scholarly journals Mental health services in new Libya: the way forward

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 21581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selim M. El-Badri
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
The Way

scholarly journals eMental Health Literacy and Psychological Distress as Predictors of Barriers to Mental Health Services

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 865-866
Author(s):  
Eve Root ◽  
Grace Caskie
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Mental Health Information ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Way

Abstract Since the COVID-19 pandemic, psychologists have begun to rely heavily on technology to provide mental health information and services (APA, 2020). As the older adult population increases, the number of older adults in need of mental health services also increases; however, little is known about the way older adults might utilize technology to inform mental health-related decisions. This study expands on the construct of eHealth Literacy by examining eMental Health Literacy, which is defined as the degree to which individuals seek, find, understand, and appraise basic mental health information and services online that are needed to inform mental health-related decisions. A sample of 244 older adults (M=68.34, range=65-82 years) were recruited online through Amazon Mechanical Turk. A structural equation model was estimated specifying eMental Health Literacy and psychological distress as predictors of extrinsic and intrinsic barriers to mental health services. After adding three correlated errors, the model achieved good fit (χ2(110)=329.20, p<.001, SRMR=.08, CFI=.93, TLI=.91, GFI=.86, RMSEA=.09). All indicators were significantly related to their latent construct (p<.001). The results indicated that, controlling for psychological distress, higher eMental health literacy was significantly related to fewer reported intrinsic (b=-.386, p<.001) and extrinsic barriers (b=-.315, p<.001) to mental health services. Higher distress was also significantly related to more intrinsic (b=.537, p<.001) and extrinsic barriers (b=.645, p<.001) to mental health services. These findings suggest that, as we move towards a more digital world, eMental health literacy could play a significant role in the way older adults navigate through the mental healthcare system.

Community care: a brief overview

2020 ◽  
pp. 5-14
Author(s):  
Ian Cummins
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Community Care ◽  
Penal State ◽  
Fiscal Conservatism ◽  
The Way

This short chapter provides a brief overview of the development of community care. It examines the way that the asylum became an obsolete institution - certainly one that few defenders in the early 1980s. In giving a brief overview of the intellectual underpinnings of community care, the chapter introduces a series of issues such as: deinstitutionalisation and the penal state, community care inquiries and the asylum/community binary that are examined in depth in subsequent chapters. Community care is a complex and highly influential shift in mental health services. As with all policies, there were a series of drivers behind the policy - a combination of progressive idealism that attacked the whole notion that institutions could ever provide humane, dignified care and fiscal conservatism

Organisational contexts and practice developments in mental health peer provision in Western Australia

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 569-585
Author(s):  
Grace Zeng ◽  
Donna Chung ◽  
Beverley McNamara
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Legal Mandates ◽  
The Way

PurposeOver the past decade, the push for recovery-oriented services has birthed a growth in the recruitment of peer providers in mental health services: Persons who live with and manage their mental health challenges and are employed to support persons currently using mental health services. The aim of this paper is to compare the responses of government and non-government organisations to the implementation of peer provision.Design/methodology/approachEmploying a qualitative study design, 15 people who supervised peer providers or who were strategically involved in peer provision were recruited using snowball sampling. Participants completed an in-depth interview that explored how peer provision services operated at their organisation and factors that shaped the way peer provision operates. The interviews were transcribed and analysed using Moore's Strategic Triangle. Synthesised member checking and researcher triangulation ensued to establish trustworthiness.FindingsThe way in which peer provision operated sat along a continuum ranging from adoption (where practices are shaped by the recovery ethos) to co-option (where recovery work may be undertaken, but not shaped by the recovery ethos). Political and legal mandates that affected the operational capacities of each organisation shaped the way peer provision services operated.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings of the study highlight the need to reconsider where peer provision services fit in the mental health system. Research investigating the value of peer provision services may attract the support of funders, service users and policy makers alike.Originality/valueIn employing Moore's strategic triangle to evaluate the alignment of policy (the authorising environment) with the operational capacity and practice of peer provision services (the task environment), this study found that organisational response to peer provision is largely influenced by political and legal mandates externally. The successful implementation of peer provision is mediated by effective supervision of peer providers.

scholarly journals Payment by results and mental health services

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 361-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Jacques
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Resource Use ◽  
Specialist Services ◽  
Main Components ◽  
New System ◽  
The Way

SummaryPayment by results is likely to be applicable to mental health services, with the exception of specialist services, next year. Its introduction will completely change the way mental health services are funded. It has three main components: national tariffs for treatments, codings or currencies for treatments according to resource use, and diagnosis and activity-based funding. This article describes payment by results, how ‘currencies’ are being developed for mental health, and outlines some of the problems and advantages of introducing this new system.

scholarly journals South Carolina leads the way in developing a school mental health system

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
High School ◽  
South Carolina ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health System ◽  
Mental Health System ◽  
School Mental Health ◽  
The Way

In 2018, a shooting incident at a high school in Florida led the Governor of South Carolina and key leaders in education and mental health services to collaborate on ensuring safety in schools.

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