I have included links to the full text of some books and reports on
this page. A number of these publications are from the Commonwealth
Government's Mental Health Branch. For a more comprehensive
list of their publications and resources click here
For inofrmation on mental health statistics click here.
Links are divided into South Australian, Australian and overseas lists, with a separate section on
clinical governance
Lists of books and journal articles relating to mental health
administration can be found on my bibliographies and reading lists page.
Library members have online access to a wide range of journals in this area. A selection of titles is listed below.
Administration and Policy in Mental Health
Administrative Science Quarterly
Behavioral Health Management
Community Mental
Health Journal
International Journal of Health Planning and Management
Journal of Healthcare Management
Journal of Nursing Administration
Nursing Administration Quarterly
Quality Management in Health Care
Social Policy and Administration
South Australian Links
Glenside Campus Concept Master Plan
The Concept Master Plan brings together a variety of uses on a single site. It recognises that modern specialist health services should be integrated within communities and designed to strengthen community support and acceptance of their importance. Adelaide, Department of Health, September 2007.
Mental Health publications
From the Mental Health Unit, South Australian Department of Health.
Stepping Up: A Social Inclusion Action Plan for Mental Health Reform 2007-2012
South Australian Inclusion Board, February 2007.
Australian Links
Because Mental Health Matters: Victorian Mental Health Reform Strategy 2009 - 2019
COAG National Action Plan on Mental Health (2006-2011)
Information about measures being progressed by the Department of Health and Ageing as part of the Council of Australian Governments' (COAG) National Action Plan.
Collaboration between Public and Private Sector Psychiatry
Produced by the Aged, Community and Mental Health Services
Division, Department of Human Services of Victoria.
Consultation Paper on the National Mental Health Plan 2003 -
2008
Prepared by the National Mental Health Plan Steering Committee,
March 2003.
Developing a Casemix Classification for Mental Health
Services. Summary.
Summary of the final report of the Mental Health Classification and Service
Costs Project 1998. Report of a Project funded by the
Department of Health & Family Services under the National
Mental Health Strategy and the Casemix Development Program. The full report has now been removed from the web site, but copies can be requested by email.
e-Mental Health in Australia: Implications of the Internet and
Related Technologies for Policy
By Helen Christensen, Kathleen M. Griffiths, and Kimberley Evans.
Canberra : Commonwealth Dept. of Health and Ageing, 2002.
Evaluation of the National Mental Health Strategy: Final Report
National Mental Health Strategy Evaluation Steering Committee, for the Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council, Evaluation of the National Mental Health Strategy: Final Report, Mental Health Branch, Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services, December 1997
Evaluation of the National Mental Health Strategy: Research Components
This document presents the reports of several research studies which informed the preparation of advice to the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council (AHMAC) on achievements and progress under the National Mental Health Strategy, December 1997.
Evaluation of the Second National Mental Health Plan
Prepared for the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council by
the Steering Committee for the Evaluation of the Second National
Mental Health Plan 1998-2003, March 2003. Canberra, Health Services
Division Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, 2003.
Illawarra Mental Health Integration Project. Final Evaluation
Report
By Natasha Posner and David Abelló, Social Policy Research Centre,
University of New South Wales. Canberra, Department of Health and
Ageing, September 2003.
Improving Mental Health Literacy: A Review of the
Literature
By Catherine Francis, Jane Pirkis, David Dunt, R. Warwick Blood,
and Cathy Davis. Centre for health Program Evaluation, June
2002.
Innovative Grants Program: Project Summaries (National Mental
Health Strategy)
Prepared by the Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council's
National Mental Health Working Group, January 1999. A summary
report of activities from projects funded by the National Mental
Health Strategy Innovative Grants Program.
Inquiry into Mental Health Services in New South Wales
The full text of reports, hearings, and transcripts can be found here.
International Mid-Term Review of the Second National Mental Health
Plan for Australia - November 2001
A review undertaken by Virginia Trotter Betts and Graham
Thornicroft. Canberra, Mental Health and Special Programs Branch,
Department of Health and Ageing, 2002.
