1. Community support for Mental Health
Allison Wood
Community Support outreach worker
Supervisor

2. Aims of this session To determine your views on Mental Health
To let you know who is in the team.
The type of work we do.
Service users we support.
My role.
Joint working.
Resource centres.

3. Question?
When you hear the words Mental Health, what automatically comes to mind.
Are there any questions you would like to ask me before I start?

4. Famous people who have mental health problems
Adam Ant
Bipolar

5. Famous people who have mental health problems
Angelina Jolie
Depression and self harm

6. Famous people who have mental health problems
Catherine Zeta Jones
Bipolar

7. Famous people who have mental health problems
Elton John
Substance abuse and bulimia

8. Famous people who have mental health problems
Billy Joel
Clinical depression and alcohol abuse

9. Famous people who have mental health problems
Britney Spears
Bipolar and post natal depression

10. Famous people who have mental health problems
Stephen Fry
Bipolar

11. Famous people who have mental health problems
Mel Gibson
Bipolar

12. Famous people who have mental health problems
Peter Green – Fleetwood Mac guitarist
schizophrenic

13. Who is in the team
Social Work Team – Consists of Social Workers, Social Care Officers, admin, AMPS.
Community Support Outreach Team – Consists of 5 supervisors, 8 community outreach workers.
Resource Team.

14. The type of work we do
Work with service users who have enduring mental health problems.
Work under FACS criteria for people with substantial and critical needs.
Work with multi-agency and community services.
Support service users to remain independent within the community.

15. The type of work we do
Identify when service users are becoming unwell.
Support the transition from hospital to home when people have been admitted and ready for discharge.
Provide reablement within the community.
Create support plans which are person- centred.

16. Legislation that guides us
Mental Health Act
Community Care Act
Mental Capacity
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
Adult Protection

17. Service Users we support
Service users are 18 years old to elderly.
Schizophrenia.
Depression.
Personality disorder.
Dual diagnosis.
Bipolar.
Self-harm.

18. My role
I positively support and promote independent living and social inclusion of service users.
Promote journey to recovery.
Help them to achieve individual interests and goals and tasks within the community or environmental surroundings.
Provide support in all aspects of daily living.
Provide choice and improve quality of life.
Support, encourage, motivate and empower people.

19. Joint working Work in partnership with: Team/Agency
Community day resource
Early intervention in psychosis service
Eating disorder service
Personality disorder service
Learning disability service
Older personal mental health service
Consultants
Voluntary and private sector
Primary care trust
Probation and police service
Housing and education

20. Differences in services across Medway
Our services.
Crisis Team – Hospital.
Mental Health Clinical Team – Canada House.
Medway Access Team – Canada House.

21. Resource Centres
Integrated part of our team that provides resources to services users that are critical and substantial who have enduring Mental Health problems.
Its called a resource hub.
Day service.
Social inclusion and interaction.
Gaining or relearning new skills.
Relationships.

22. Questions