Factors associated with quality of services for marginalized groups with mental health problems in 14 European countries

This research was financially supported by DG-Sanco (contract: 800197; 2007-2010). The authors would like to thank all of the professionals and services who participated in the PROMO assessment of services. A PhD grant from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia–Portugal (SFRH/BD/66388/2009) to the first author is acknowledged

Mental health care for irregular migrants in Europe: Barriers and how they are overcome

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PROMO Project Feedback from Ireland: Executive Summary.

Promoting mental health and preventing mental ill health amongst socially marginalized people is a major challenge to European societies. There are various policies and services to achieve this in member states, but information on what constitutes best practice is fragmented and consistent guidelines do not exist. The focus of the PROMO project (Best Practice in Promoting Mental Health in Socially Marginalised People in Europe) is on the delivery of health and social care for people with mental health problems who belong to one of the six following groups: (1) Long-Term Unemployed (LTU); (2) Homeless; (3) Sex Workers (4) Refugees and Asylum Seekers; (5) Illegal Immigrants/Undocumented Migrants; (6) Travellers. The project, which is funded by the European Commission, is coordinated by Professor Stefan Priebe from Queen Mary University of London. The project is being conducted in the capital cities of 14 EU member states, in the period of September 2007 to December 2010. The Health Promotion Research Centre at the National University of Ireland Galway is the participating partner for the Irish section of the study. The aim of the PROMO project is to formulate policy recommendations and identify best practice for the promotion of mental health amongst socially marginalised people in Europe

PROMO Project Feedback from Ireland: executive summary.

Promoting mental health and preventing mental ill health amongst socially marginalized people is a major challenge to European societies. There are various policies and services to achieve this in member states, but information on what constitutes best practice is fragmented and consistent guidelines do not exist. The focus of the PROMO project (Best Practice in Promoting Mental Health in Socially Marginalised People in Europe) is on the delivery of health and social care for people with mental health problems who belong to one of the six following groups: (1) Long-Term Unemployed (LTU); (2) Homeless; (3) Sex Workers (4) Refugees and Asylum Seekers; (5) Illegal Immigrants/Undocumented Migrants; (6) Travellers. The project, which is funded by the European Commission, is coordinated by Professor Stefan Priebe from Queen Mary University of London. The project is being conducted in the capital cities of 14 EU member states, in the period of September 2007 to December 2010. The Health Promotion Research Centre at the National University of Ireland Galway is the participating partner for the Irish section of the study. The aim of the PROMO project is to formulate policy recommendations and identify best practice for the promotion of mental health amongst socially marginalised people in Europe

An analysis of the systems of services in non-participating capitals.

The focus of the PROMO project (Best Practice in Promoting Mental Health in Socially Marginalised People in Europe) is on the delivery of health and social care for people with mental health problems in 14 EU member states who belong to one of the six following groups: (1) long-term unemployed; (2) homeless; (3) prostitutes/sex workers; (4) asylum seekers/refugees; (5) illegal immigrants; (6) travellers. The project reviews legislation and policies, and ¿ focussing on major cities - assesses systems of health and social services for the people concerned

PROMO Project Feedback from Ireland: Full report.

The overall aim of the project is to define guidelines for best practice in promoting mental health amongst socially marginalised people, to highlight barriers for the implementation of the guidelines and suggest solutions, and to disseminate the findings widely among the relevant stakeholder groups in Europe

Evaluation of the MindOut Programme in Youthreach Centres

This report describes the evaluation of the MindOut programme that was implemented in Youthreach Centres in the HSE West (Galway, Mayo and Roscommon). The MindOut programme was originally developed as a resource to promote mental health in Irish secondary schools. Since then it has been adapted to suit the out-of-school setting. The programme aims to provide an opportunity for trainees in Youthreach Centres to develop an awareness of mental health issues and to acquire skills in relation to dealing with stress, emotions, relationships and being a support to others

Integration of care in mental health and social care delivery systems: Social Network Analysis comparisons across Europe

As a result of the deinstitutionalisation of psychiatric service users, fragmentation in mental health care delivery systems has become a public mental health issue in many Western countries. Research indicate that it should be addressed at the system level. Leutz described three levels of care integration: linkage, coordination, and full integration. Within a European cross-national research on mental health in socially marginalised groups, we used several measures from Social Network Analysis to describe those three levels of care integration across inter-organisational networks of mental health and social care agencies. The study revealed gaps in the implementation of all three levels of care integration: levels of linkage (density) and coordination (centrality) were low across all networks, there were few fully integrated services, and these services were generally positioned in peripheral positions. We suggest that these social network indicators are relevant to compare integration models across different welfare systems

Factors associated with quality of services for marginalized groups with mental health problems in 14 European countries

Costa D, Matanov A, Canavan R, et al. Factors associated with quality of services for marginalized groups with mental health problems in 14 European countries. European Journal of Public Health. 2012;22(2):70-71