Joint Guarantee of Service for People with Mental Health Problems and Disorders: Living in Aboriginal, Community, and Public Housing
New South Wales Department of Health, 2003.This publication looks at the NSW Department of Housing and NSW Health Department joint guarantee of service for people with mental health problems.
Learning Together: Education and Training Partnerships in Mental
Health
Prepared by Deakin Human Services Australia with funding from the
Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care under the National
Mental Health Strategy, February 1999.
Local Area Information Systems for Mental Health Services: General
Principles and Guidelines
Morris-Yates, A. & Andrews, G. Local-Area Information Systems
for Mental Health Services: General Principles and Guidelines.
Developing Outcome-Orientated Information Systems for Mental Health
Services, Discussion Paper No. 1. Canberra, Commonwealth Department
of Health and Family Services; 1997.
Mental Health Information Development: National Information
Priorities ..
Mental Health Information Development: National Information
Priorities and Strategies Under the Second National Mental Health
Plan 1998 - 2003. Prepared by the Mental Health Branch,
Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, 1999.
Mental Health Needs and Expenditure in Australia - June
2002
A report by Philip Burgess and others. Canberra,
Mental Health and Special Programs Branch, Commonwealth Department
of Health and Ageing, 2002.
Mental Health Services in Australia
A series of comprehensive annual reports, produced by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, on the characteristics and activity of Australia's mental health services.
Mental Health Statement of Rights and Responsibilities
Mental Health Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. (First
published 1991 Reprinted 1992 Reprinted 1995)
National Health Priority Areas - Mental Health 1998
From the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare this
document focuses on depression and builds on the data and trends
provided in the
First Report on the National Health Priority Areas 1996 .
It provides overviews of mental health, summarises the current
status of mental health activity in Australia and proposes a
framework for future collaborative action between all
stakeholders.
National Mental Health Information Priorities 2nd Edition
Outlines priorities to guide the development of national mental health information over the period of the National Mental Health Plan 2003-2008 and beyond. Department of Health and Ageing, June 2005.
National Mental Health Plan 2003-2008
National Mental Health Policy
First published 1992. Last reprinted July 1995.
National Mental Health Policy 2008
"Out of Hospital, Out of Mind!' A Report Detailing Mental Health
Services in Australia in 2002, and Community Priorities for
National Mental Health Policy for 2003-2008
Report by the Mental Health Council of Australia, April 2003.
Authors Grace Groom, Ian Hickie, and Tracey Davenport.
Planning Guidelines for National Demonstration Projects in
Integrated Mental Health Care.
Prepared for the Mental Health Branch, Commonwealth Department of
Health and Aged Care, by the Centre for Health Service Development,
University of Woollongong 1999.
Public and Private Partnerships in Mental Health Project Final Evaluation Report
By Jane Pirkis, Jenni Livingstone,
Belinda Morley, and Tom Trauer (January 2003)
Research Priorities in Mental Health
This report was commissioned by the Mental Health and Special
Programs Branch, Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, and
prepared by Anthony Jorm, Kathleen Griffiths, Helen Christensen,
and Jo Medway, Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian
National University, November 2001.
Victoria's Mental Health Services. Publications A - Z
A complete list of their publications available online is here.
Overseas Links
Acute inpatient mental health care : education, training and professional development for all
By Steve Clarke. NIMHE/SCMH, 2004. This document contains supplementary training guidance to the Mental Health Policy Information Guide: Adult acute inpatient care provision published in 2002, by the Department of Health in England.
Administrative Workload of Mental Health Workers
By Ines Garcia. London, Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, July 2006. In 2002, the Audit Commission report Recruitment and Retention: A public service workforce for the 21st century revealed that “the sense of being overwhelmed by bureaucracy, paperwork and targets” was one of the main reasons for people leaving their posts in the public sector. This report is the result of research undertaken to provide a better understanding of the administrative workload for psychiatrists, nurses, health care assistants, psychologists, social workers, support workers, occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants in three sites.
Adult Mental Health Services for Wales
Adult Mental Health Services for Wales: Equity, Empowerment,
Effectiveness, Efficiency. Strategy Document, September 2001.
