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'While recovery is owned by and unique to each individual, mental health services have a role in creating an environment that supports, and does not interfere with, people’s recovery efforts. To this end, the Framework for recovery-oriented practice explicitly identifies the principles, capabilities, practices and leadership that should underpin the work of the Victorian [Australian] specialist mental health workforce.'
Framework for recovery-oriented practice (Australia) Mental Health, Drugs and Regions Division, Victorian Government Department of Health, Melbourne, Victoria 378.82 KB 2011 pdf Download 587
Transforming mental health and tackling poverty.
Completing the Revolution - Executive Summary The Centre for Social Justice 474.32 KB 2011 pdf Download 231

"We called this report ‘Completing the Revolution’ because there is unfinished business dating from the closing of the asylums that began in the early 1960s..... We make policy recommendations across primary and secondary care and focus on children, young people, older people, military veterans and those from BME communities. All are framed from the perspective of needing to complete this revolution for the most vulnerable in society."

Completing the Revolution The Centre for Social Justice 2.74 MB 2011 pdf Download 215

'Mental health is a public health issue. Mental illness is the largest single source of burden of disease in the UK. No other health condition matches mental illness in the combined extent of prevalence, persistence and breadth of impact. Mental illness is consistently associated with deprivation, low income, unemployment, poor education, poorer physical health and increased health-risk behaviour.' (RCPsych Position Statement PS4/2010)

No health without public mental health: The case for action Kamaldeep Bhui and Jonathan Campion (Royal College of Psychiatrists) 1023.05 KB 2011 pdf Download 639
An up-to-date summary of the policies and developments in the field of mental health.
Public Mental Health and Well-being: a legacy for the West Midlands Kate O.Hara, NHS West Midlands 443.63 KB 2011 pdf Download 648

No health without mental health - The new strategy for mental health in England.
This Briefing summarises the strategy’s six objectives and describes how progress will be measured. It also outlines further work to support implementation, which will be taken forward over the next year and beyond.

Mental Health Network Briefing, February 2011 - The New Strategy NHS Confederation 1.16 MB 2011 pdf Download 658
DPT as one of the six national ImROC (Supporting Recovery) pilot sites - developmental milestones of engagement with ‘the recovery approach’ in Devon. "Our local history has moved from motivated individuals initiating local projects to incorporation of ‘Recovery’ in DPT’s strategic ambitions."
Devon Partnership Trust - How did we get to be where we are now Glenn Roberts 290.26 KB 2011 pdf Download 740
The role of the Devon Partnership NHS Trust in the creation and implementation of national (DH) Policy on recovery-focused services.
Joining the dots Glenn Roberts 293.83 KB 2011 pdf Download 837

Allen Frances, lead editor of the fourth edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (universally known as the DSM-IV), says, "There is no definition of a mental disorder. It's bullshit. I mean, you just can't define it. These concepts are virtually impossible to define precisely with bright lines at the boundaries." This article on the creation of the next version of the manual, DSM-5, was published in the Wired online magazine. See the original article here.

Inside the Battle to Define Mental Illness Gary Greenberg 440.92 KB 2011 pdf Download 816
Talking therapies: A four-year plan of action. A supporting document for the 'No Health Without Mental Health' strategy. Click here for further information.
Talking Therapies Plan Department of Health 397.72 KB 2011 pdf Download 811


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