Pillar to Post

Synopsis: People with a dual diagnosis of both mental health and substance misuse problems are currently considered to be one of greatest challenges to services. Studies show that between 30% and 50% of people with a diagnosis of a serious mental health problems also People who have a dual diagnosis report how they are pushed from Pillar to Post - from one service to another, with each service offering little or no help or simply passing the client on to another service. The result is that people with complex needs often fall out of services completely.

Pillar to Post features people with a dual diagnosis and a range of experts who describe the difficulties faced both by services and service users. The film shows that many service users are self-medicating with street drugs because they find such substances more helpful and less damaging than prescribed psychiatric medication.

The film argues that the problem is not necessarily due to service users with multiple needs but with services whose approach can be the cause of many more problems for service users.

Pillar to Post presents a model of good practice which shows how by working flexibly and with the service user’s agenda, progress can be made with people who once felt they had been written off by services.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Subjects: Mental Health and Counselling

Name: Rethink Mental Illness
Web: https://shop.rethink.org/ External site opens in new window
Address: Shop
london
SE1 7TP
Notes: The Mental health Shop is a combined effort from Mental Health Media and the charity, Rethink.

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