Atlas:
Mental Health Resources in the World 2001
Produced by Mental Health Determinants and Populations, Department
of Mental Health and Substance Dependence, World Health
Organization, 2001.
Atlas: Country
Profiles on Mental Health Resources 2001. Part 1 Introduction
Atlas:
Country Profiles on Mental Health Resources 2001. Part IIa African
Region, Region of the Americas, Eastern Mediterranean
Region
Atlas:
Country Profiles on Mental Health Resources 2001. Part IIb European
Region, South_East Asia Region, Western Pacific Region
Charting the Future of Public Mental Health Care (ppt 1MB)
This is a PowerPoint presentation delivered by Dr Lloyd Sederer (Medical Director, New York State Office of Mental Health) at the Mental Health Research Day, Z Ward, Glenside Campus, 27 March 2008. Additional information is available here
Choosing Mental Health: A Policy Agenda for Mental Health and Public Health
This report provides an overview of Choosing Health, the British Government’s public health White Paper, from a public mental health perspective. Produced by the Mental Health Foundation, March 2005.
Developments and Trends in Mental Health Policy
By Jennifer Rankin. London, Institute for Public Policy Research, 2004.
Mental Health in the Mainstream. Working Paper 1.
Dollars, DALYs and Decisions: Economic Aspects of the Mental Health System
By Dan Chisholm in collaboration with Shekhar Saxena and Mark van Ommeren. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2006.
The
Effectiveness of Involuntary Outpatient Treatment
The effectiveness of involuntary outpatient treatment: empirical
evidence and the experience of eight states. By M. Susan Ridgely,
Randy Borum, and John Petrila. Published by Rand, 2001.
Framework for Mental Health Services in Scotland
This Framework is written to assist staff in health, social work
and housing agencies to develop a joint approach to the planning,
commissioning and provision of integrated mental health services.
It is also intended to assist the people who use these services,
those who care for them and staff in voluntary and other agencies
to play their part as partners and stakeholders.
Human Resources and Training in Mental Health
Mental Health Policy and Guidance Service Package. World Health
Organization, 2005.
Investing in Mental Health
Geneva, World Health Organization, 2003. From the introduction
- "A higher proportion of national budgets should be
allocated to developing adequate infrastructure and services for
mental health. At the same time, more human resources are needed to
provide care for those with mental disorders and to protect and
promote mental health."
Mental
Health: A Call for Action by World Health Ministers
Geneva, WHO, 2001
Mental Health and Occupation in Participation
A Consensus Statement by the College of Occupational Therapists and
the Royal College of Psychiatrists, December 2002.
Mental
Health Global Action Programme - mhGAP
Geneva, World Health Organization, 2002.
Mental Health Information Review
A review of Mental Health Information, led by the NHS Information Centre working with the Department of Health, was conducted during the summer of 2008. The collated responses, and the review recommendations are accessible from this site.
Mental Health Policy Implementation Guide
Produced by the UK Department of Health, March 2001.
Mental Health Policy Implementation Guide: A learning and development toolkit for the whole of the mental health workforce across both health and social care
The purpose of this toolkit is to set out the current learning and development issues for mental health; the priorities local health and social care organisations may wish to consider in developing their own learning and development strategies. London, Department of Health, April 2007.
Mental Health
Policy Template
Produced by the International Consortium for Mental Health Policy
and Services, the Mental Health Policy Template aims to provide the
user with a basic tool or framework upon which to base the
formulation of a mental health policy. It is intended to be
generalizable across countries and regions and to include what is
common to all countries. It is not prescriptive in terms of
measures to be used or actions to be taken in relation to policy
development or implementation, but identifies the essential domains
and elements that need to be considered when formulating mental
health policy.
Mental Health Service Systems - Public Health Agency of Canada
This site offers access to documents of interest to planners, policy makers and service providers in the field of mental health service delivery.
Mental Health Workforce for the Future: A Planner's Guide
This doument was produced by the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
in 2003. We have the print version in the Library, but there is a
.pdf briefing paper, a workbook, workforce analysis templates, and
a facilitator's guide available on this page.
