WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY MENTAL HEALTH?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY MENTAL HEALTH?
“Mental health is a state of well-being in which every individual realises his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to his or her own community” (World Health Organisation, 2014)
THE TERMS USED IN THIS CHAPTER ARE:
– Mental Disorder –
this refers to all illnesses covered in this chapter, broken down into three types:
– Common Mental Disorders –
i.e. the most common mental illnesses
– Probable Psychosis –
used to describe mental illness that is more severe than common mental disorders
– Personality Disorder –
including paranoia and obsessive compulsive disorder
WHO IS AFFECTED AND HOW?
WHO IS AFFECTED AND HOW?
Mental health disorders are very common
PROJECTED NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH AT LEAST ONE MENTAL DISORDER
WESTERN BAY
(2015)
WESTERN BAY
(2035)
BRIDGEND
(2015)
NEATH PORT TALBOT
(2015)
SWANSEA
(2015)
BRIDGEND
(2035)
NEATH PORT TALBOT
(2035)
SWANSEA
(2035)
PREVALENCE OF PEOPLE IN THE THREE CATEGORIES OF MENTAL DISORDERS IN WALES:
COMMON MENTAL DISORDER
%
of the population
PERSONALITY DISORDER
%
of the population
PROBABLE PSYCHOTIC DISORDER
%
of the population (aged 16-74)
IN WESTERN BAY:
PROJECTED NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH AT LEAST ONE COMMON MENTAL DISORDER
WESTERN BAY
(2015)
WESTERN BAY
(2035)
BRIDGEND
(2015)
19800
NEATH PORT TALBOT
(2015)
19624
SWANSEA
(2015)
34302
BRIDGEND
(2035)
19942
NEATH PORT TALBOT
(2035)
18823
SWANSEA
(2035)
36609
PROJECTED NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH ANY PERSONALITY DISORDER
WESTERN BAY
(2015)
WESTERN BAY
(2035)
BRIDGEND
(2015)
4585
NEATH PORT TALBOT
(2015)
4544
SWANSEA
(2015)
7944
BRIDGEND
(2035)
4618
NEATH PORT TALBOT
(2035)
4359
SWANSEA
(2035)
8478
PROJECTED NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH A PROBABLE PSYCHOTIC DISORDER
WESTERN BAY
(2015)
WESTERN BAY
(2035)
BRIDGEND
(2015)
521
NEATH PORT TALBOT
(2015)
516
SWANSEA
(2015)
903
BRIDGEND
(2035)
525
NEATH PORT TALBOT
(2035)
495
SWANSEA
(2035)
963
THINGS PEOPLE TOLD US THAT MATTER TO THEM
THINGS PEOPLE TOLD US THAT MATTER TO THEM
WHO IS RECEIVING HELP AND WHAT SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE?
WHO IS RECEIVING HELP AND WHAT SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE?
GPs treat the highest proportions and numbers of people with mental disorders, Looking at the whole of Western Bay using the projection for having seen GP within last 2 weeks for 2015, approximately 4,700 GP consultations in a fortnight were carried out with people with common mental disorders or a probable psychotic disorder. Over a 52-week period, this is over 122,000 consultations (125,000 by 2035).
PROJECTED NUMBER WITH A PROBABLE PSYCHOTIC DISORDER RECEIVING DAY SERVICE DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR
WESTERN BAY
(2015)
WESTERN BAY
(2035)
BRIDGEND
(2015)
193
NEATH PORT TALBOT
(2015)
191
SWANSEA
(2015)
334
BRIDGEND
(2035)
194
NEATH PORT TALBOT
(2035)
183
SWANSEA
(2035)
356
There are a range of community based mental health services and teams across Western Bay including:
– Complex Needs Services for Women, a community dialectical behaviour therapy service for women with mental health complex needs.
– Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams (CRHTT) who offer support and care for those people who without it would be admitted to hospital, also supporting the early discharge of those people who have required inpatient care.
– Crisis Recovery Unites (CRU) – a day hospital type environment for people who require more support than can be delivered in their own home but do not need hospital admission.
– Prison In-Reach Team (PIR) – a community mental health team based within both HMP Parc and HMP Swansea, providing assessment, management and care co-ordination for prisoners who are presenting with serious mental illness.
WHAT CHANGES DO WE NEED TO PLAN FOR?
WHAT CHANGES DO WE NEED TO PLAN FOR?
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