Tag Archives: Guide/toolkit for setting up intensive home treatment teams

As Gyles Glover and Sonia Johnson outline in the book ” Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment in Mental Health” : in England , in the early 1990’s, community mental health teams were the main providers of emergency intervention in the community. … Continue reading →

This last book in the series deals with the change process : the effects of change; project management strategies; and how to make the change sustainable. The author  covers the psychological aspects of change; the fear and resistance that develops … Continue reading →

This is the book that describes in considerable detail how the home treatment team was put together. They describe the influence of Stein and Test’s work in Madison Wisconsin, and Hoult’s pioneering research in Sydney Australia.  All aspects of team … Continue reading →

This book covers the thinking and strategy behind the reconfiguration of the whole North Birmingham mental health system. It is really a case study of sophisticated mental health planning . It outlines the demographic profile; the pre-pilot mental health service … Continue reading →

This manual provides an overview of the issues around service development and the management of change. It reviews the evidence base for intensive home treatment and assertive community treatment. Practical service based examples are used to show how to shape … Continue reading →

This review  from the British “Psychiatric Bulletin”puts the next five reports in context. They are a package of five-all dealing with innovative changes in Birmingham England–a powerhouse of mental health services innovation. Psychiatrist Louise Guest describes the reconfiguration of the system … Continue reading →

This  book draws on the experiences of the Sainsbury Centre in delivering training and practice development to intensive home treatment teams  over five  years .It will be of interest to all those involved in the delivery of mental health services; in … Continue reading →

The National Institute  for Mental Health in England ( now called the National Mental Health Development Unit) is a medical organization whose  activities range from coordinating research to developing services. They produced this manual on setting up  crisis resolution and home … Continue reading →

Remember, that intensive home treatment teams in Britain are often called Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams ( CRHT’s). Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health is a non government agency promoting good mental health care and which conducted much of the … Continue reading →