Modernising Mental Health Services
Modernising mental health services: safe, sound and supportive.
London, Department of Health, 1998.
National Mental Health Information Strategy - NZ Ministry of
Health
National Mental Health Information Strategy 2005-2010. Wellington,
Ministry of Health, June 2005.
National Service Framework for Mental Health: Modern Standards and
Service Models
This National Service Framework, published in September 1999,
focuses on the mental health needs of working age adults up to 65.
The National Service Framework has been developed with the advice
of an External Reference Group, chaired by Professor Graham
Thornicroft from the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College
London, and assisted by the Department of Health.
Nations
for Mental Health. Final Report
The Nations for Mental Health project was designed to be an
Initiative within the UN system for mental health in underserved
populations. WHO initiated this programme following the
publication, in May 1995, of a report on world mental health by a
team at Harvard Medical School.
Needs Assessment for a Comprehensive, Local Mental Health Service:
Mental Health Reference Group
This report was produced in March 2001, by the Mental Health
Reference Group (now the Mental Health and Well Being Support
Group) of the Scottish Executive.
Needs-Based
Planning: Evaluation of a Level-of-Care Planning Model
Durbin J, Cochrane J, Goering P, Macfarlane D.
Needs-based planning: evaluation of a level-of-care planning
model.
Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research 2001
February 28(1):67-80
Outlining the Scope for Public Sector Involvement in Mental
Health
By Girindre Beeharry, Harvey Whiteford, David Chambers, and
Florence Baingana. HNP (Health Nutrition and Population) Discussion
Paper, World Bank, August 2002.
Paying the Price: The cost of mental health care in England to 2026
By Paul McCrone, Sujith Dhanasiri, Anita Patel, Martin Knapp, and Simon Lawton-Smith. London, King's Fund, May 2008.
This report presents current and projected needs for mental health services and their related costs. It gives details on a number of specific disorders, including depression, schizophrenic disorders and dementia.
PIE Online
(Policy Information Exchange Online)
PIE is a service of the Missouri Institute of Mental Health. Unfortunately, due to funding cust, the database was closed in 2005, however some of the report literature available there may be of historical interest.
Postpsychiatry:
A New Direction for Mental Health
Bracken P, and Thomas P. Postpsychiatry: a new direction for mental
health.
BMJ 2001, March 24(322): 724-727
Provision of NHS Mental Health Services
The Fourth Report of the British House of Commons Select Committee
on Health , July, 2000.
Public
Mental Health: Guidelines for the Elaboration and Management of
National Mental Health Programmes
Division of Mental Health and Prevention of Substance Abuse.
Geneva, World Health Organization, 1996.
Review and
Evaluation of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Block
Grant Allocation Formula
A study to evaluate the equity of the formula used to allocate
federal Block Grant funds to the states for the provision of
substance abuse and mental health services (in the United States).
Published by Rand, 1997.
Safety, Privacy and Dignity in Mental Health Units - Guidance on
mixed sex accommodation for mental health services
A document produced by the UK Department of Health, June 1999.
Scottish Development Centre for
Mental Health. Publications
The Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health is a
not-for-profit Scottish-based organisation dedicated to the
continuing development and improvement of mental health services in
Scotland.
A Sign of the Times - Modernising Mental Health Services for People
who are Deaf
This is a consultation document produced in 2002 by the Department
of Health in the UK.
Vision for Change : Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy
Dublin, Stationery Office, 2006.
Women's Mental Health Strategy
The main consultation
document, (produced by the Department of Health (UK) in October
2002) and accompanying case studies are available here.
WHO | The Essential Package for Mental Health Policy, Plan and Services
The essential package for mental health policy, plan and services consists of the WHO Mental health policy and service guidance package (14 modules), and
The WHO mental health policy and plan checklists.
