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National trends and local delivery in old age mental health services: towards an evidence base. A mixed-methodology study of the balance of care approach, community mental health teams and specialist mental health outreach to care homes

open access: yesProgramme Grants for Applied Research, 2014
Background: The rising number of older people with mental health problems makes the effective use of mental health resources imperative. Little is known about the clinical effectiveness and/or cost-effectiveness of different service models.
David Challis   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Portrayals of Child Abuse Scandals in the Media in Australia and England: Impacts on Practice, Policy, and Systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This article describes how the media have played a key role in placing the issue of child maltreatment and the problems associated with child protection high on public and political agendas over the last 50 years. It also describes how the influence
Bob Lonne   +17 more
core   +3 more sources

Applying Outcomes in Community-Based Social Care Practice in England

open access: yesJournal of Long-Term Care, 2023
Context: Social care outcomes (the effect of services on the quality of life of people with support needs and unpaid carers) have been proposed as a way of improving the quality and effectiveness of care.
Stacey Rand   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social innovation, social enterprise, and local public services: undertaking transformation? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This article discusses some of the challenges encountered in embedding effective and sustainable social enterprise and social innovation within established political institutional systems to deliver local welfare services.
Ayob   +58 more
core   +2 more sources

War on Diabetes in Singapore: a policy analysis

open access: yesHealth Research Policy and Systems, 2021
Background In April 2016, the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) declared War on Diabetes (WoD) to rally a whole-of-nation effort to reduce diabetes burden in the population.
Lai Meng Ow Yong, Ling Wan Pearline Koe
doaj   +1 more source

Citizen Art and Human Rights: Collective Theatre Creation as a Way of Combatting Exclusion

open access: yesSocial Inclusion, 2021
In this article, through the lens of critical theory and collective theatre creation, we will look at how a group of homeless individuals in the city of Seville (Spain) has been able to assert their human rights using art. Through the words of the actors
Manuel Muñoz-Bellerín   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Teaching–Learning of Community Social Work: Debating as an Instrument to Acquire Transversal Competences

open access: yesEducation Sciences, 2023
Debating represents an active teaching–learning method in higher education. Engaging in debates helps to acquire and develop transversal skills, which are essential to successfully function in personal, academic, and professional spheres.
Javier Ferrer-Aracil   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Care services for frail older people in South Korea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
This paper examines the changed social circumstances of older people in South Korea and specifically the increased need for formal health and social services for those who are frail and have no informal carers.
Oh, K.M., Warnes, A.M.
core   +1 more source

Efficacy of Electromyographic Biofeedback in Muscle Recovery after Meniscectomy in Soccer Players

open access: yesSensors, 2022
Electromyographic biofeedback (EMG-BF) is a therapeutic technique that has been used successfully in the rehabilitation of injuries. Although it has been applied to athletes, its use in this field is not very widespread. The objective of this study is to
Verónica Morales-Sánchez   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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