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1. Recognise support agencies availableto individuals and their families.
1.1. Identify the different agencies whichoffer advice on mental health mattersand evaluate their accessibility andrange of services available.
Assignment Title/Briefing: Mental Health ServicesIdentify the different agencies which offer advice on mental health matters and evaluate their accessibility and range of services available. Produce a series of help sheets/factsheets,covering specific and general mental health advice and services.
This assignment will work better if you work in groups (you don't have too, but it is advised)
You will need to produce some factsheets/ help sheets on different mental health services.
Ideally I would like 2 that covers general mental health and 3/4 that target specific mental
illnesses.
You will need to evaluate how accessible the advice/service is.
What is Psychosis?
The symptoms of psychosis vary a lot between individuals and not everyone will experience those
that we have listed.
o !""#$I%!TI&%' ( #nusual or strange experiences )eg* earing, smelling and/ or seeing
things that other people do not.o +"#'I&%' include- thining people are conspiring against you, that you have special
powers or sills &R that people on T or radio are taling to or about you.
o +istressing Thoughts 0 eliefs e.g. you may believe that someone is following you, watching
you or listening to your conversations.
o 2PRI%$ &3 2TR%!" $&%TR&" 4 5ou may feel that a force or person outside you
is interfering with your thoughts, body or actions.
o TT +I'&R+R 4 your thoughts maybe very 7umbled and confused, and you cannot
hold a clear train of thought.
o 5ou may become suspicious and hostile.
o $hange in behaviour, may become withdrawn and communicate less.
o
8ood swings and increased anxiety or low mood.o "oss of energy and feeling withdrawn.
o The symptoms of psychosis vary a lot between individuals and not everyone will experience
those that we have listed.
Getting help6etting help and maing a referral
The arly Intervention in Psychosis 'ervice provides specialist treatment and care for people between194:; years who have signs of psychosis.
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<e wor closely with families and friends to help them support you and help them to understand
psychosis.
<e will be here to offer ongoing treatment and care to support your recovery for up to three years.
Referrals
<e tae referrals from all sources including family and friends, 6Ps, social worers and teachers.
If you are concerned about yourself or someone else please call us for an informal chat about how we
can help.
5ou can call us yourself or tal to your doctor, family or teacher and they can then contact our team on
the numbers below.
&ur office hours are- 8onday 4 3riday between =am and ;pm.
If you need help outside of the IIP teams office hours, please find contact details here.
West Surrey and North East Hampshire & Surrey Heath
Main base:
3irst 3loor,
The ase,
't Peter>s ospital,
6uildford Road,
$hertsey ?T1@ APBTel- A1=:C DC::9:
Satellite base
!ldershot $entre for ealth,
ospital ill,
!ldershot 6#11 1!5
Tel- A1=:C DC::9:
East and Mid Surrey
3armside
<est Par
psom ?T1= EP
Tel- A1:DC CA@C@C
Out of hours
If you need help outside of the IIP teams office hours, please find contact details here.
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What now?<e will meet you with a view to get to start to now you and your experiences. This is so that we can
7ointly try to mae sense of your experiences. The assessment will in turn provide an opportunity for
us to discuss things that may be helpful for dealing with your experiences.
!fter we have concluded your initial assessment there are a number of possible outcomes-
1. <e, alongside you and any family members/friends, might agree that your experiences are
strongly suggestive of psychosis and offer you three years of arly Intervention in Psychosis
service.
o 5ou may need a combination of 8edication and Therapy and may have to try out
several types of medications in order find the one that suits you best.
o 5ou may also benefit from taling therapy. 5ou can choose to have your therapy on a
one to one basis or with your family ( the ey thing to remember is that whilst we will
offer advice, the choice will be yours.
o 3or further information about Therapies and 8edication please clic onto the relevant
section
C. If it does not appear that you are experiencing or at high ris of developing psychosis, we will
discuss options with you including-
o ! referral to $!8' )$hild 0 !dolescent 8ental ealth 'ervices*
o ! referral to your local $8R' )$ommunity 8ental ealth Team*. These are services
for people with other mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, personality
difficulties etc rather than psychosis.
o &r you may decide that you want to see counseling from your local 6P or local
Increasing !ccess To Psychological Therapies )I!PT* service.