Advocacy for Mental Health
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Policies and Plans
Human Resources and Training in Mental Health
Improving Access and Use of Psychotropic Medicines
The
Mental Health Context
Mental Health Financing
Mental Health Information Systems
Mental Health Legislation & Human Rights
Mental Health Policies and Programmes in the Workplace
Mental
Health Policy, Plans and Programmes - (Updated version 2)
Monitoring and Evaluation of Mental Health Policies and Plans
Organization
of Services for Mental Health
Planning and Budgeting to Deliver Services for Mental Health
Quality
Improvement for Mental Health
Clinical Governance
and Service Quality
Accountability
and Performance Indicators for Mental Health Services and Supports:
Resource Kit
This kit was prepared for the Federal/Provincial/Territorial
Advisory Network on Mental Health [Canada] by Kimberly McEwan and
Elliot M. Goldner, from the Mental Health Evaluation and Community
Consultation Unit, University of British Columbia, January 2001.
Accreditation for Acute Inpatient Mental Health Services
The AIMS accreditation process incorporates elements that research has demonstrated to be effective in bringing about quality improvement. It gives encouragement to identify and prioritise problems and set achievable targets for change.
Acute adult inpatient mental health in 2006/07
The service review assessed the quality and safety of care given by NHS providers of acute inpatient mental health wards (sometimes called acute admission wards) and psychiatric intensive care units in England. The major publication from this review is
The Pathway to Recovery - A review of NHS acute inpatient mental health services (Commission for Healthcare Audit
and Inspection, 2008).
Links to other relevant documents can also be found on this page
Best practice in managing risk: principles and guidance for best practice in the assessment and management of risk to self and others in mental health services
Document prepared for the National Mental Health Risk Management Programme, June 2007. This framework is a guide for mental health professionals working with service users to assess risk. It underpins risk assessment with principles of good practice for all mental health settings and provides a list of tools offering structure to risk management.
The Capable Practitioner: A framework and List of the Practitioner
Capabilities Required to Implement the National Service Framework
for Mental Health
A report by the Training and Practice Development Section of the
Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, April 2001.
Checklist: Improving the Management of Patients with Mental Ill Health in
Emergency Care Settings
This checklist offers practical support and guidance to help to
improve the care of patients with mental ill health who access
emergency care services. It is intended for anyone involved in
providing care for these patients, including mental health
practitioners and staff working for ambulance trusts and in
emergency departments. Produced by the UK Department of Health in
April 2004.
Community Mental Health Evaluation Initiative;
The Community Mental Health Evaluation Initiative (CMHEI) was
conceived in 1997, and is the first multisite evaluation of
community mental health programs in Canada. It was planned and is
being conducted with the involvement of a range of participants,
including government, community providers, family and consumers. It
is designed to provide information relevant to policy. Of
particular interest are the instruments
and manuals used in the process.
Creating capable teams approach (CCTA)
Creating capable teams approach (CCTA) Best practice guidance to support the implementation of New Ways of Working (NWW) and New Roles. Guidance produce by the Department of Health in the UK., 8 May, 2007. The CCTA is a companion document to
Mental health: New ways of working for everyone as a way of helping mental health teams to reflect on their current and future capabilities and skill mix and so help to deliver NWW in mental health.
Delivering Better Health Care 1: What goes wrong when implementing EB practice
Delivering Better Health Care2: Seeing the woods for the trees
Delivering Better Health Care 3: Learning to implement change in clinical practice
A series of papers by Michael Dunning, from Bandolier, the evidence-based online journal.
European Service Mapping Schedule (ESMS)
Johnson, S. and Kuhlmann, R. The European Service Mapping Schedule
(ESMS): development of an instrument for the description and
classification of mental health services
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica Supplement 2000, 405:
14-23
Evaluation: A Guide for Good Practice
Evaluation : a guide for good practice. Canberra : Promotion and
Prevention Section, Mental Health and Special Programs Branch,
Dept. of Health and Aged Care, 2001.
High Dependency Unit Guidelines
From the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist, Mental Health Branch, Department of Human Services, Victoria. August 2002.
Home Treatment for Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review
Burns T, Knapp M, Catty J, Healy A, Henderson J, Watt H, et al. Home treatment for mental health problems: a systematic review.
Health Technol Assess 2001, 5(15): 1-139
How
effective are different types of day care services for people with
severe mental disorders?
