Mental health champions: the need for specialists
Harris, M.; Rance, S.
Community Practitioner the Journal of the Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association 89(6): 22-24
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 1462-2815 PMID: 27443027 Document Number: 16663
Health Education England (HEE), Specialist health visitors in perinatal and infant mental health: what they do and why they matter, recommends that there should be at least one specialist in perinatal and infant mental health in every health visiting service (Rance, 2016). It is a practical guide outlining the role of the specialist health visitor perinatal and infant mental health (PIMH) and includes a job description and information on relevant post-qualifying training. Professor Lisa Bayliss-Pratt, director of nursing and deputy director of education for HEE, writes in her foreword:The framework is a very positive development that I hope will be embraced by every employer. My expectation is that longer-term savings on child and adult mental health services and the wider public health benefits will more than outweigh any small investment in creating these specialistsl But what do these specialists do and why should more posts be created? The following case study illustrates the kind of clinical work involved in this role.
Document emailed within 1 workday
