How day services can meet government targets of social inclusion and recovery while retaining buildings‐based services
Katie Wilkinson
(Rowley/Tipton Community Mental Health Team, Sandwell Mental Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust, UK)
Alun Walters
(Blanaeu Gwent Community Mental Health Team, Aneurin Bevan Health Board, UK)
Anne Crawford‐Docherty
(Sandwell Mental Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust, UK)
107
Abstract
This article describes the approach to modernisation of adult mental health day services taken in Sandwell, which retains a building‐based element to provide for attachment and belonging, while developing community‐based models that promote social integration and recovery.
Keywords
Citation
Wilkinson, K., Walters, A. and Crawford‐Docherty, A. (2010), "How day services can meet government targets of social inclusion and recovery while retaining buildings‐based services", Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. 14 No. 4, pp. 40-47. https://doi.org/10.5042/mhsi.2010.0622
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2010, Emerald Group Publishing Limited