Mental Health and Social Inclusion: Volume 21 Issue 2

Editorial

Rachel Perkins, Julie Repper

Research watch: is social inclusion for service users increased when mental health professionals “come out” as service users?

Sue Holttum

This paper discusses two recent studies of mental health professionals who have experience of mental distress, one in the USA and one in Australia. The purpose of this paper is to…

Remarkable lives: Shaun Hunt in conversation with Jerome Carson

Shaun Hunt, Jerome Carson

The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Shaun Hunt.

The collaborative assessment and management of suicide (CAMS): a recovery-oriented approach to working with suicidal people

Eoin Galavan, Julie Repper

The collaborative assessment and management of suicide (CAMS) is an evidenced-based therapeutic framework designed to facilitate a co-authored and collaborative approach to…

Social enterprise: a model of recovery and social inclusion for occupational therapy practice in the UK

Anna Joy Stickley, Kelly J. Hall

Occupational therapists are increasingly working in organisations outside of the public sector. UK government policy over the past decade has promoted health and social care…

Exploring the impact of peer support in early intervention in psychosis

Hannah White, Laura Price, Tom Barker

Peer support (PS) has, over recent years, been implemented across a variety of NHS adult mental health settings. In November 2015, peer support workers (PSW) were introduced to an…

Peer support for carers of people with dementia

Mike Chappell, Jane Zdanowska, Jane Cashmore, Gill Oliver, Joanna Cooper

The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of Compass workers: a commissioned peer support model to support those caring for someone with dementia.

Person-centred phenomenology: service user experiences of exercise

Luke Pickard, Alison Rodriguez, Kiara Lewis

The purpose of this paper is to explore the lived experience of sport and exercise amongst a group of mental health service users. Participants were recruited from a north of…