This is an electronic version of an article published in the Journal of Mental Health, 18(2), pp.121-128. Journal of Mental Health is available online at: http://informahealthcare.com/journal/jmh., Background: The UK government is advocating the use of supported employment to help people…

Drawing partly on personal experience, the author of this article seeks to unpack the expertise that service users bring to the design and delivery of mental health services. Service user involvement cannot be imposed by policy diktat from above, she…

This is an electronic version of an article published in European Journal of Social Work, 12(2), pp.185-199. European Journal of Social Work is available online at: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t713421612., Within the larger context of the search to improve social work practice in…

Copyright by Sage Publications, 2009. Published in Journal of Child Health Care, 13(4), pp.322-332., Literature suggests there is a need to hear from children themselves about the quality of healthcare they receive and, although their views are increasingly sought, little…

This is an electronic version of an article published in the Journal of Mental Health, 18(6), pp.533-542. Journal of Mental Health is available online at: http://informahealthcare.com/journal/jmh., Background: A 12-month study of UK supported employment providers found that 77 (54.6%) of…

This paper assesses the extent to which the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach is currently adopted in England. Interviews based on the Supported Employment Fidelity Scale were conducted with staff from five of the leading providers of supported employment.…

This paper describes and discusses the evaluation of
an innovative child and adolescent mental health
project located in a large county in eastern England.
The project was one of eight located in the
voluntary sector and supported by the Mental

To promote stable mental wellbeing during childhood (from birth – 19 years old) should be a major priority for governments. This is the time within the lifespan when children will learn and develop the most, so positive influences are greatest…

This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of an article published in ‘Evidence
and Policy’. The definitive publisher-authenticated version: Statham, E., 2009.
Promoting intergenerational programmes: where is the evidence to inform policy and
practice? Evidence and Policy: A Journal of…

Copyright by Sage Publications, 2009. Published in Journal of Health Management, 11(1), pp.93-108., The article examines health inequalities and the impact of changing healthcare provision in rural Indonesia. Traditional medicine is often the only source of medical care for a…