Initiatives have included social prescribing via community pharmacies which are already recognized to be accessible for support and signposting. The coming together of community pharmacy services and social prescribing could represent a framework to better support carers in their mental health and wellbeing...
(2021) further reveals a dose-response relationship between caring and mental health with strongest effects observed for those providing daily caring. The study highlighted the need for support of young carers, particularly, those providing more intensive caring. The risks are particularly high for ...
We aimed to investigate the impact of having a carer and of carer burden on length of hospital stay for mental health. Two Australian datasets were used. Data from the 2010 National Survey of High Impact Psychosis ( n = 1825) were used to investigate the impact of having versus not having...
The Oxford Friends and Family Empowerment (OFAFE) service: support and education for those affected by friends or family with personality disorder is a carer support service that originated in a collaboration between the Oxfordshire Complex Needs Service and the national mental health charity Rethink....
A carer is anyone who regularly looks after or gives support to a partner, family member, friend, or neighbour, who may need help because of an illness, disability, mental health condition, or old age. A carer can be an adult or child, but the care provided is unpaid. ...
The level of mental health literacy (MHL) in adults who work with or care for children is likely to influence the timeliness and adequacy of support that children receive for mental health problems. The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature on mental health literacy for...
Their most frequently cited barriers to raising concerns were: services did not listen; concerns about repercussions; and the process of raising concerns, especially while experiencing mental ill health. There was universal support from health professionals for service user and carer involvement in ...
There is some evidence to show that telephone support groups can offer effective support. Gradual empowerment of carers can be identified through a range of social and health care legislation and policy guidance over the last 15 years. The recent culmination of this aims to put patients at the ...
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Carer eSupport is an Internet-administered intervention, based on focus group discussions with ICs, developed in collaboration with ICs and healthcare professionals, tested for feasibility, and deemed feasible. This study protocol outlines the methods of investigating the effects of Carer eSupport plus...