Strengthening the Involvement of People with Dementia A Resource for Implementation 26/05/2008
This toolkit contains advice and examples of positive practice which can facilitate the active and meaningful involvement of people who have dementia in the planning, delivery and evaluation of health, social care and other support services.
Settings: Residence for Older People
MHP Steps: Needs Analysis
First Step to Active Health: The Active Aging Toolkit 26/05/2008
The Active Aging Toolkit has been developed as a collaborate effort of the Blueprint, professional organizations, and private industry as an evidence-based and an easy-to-instruct program for health care providers to educate their patients on increasing physical activity. Because physical activity is known to be essential in the prevention and management of chronic diseases, health care providers are the most important motivators for older adults to begin physical activity programs.
Settings: Residence for Older People
MHP Steps: Implementation
Hear What I Say: Developing Dementia Advocacy Services 26/05/2008
This report provides an overview of what is known about current practice in dementia advocacy and makes suggestions about how to establish new services and develop existing services.
Settings: Residence for Older People
MHP Steps: Follow Up |
Implementation |
Needs Analysis
Children's Mental Health Week 26/05/2008
A tool suggesting awareness raising activities to promote children's mental health, especially concerning discrimination, fears and anxieties etc.
Settings: Education
MHP Steps: Implementation
Listen to Us: Involving People with Dementia in Planning and Developing Services 26/05/2008
This Executive Summary provides a brief overview of
the main messages from a service development guide. The guide was produced by Dementia North as part of a Department of Health funded development project to explore how people with dementia can be involved in service planning and development.
Settings: Residence for Older People
MHP Steps: Preparation
MindMatters Booklets Tools for Schools 26/05/2008
A website with 3 tools: CommunityMatters tools, Evaluation Tools and Tickabox tools.
Settings: Education
MHP Steps: Implementation
Feeling Good. Promoting Children's Mental Health 26/05/2008
This tool consists of several activity sheets parents can use together with their children in order to find out how they feel about themselves, school, friends, siblings etc.
Settings: Education
MHP Steps: Implementation
Pathways to Policy. A Toolkit for Grassroots Involvement in Mental Health Policy 26/05/2008
This programme (2002-2005) aimed at including people with mental distress in policy making. It gave people with mental health problems a voice by actively involving them in decision making processes, forums etc. The tool includes useful sheets for policy workshops and forums incl. evaluation sheets. The toolkit could be applied to all 3 settings. It is not education specific!
Settings: Education
MHP Steps: Follow Up |
Implementation |
Needs Analysis
“Living Fuller Lives” Dementia and Mental Health Issues of Older Peope Expert Working Committee Draft Report for Consultation 26/05/2008
The Bamford Review of Mental Health and Learning Disability (N Ireland) consists of a number of interlinked reviews under one overarching title, and encompasses policy, services and legislation.This further report deals with Dementia and the mental health issues of older people, and is the last of the “service provision” reports which we will produce.The Review is itself a demonstration of how a learning organisation can work in that all parties have learned from each other.
Settings: Residence for Older People
MHP Steps: Preparation