Early intervention is a fundamental principle in health care and the past two decades have seen it belatedly introduced into the field of mental health. This began in psychotic disorders, arguably the least promising place to start. The steady accumulation of scientific evidence for early intervention has eventually overwhelmed the sceptics, transformed thinking in psychotic disorders and created an international wave of service reform. This paradigm shift has paved the way to a more substantial one: early intervention across the full diagnostic spectrum. 75% of mental illnesses emerge before the age of 25 years, and young people bear the major burden for those disorders that threaten the many decades of productive adult life. The paradox is that young people aged between 12 and 25 years have had by far the worst levels of access to mental health care across the whole lifespan. . To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Just over a year after Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust transformed the former Living Well centre in Southport into a community hub and home to the Recovery College, Mr Blundell unveiled a plaque to mark its official opening.
Since opening its doors to the local community, service users, carers and families in May 2017, Southport Life Rooms has welcomed 17,521 people through its doors. Mr Blundell met staff and volunteers and took part in a Men’s Mental Health Recovery College Course and spoke to participants at craft and board games sessions.
Open access. Street triage services are increasingly common and part of standard responses to mental health crises in the community, but little is understood about them. We conducted a national survey of mental health trusts to gather detailed information regarding street triage services alongside a survey of Thames Valley police officers to ascertain their views and experiences.