...Karen J. Burnell; Paul Everill; Eva Makri; Louise Baxter; Kathryn Watson Purpose Engaging with heritage to support mental health and wellbeing has become a focus of research and policy, more recently moving towards social prescription of heritage interventions. While there are benefits to active...

... Students policy Forensic psychiatry Suicidal behavior Young people’s suicidal behavior has become a major public health concern and a subject of many studies around the world. Suicide is also a major concern in academic institutions. The World Health Organization announced that, in 2014, suicide...

...Russell Ashmore Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on the content of local policies on engagement and observation written by National Health Service (NHS) organisations in England and Wales. Design/methodology/approach Engagement and observation policies were obtained from all (n...

...Russell Ashmore; Neil Carver Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review policy or guidance on the implementation of Section 5(4) written by NHS mental health trusts in England and health boards in Wales. Design/methodology/approach – A Freedom of Information request was submitted...

...Sachin Patel Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to appraise local absent without leave/missing persons policy in use across the nine NHS mental health trusts providing services across the Greater London region. Design/methodology/approach – A review of the literature on best practice...

... found in social determinants of mental health (SDMH). It will be argued in this paper that this rhetoric/reality gap is located on a number of levels, including theoretical, methodological, practical, political and policy based, which are proposed here to be interrelated. Design/methodology/approach...

...) is likely to rise. Currently there is a lacuna of both policy and quality research evidence on how to meet the needs of this vulnerable group of citizens. The purpose of this paper is to add to the emerging debate and discourse around current policy and practice in this field. Design/methodology/approach...

... illness Commission New freedom Policy United States of America Over the course of the last 60 years, the Federal Government of the USA has organized three national Commissions to address the mental health needs of the nation. The work of the Joint Commission on Mental Illness and Health (1955...

...Alan Rosen; Nicola Wright; Donald Lyons Purpose The experience of the individual patient can be an important driver in improving care. This paper seeks to outline the way the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (MWCS) uses individual cases to influence policy makers and service providers...

...Graeme Tosh; Andrew Clifton; Clive Adams In recent years there has been an increasing focus on improving the physical health of people with serious mental illness and many policies and guidelines are now tailored to support professionals working in mental health services to meet these requirements...

...Jennifer Smith‐Merry; Richard Freeman; Steve Sturdy This paper reports the first phase of a research project on mental health policy in Scotland that investigates the way knowledge is mobilised in the policy process. In this first phase of the project, the authors' concern has been to map...

...Frankie Pidd; Janet Feigenbaum This article summarises criteria that can lead to a diagnosis of personality disorder before considering the impact on personality disorder of specific interventions and policy initiatives designed to ensure that services respond to need. © Emerald Group Publishing...

... with personality disorder. But there is more to be done. This article argues that personality disorder is a significant public health challenge and not simply an issue for mental health and criminal justice services. Key words Personality disorder, training, policy, workforce Personality disorders are common...

.... POLICY Service User Involvement in the National PD Development Programme Rex Haigh Clinical Adviser, National Personality Disorder Development Programme Kath Lovell Executive Board Member, Borderline UK Fran Lyon Chair, Borderline UK Maria Duggan National Lead for Workforce and Service User Participation...