Mental Health and Social Inclusion: Volume 25 Issue 4

Editorial - A crisis in social care: time for rethinking?

Rachel Perkins, Julie Repper

Research watch: routes to marginalised students’ increased inclusion and empowerment

Sue Holttum

The purpose of this paper was to report on recent research about how students belonging to marginalised groups can be empowered.

Remarkable lives: Stacey Withington in conversation with Jerome Carson

Stacey Withington, Jerome Carson

The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Stacey Withington.

Participation in social leisure activities may benefit mental health particularly among individuals that lack social connectedness at work or school

Line Nielsen, Carsten Hinrichsen, Katrine Rich Madsen, Malene Kubstrup Nelausen, Charlotte Meilstrup, Ai Koyanagi, Vibeke Koushede, Ziggi Ivan Santini

Workplace and study environments generally provide opportunities for social connectedness, however, not all individuals in such settings are equally well connected. It is possible…

Translation and validation of the Arabic version of the barrier to access to care evaluation (BACE) scale

Ahmad F. Alenezi, Ahmed Aljowder, Mohamed J. Almarzooqi, Marya Alsayed, Rashed Aldoseri, Omar Alhaj, Sally Souraya, Graham Thornicroft, Haitham Jahrami

This paper aims to translate and validate an Arabic version of the Barriers to Access to Care Evaluation (BACE) BACE scale to make it appropriate for the targeted socio-cultural…

Servant leadership informed trauma peer support

Daryl Mahon

Peer support has gained increasing attention within the mental health literature, including the trauma informed approaches research where peer support is a key principle. The…

“Something feels different..” delivering skills from dialectical behaviour therapy in a recovery college

Toni King, Joanna Dawson, Francess SmilleyAnderson, Richard Taylor

This paper aims to explore why a course with similar content feels different when delivered in a Recovery College as compared to an NHS therapy.

Syd Barrett took a left turn and never came back, Andrew Voyce did. Why?

Patrick Hopkinson, Andrew Voyce, Jerome Carson

The purpose of this paper is to compare the stories of Syd Barrett musician, with Andrew Voyce, and their respective recovery journeys.

Choice, voice and collaboration: using preference accommodation and feedback in trauma therapy

Daryl Mahon

Organisations are increasingly understanding the need to be trauma informed. However, how trauma therapies in such organisations apply the principles of choice and collaboration…

Perspective of volunteer staff on the effectiveness of peer-support programs: a case study

Vanessa Dudley-Miller, Jeff Radel

This study aims to explore perceived effectiveness in the Warriors' Ascent program through interviews of volunteer staff, to leverage improvements in the design and delivery of…