RecoeryFRecovery does not mean cure, it is helping someone to live as full a life as possible despite their
illness...G earing oices %etwor, CAAE
Getting !etter
<ith the help of our service we hope that you start to see signs that you are recovering such as
voices and paranoid thoughts reducing and becoming more able to cope with daily life.
Getting !ac" on trac"
It is a good idea to start maing plans for how you will get your life bac on trac and what support is
needed with this. 5our care co4ordinator can help you mae a plan about what you want to get from
your life and the best services to access to get this help. They can help you identify ways to help you
cope with any symptoms and difficulties you have.
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Getting actie and aoiding stress
It>s very good to be active and to start seeing friends again but you need to strie a balance. It>s often
a good idea to build up how much you are doing gradually, maing sure you still have time to relax as
well as being active.
It>s often a good idea to build up how much you are doing gradually, maing sure you still have plenty
of time for 7ust relaxing. !void drugs and alcohol.
#reenting relapse
'ome people only ever have one episode of psychosis, but some may experience a relapse.
Therefore it is important to mae a plan that helps to prevent you becoming unwell again or to
minimise the severity of any relapse you do experience. This will probably include agreeing on what
needs to be done if certain stresses or symptoms become evident. <e strongly recommend you avoiddrugs and alcohol.
Employment and $olunteering
Returning to structured activity such as wor is often an important part of recovery. <e offer support in
finding either paid or voluntary wor. <e also have access to numerous community services, for
example Richmond 3ellowship, which can provide additional careers advice and help with writing
$>s etc.
Social Groups5ou may find that after a period of illness it is difficult to resume your normal social activities. <e run a
weely social group which provides a safe and welcoming environment to meet new peopleH many of
whom have similar experiences. The social group also provides an opportunity to get involved in
different activities, for example mountain biing, badminton, bowling.
hat helps?o 6T "P !R"5 4 This will help you to recover more uicly.
o Remember to tae your medication.
o !ttend appointments with the arly Intervention Team.
o 8eet and tal to others who have experienced a psychosis.
o Tal to people you trust about your worries.
o 6et support from family and friends
o 3ind out as much as you can about your psychosis, the arly Intervention Team will be able to
provide you with information or visit our lins page for other websites.
o Investigate ways to manage your stress. 3ind out what causes your stress and wor out how
to deal with it or avoid stressful situations.
o 3ind time in the day to relax and so something that you en7oy to tae your mind off things that
cause you to worry.
o !ttempt activities, 7obs and training that you en7oy and value.
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o ?eep physically well, following a good diet by cutting down on taeaways and fried food and
eating of fruit and vegetables every day, and tae regular exercise.
Remember these are 7ust a few general tips. veryone who develops a psychosis will find many
things that are helpful and unhelpful and should loo to develop lists of their own.
What doesn%t help?o Putting yourself under more stress than you need to
o Isolating yourself, avoiding friends and not taling to others
o 6etting involved in negative relationships ( where there is a lot of negative comments and
criticism
o #sing too much alcohol and using drugs such as speed, "'+, ecstasy, cocaine and cannabis
that can delay recovery and encourage relapse in psychosis
Remember these are 7ust a few general tips. veryone who develops a psychosis will find manythings that are helpful and unhelpful and should loo to develop lists of their own.
What causes #sychosis?
The causes of psychosis are still not fully understood and it is liely that there are a number of
reasons why people develop psychosis including-
Times of extreme stress such as relationship difficulties, families splitting up, parents arguing, exams
or unemployment.
There is a strong relationship between use of drugs such as cannabis, speed and
cocaine and the development of psychotic symptoms.
<hen people don>t have enough sleep they can begin to see things differently and can experience
psychotic symptoms e.g. they may hear voices when no one is there.
3or a few people, psychosis is the result of an underlying medical illness, usually one
involving the brain and nervous system.
