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Organisational Issues Facing a Voluntary Sector Mental Health Service for Homeless Young People

Helen Taylor (Greenwood Institute of Child Health, University of Leicester)
Maria Stuttaford (School of Geography and Geosciences, University of St Andrews)
Panos Vostanis (Greenwood Institute of Child Health, University of Leicester)

Journal of Integrated Care

ISSN: 1476-9018

Article publication date: 1 February 2007

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Abstract

The voluntary sector has an important role to play in the provision of services for people with mental health needs of lesser severity, thus complementing statutory services, as suggested by recent national policy. This article describes such a service for young homeless people, and discusses the perceptions of key stakeholders of the benefits and challenges of such a service. The service largely met the mental health needs of young people who would not have easily accessed statutory mental health services, and who fulfilled the criteria (low/moderate need) of the service. Challenges for the future included the different organisational cultures, the professional isolation of the mental health practitioners and the lack of operational and commissioning links with statutory mental health services.

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Taylor, H., Stuttaford, M. and Vostanis, P. (2007), "Organisational Issues Facing a Voluntary Sector Mental Health Service for Homeless Young People", Journal of Integrated Care, Vol. 15 No. 1, pp. 37-48. https://doi.org/10.1108/14769018200700008

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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