 Commissioning to transform day and vocational services
About Time is the first step-by-step guide that shows how commissioners can turn their services around to offer people the support they need to live the lives they want. It shows that involving service users from the start of a process of radical change is crucial to its success.
12 June 2008
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 Briefing Paper 27
The briefing identifies seven major disincentives to work which must be tackled by policy makers before returning to employment can become a clear, easy process for service users. This information will be superseded by the Welfare Reform Act from April 2008.
12 October 2004
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 From mental health services to employment: Black men moving on
This video shows Black men talking openly about the problems they face in moving on to voluntary work, training, and paid employment after using mental health services, and aims to give hope to those in similar situations.
12 May 2004
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 Employment support, mental health and Black and minority ethnic communities
People from Black and minority ethnic communities are less likely to use employment support services and less likely to succeed in gaining employment than their white British peers. This briefing suggests some targeted actions that might help to make change happen.
17 July 2008
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 Briefing Paper 30
This briefing paper shows that patients at the special hospital gained in skills and confidence after participating in a business run for and by patients.
11 January 2006
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 Making the NHS an exemplar employer of people with mental health problems
A practical guide showing how NHS managers and others can lead by example in employing mental health service users in the NHS workforce while improving the working lives and job retention for all staff.
13 July 2006
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 Briefing Paper 33
Many people with mental health problems find it difficult to remain in employment and face isolation and discrimination in their workplaces. This briefing paper looks at the barriers to employment and at positive initiatives that are being undertaken.
20 September 2007
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 Developing the Business Case
Mental ill health costs employers nearly £26 billion each year. This paper details the costs of ignoring mental distress at work.
13 December 2007
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 A report by Employers’ Forum on Disability and Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
Three in ten employees will experience mental health problems during a year. The majority of people with mental health problems are willing and able to work. This report describes what employers and government could do differently that would make it easier to recruit people with mental health problems.
10 October 2007
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 Briefing Paper 34
The journey towards long-term unemployment and disability often begins in the GP's surgery with the signing of a sickness certificate. This briefing paper looks at why this issue has become so important and at positive ways to address it.
20 September 2007
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