From the Health Evidence Network (HEN) of the World Health
Organization Regional Office for Europe.
Implementation of the Mental Health Outcomes Initiative in Queensland: An Evaluation (Executive Summary)
Service Evaluation & Research Unit, The Park – Centre for Mental Health Treatment, Research and Education, West Moreton District Health Service, February, 2005.
Implementation of the Mental Health Outcomes Initiative in Queensland: An Evaluation (Progress Report)
Service Evaluation & Research Unit, The Park – Centre for Mental Health Treatment, Research and Education, West Moreton District Health Service, February, 2005.
Improving the Quality of Health Care for Mental and Substance-Use Conditions: Quality Chasm Series
By the Committee on Crossing the Quality Chasm: Adaptation to Mental Health and Addictive Disorders, Board on Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine. Washington DC., National Academies Press, 2006.
Key Performance Indicators for Australian Public Mental Health
Services
Report of Performance Indicator Drafting Group, Information
Strategy Committee, AHMAC National Mental Health Working Group,
November 2004. (Information Strategy Committee Discussion Paper no.
5). Canberra, Department of Health and Ageing, 2005.
Measuring Consumer Outcomes in Mental Health - Field testing of selected measures of consumer outcome in mental health.
A report by Terry Stedman, Peter Yellowlees, Graham Mellsop, Robert Clarke, and Suzanne Drake. St. Lucia, Qld., University of Queensland, October 1997.
Measuring Quality in Australian Mental Health Services
A report by Jane Pirkis, Philip Burgess, David Dun and Lisa Henry,
1999.
Mental Health Improvement publications
The Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health (SDC) was
commissioned by NHS Health Scotland to produce a set of four
evaluation guides to support the evaluation of mental health
improvement initiatives.
Mental Health Improvement Evaluation Guide 1: Evidence based practice
Mental Health Improvement Evaluation Guide 2: Measuring success
Mental Health Improvement Evaluation Guide 3: Getting results
Mental Health Improvement Evaluation Guide 4: Making an impact
Mental Health National Outcomes
and Casemix Collection
A list of links and documents that provide information on the
outcomes and casemix measurement within mental health
services.
Mental health: New ways of working for everyone
Guidance. Department of Health (UK.), 8 May 2007. This Progress Report completes a trilogy of publications on New Ways of Working showing how it is now being applied across the whole of the mental health workforce and affects "Everyone" including service users and carers. (Links to the two previous reports are also included).
Mental health policy implementation guide: a learning and development toolkit for the whole of the mental health workforce across both health and social care
Department of Health (UK.) 5 April 2007. The purpose of this toolkit is to set out the current learning and development issues for mental health; the priorities local health and social care organisations may wish to consider in developing their own learning and development strategies.
Mental Health Project Final Report: National Benchmarking Project Report 2
Published by the Scottish Government, January 2008.
The Mental Health Quality Incentive Strategy 1999/2000
From the Mental Health Branch of Victoria, this site has a number
of quality incentive reports on child, adult and aged mental health
services.
Mental Health Services - Workforce Design and Development: Best
Practice Guidance.
By John Allcock. London, Department of Health, 2003.
Models of Mental Health Delivery: Efficacy, Support, and Policy
By Helen Christensen, Kathy Griffiths, Leanne Wells, and Marjan Kljakovic. Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute (APHCRI), November 2006.
National Action to Improve the
Quality of Mental Health Services: A Summary of Activity
1992-2003
Information Strategy Committee, AHMAC National Mental Health
Working Group. (Information Strategy Committee Discussion Paper No.
6). Canberra, Department of Health and Ageing, 2005.
A National Model for the Collection and Analysis of the Minimum
Data Set with Outcome Measures for Private, Hospital-Based
Psychiatric Services
Allen Morris-Yates, and the Strategic Planning Group for Private
Psychiatric Services' Data Collection an Analysis Working Group,
May 2000.
National safety priorities in mental health: a national plan for reducing harm
National Mental Health Working Group, 2005.
