Levin, M.D, M.P.A.
Publisher : American Psychiatric Pub
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781615372331

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A Psychiatrist's Guide to Advocacy by Mary C. Vance, M.D., Katherine G. Kennedy, M.D.,Ilse R. Wiechers, M.D., M.P.P., M.H.S.,Saul Levin, M.D, M.P.A. Pdf

The book explores the diverse definitions of advocacy and helps to identify methods and opportunities for advocacy by mental health practitioners. The editors argue for a greater culture of advocacy among psychiatrists in order to effect broad and lasting systemic and structural change. Legislative advocacy is just one of the many types explored in the book; advocacy takes many forms, including patient-level advocacy, organizational advocacy, education and research as advocacy, and media-targeted advocacy.

Author : Louis E. Kopolow,Helene Bloom
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Civil rights
ISBN : MINN:319510001222678

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Mental Health Advocacy by Louis E. Kopolow,Helene Bloom Pdf

Author : Teresa L. Scheid,S. Megan Smith
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781978818774

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Ties That Enable by Teresa L. Scheid,S. Megan Smith Pdf

Ties that Enable is written for students, providers, and advocates seeking to understand how best to improve mental health care – be it for themselves, their loved ones, their clients, or for the wider community. The authors integrate their knowledge of mental health care as researchers, teachers, and advocates and rely on the experiences of people living with severe mental health problems to help understand the sources of community solidarity. Communities are the primary source of social solidarity, and given the diversity of communities, solutions to the problems faced by individuals living with severe mental health problems must start with community level initiatives. “Ties that Enable” examines the role of a faith-based community group in providing a sense of place and belonging as well as reinforcing a valued social identity. The authors argue that mental health reform efforts need to move beyond a focus on individual recovery to more complex understandings of the meaning of community care. In addition, mental health care needs to move from a medical model to a social model which sees the roots of mental illness and recovery as lying in society, not the individual. It is our society’s inability to provide inclusive supportive environments which restrict the ability of individuals to recover. This book provides insights into how communities and system level reforms can promote justice and the higher ideals we aspire to as a society.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Committee on the Science of Changing Behavioral Health Social Norms
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309439121

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Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Committee on the Science of Changing Behavioral Health Social Norms Pdf

Estimates indicate that as many as 1 in 4 Americans will experience a mental health problem or will misuse alcohol or drugs in their lifetimes. These disorders are among the most highly stigmatized health conditions in the United States, and they remain barriers to full participation in society in areas as basic as education, housing, and employment. Improving the lives of people with mental health and substance abuse disorders has been a priority in the United States for more than 50 years. The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 is considered a major turning point in America's efforts to improve behavioral healthcare. It ushered in an era of optimism and hope and laid the groundwork for the consumer movement and new models of recovery. The consumer movement gave voice to people with mental and substance use disorders and brought their perspectives and experience into national discussions about mental health. However over the same 50-year period, positive change in American public attitudes and beliefs about mental and substance use disorders has lagged behind these advances. Stigma is a complex social phenomenon based on a relationship between an attribute and a stereotype that assigns undesirable labels, qualities, and behaviors to a person with that attribute. Labeled individuals are then socially devalued, which leads to inequality and discrimination. This report contributes to national efforts to understand and change attitudes, beliefs and behaviors that can lead to stigma and discrimination. Changing stigma in a lasting way will require coordinated efforts, which are based on the best possible evidence, supported at the national level with multiyear funding, and planned and implemented by an effective coalition of representative stakeholders. Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change explores stigma and discrimination faced by individuals with mental or substance use disorders and recommends effective strategies for reducing stigma and encouraging people to seek treatment and other supportive services. It offers a set of conclusions and recommendations about successful stigma change strategies and the research needed to inform and evaluate these efforts in the United States.

Author : Jane Meschan Foy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Child mental health
ISBN : 1610022270

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Promoting Mental Health in Children and Adolescents by Jane Meschan Foy Pdf

This ground-breaking resource focuses on primary and secondary prevention, guiding pediatric care clinicians in incorporating mental health screening and surveillance into well child visits and provides evidence-based interventions to care for children and adolescents with mental health issues. Gain in-depth guidance on the care of special populations of children who may be at increased risk for mental health problems: those exposed to adverse childhood experiences; children in military families; lesbian, gay and bisexual youth; children with gender expression and identity issues; children affected by racism; adolescents who are pregnant or parenting, and much more. TOPICS INCLUDE Promoting healthy child development Children exposed to adverse childhood experiences Caring for families new to the United States Violence prevention Healthy sleep, weight, use of media, and active living Children in foster or kinship care or involved with child welfare Children of divorce Adopted children Children with chronic medical conditions And more...

Author : Asha Rai-Atkins
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015055079084

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Best Practice in Mental Health by Asha Rai-Atkins Pdf

This report provides a unique insight into how mental health advocacy has failed to reflect and address the specific needs of Black and ethnic minority communities. Best practice in mental health:uncovers and highlights persistent problems in mainstream services which position Black service users on the margins with limited support;examines the reasons for the lack of advocacy development within the Black Voluntary Sector;explores the reasons why advocacy is less accessible to Black service users;combines examples of best practice derived mainly from Black mental health and advocacy projects.The report concludes with recommendations and the need to address a range of key issues such as access, language and communication, funding and implementation.The report will be of interest to practitioners working in the fields of mental health and advocacy both in statutory and voluntary services, policy makers as well as Black mental health service users and self-help groups.

Author : Susan Benjamin Feingold,Barry M. Lewis
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Mental health services
ISBN : 9781538129876

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Advocating for Women with Postpartum Mental Illness by Susan Benjamin Feingold,Barry M. Lewis Pdf

Advocating for Women with Postpartum Psychosis takes the reader into the world of one of the most misunderstood mental illnesses. Affecting 1 to 2 out of 1,000 childbearing women a year in the United States, postpartum psychosis creates hallucinations and delusions, which, if untreated, can lead to infanticide and subsequently imprisonment or death for the mother. While other parts in the world, particularly the United Kingdom have more sympathetic laws, in the United States, women with postpartum psychosis are often stigmatized as "baby killers", and face the ultimate penalty. Through this book, though, authors Feingold and Lewis humanize the mother's experience to promote understanding and compassion. Beginning with an overview of the mental health and legal facets surrounding postpartum psychosis, the authors then provide vital resources and tools for mental health practitioners and legal professionals to enact change in their practices and communities. Complete with case studies and the authors' experiences in changing the law in their own state of Illinois, this book is a necessary resource for furthering dialogue and action around maternal mental illness.

Author : Melvyn Freeman,Soumitra Pathare,World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Law
ISBN : 924156282X

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WHO Resource Book on Mental Health, Human Rights and Legislation by Melvyn Freeman,Soumitra Pathare,World Health Organization Pdf

This publication highlights key issues and principles to be considered in the drafting, adoption and implementation of mental health legislation and best practice in mental health services. It contains examples of diverse experiences and practices, as well as extracts of laws and other legal documents from a range of different countries, and a checklist of key policy components. Three main elements of effective mental health legislation are identified, relating to context, content and process.