Journal of Public Mental Health: Volume 9 Issue 1

Editorial

Woody Caan

Health and well‐being of the NHS workforce

Steven Boorman

This paper is a personal description of the NHS Health and Well‐being Final Report (Department of Health, 2009a), which reviewed the health and well‐being of the NHS…

Psycho‐educational CBT insomnia workshops for the general public: an audit of access and clinical outcomes

Marta Prytys, Naureen Whittinger, Shirley Coventry, Helen Idusohan, June Brown

Insomnia is highly prevalent and has severe negative consequences, yet help‐seeking remains low. Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT‐I) is an evidence‐based…

How to support peer support: evaluating the first steps in a healthcare community

Ann Ley, Glenn Roberts, Dawn Willis

Although limited, there is emerging evidence of the value of peer support for people with mental health issues. We report an evaluation of a training experience…

Child and adolescent mental health: infrastructure, policies and practices in England: the CAMHEE project

Rachel Jenkins, Howard Meltzer, Brian Jacobs, David McDaid

The European Union‐supported Child and Adolescent Mental Health in an Enlarged Europe (CAMHEE) project aimed to provide an overview of the challenges, current practice and…

It is not just about the cost of care

David Hewitt

There is to be a National Care Service. It has become necessary because the number of older and/or disabled people in England and Wales will rise dramatically over the…