This plan provides national direction in identifying, avoiding and reducing harm across all environments in which care of people with mental health disorders is provided.
National Standards for Mental Health Services
Endorsed by the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council's
National Mental Health Working Group on 3 December 1996.
New ways of working for psychiatrists: Enhancing effective, person-centred services through new ways of working in multidisciplinary and multiagency context: Final report 'but not the end of the story'
Best practice guidance. Department of Health. Final report from the National Steering Group, co-chaired by National Institute for Mental Health in England and Royal College of Psychiatrists, 31 October 2005.
No Voice, No Choice: A joint review of adult community mental health services in England
Final report of the joint review of adult community mental health services conducted by the Healthcare Commission and the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI). London, Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection, 2007.
Outcome Measurement
The measurement of clinical outcomes was introduced into all public clinical mental health services in Victoria in 2002-2003. This page has links to a wide array of resources including policy documents and outcome measures.
Outcomes and Indicators, Measurement Tools and Databases
Outcomes and indicators, measurement tools and databases for the
National Action Plan for Promotion, Prevention and Early
Intervention for Mental Health 2000, by Susan H Spence, Maria
Donald, Jo Dower, Rose Woodward, and Philippe Lacherez. Canberra,
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, 2002.
Quality
Assurance in Mental Health Care: Check-lists & Glossaries,
Volume 1
Edited by J M Bertolote. Geneva, World Health Organization, 1994.
Quality Assurance in Mental Health Care: Check-lists &
Glossaries, Volume 2
Geneva, World Health Organization, 1997.
Review of Best Practices in Mental Health Reform
Prepared for the Advisory Network on Mental Health, 1997, by Health
Systems Research Unit, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry. Principal
investigator, Paula Goering.
Service Standards for Non-Government Providers of Community Mental Health Services
From the Office of Mental Health in Western Australia, January 2004.
Seven Steps to Patient Safety in Mental Health
From the National Patient Safety Agency of the NHS. The Seven steps to patient safety in mental health describes a framework for mental health organisation’s staff and teams on which to build work towards improving the safety of service users.
Smart Services: Innovative Models of Mental Health Care in Australia and Overseas
Mental Health Council of Australia, October 2006.
Standards for Integrated Care Pathways for Mental Health
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland. A number of documents are available to download from this site.
Support, time and recovery (STR) workers: a competence framework: best practice guidance
This best practice guidance sets out the background, purpose, and development of the Competence Framework for Support, Time and Recovery (STR) workers employed across health and social care sectors of mental health. Department of Health, NIMHE National Workforce Programme, July 2008.
Systematic
reviews of the effectiveness of day care for people with severe
mental disorders: (1) Acute day hospital versus admission; (2)
Vocational rehabilitation; (3) Day hospital versus outpatient
care
Marshall M, Crowther R, Almaraz-Serrano A, Creed F, Sledge W,
Kluiter H, et al
Health Technology Assessment 2001; Vol. 5: No.
21
The Ten Essential Shared Capabilities: A Framework for the Whole of
the Mental Health Workforce
By Roslyn Hope. Published in August 2004, this document is intended
as best practice guidance, and was developed by the National
Institute for Mental Health England, and the Sainsbury Centre for
Mental Health Joint Workforce Support Unit, in conjunction with
NHSU.
Tools for Reviewing Australian Mental Health Services (TRAMHS)
This document (contained in two volumes) presents the review tool,
Tools for Reviewing Australian Mental Health Services (TRAMHS),
which were developed by Peter Gianfrancesco. Volume 1 provides a
self-assessment task for use by services and Volume 2 provides a
detailed process, including lists of questions, for undertaking the
review. Prepared for the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory
Committee National Mental Health Working Group, June 1998.
Towards National Benchmarks for Australian Mental Health
Services
Towards National Benchmarks for Australian Mental Health Services.
By Kathy Eagar, Philip Burgess, and Bill Buckingham. ISC Discussion
Paper No 4. Canberra, Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing,
2003.
What
are the arguments for community-based mental health care?
From the Health Evidence Network (HEN) of the World Health
Organization Regional Office for Europe.
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