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National Service Framework for Mental Health: modern standards and service models

• Foreword by the Secretary of State
• Conclusion
• Executive Summary
• 1. The National Service Framework for Mental Health
• 2. National standards and service models
  • Introduction
  • Rationale
  • Interventions and evidence-base
  • Service models and examples of good practice
  • Performance assessment
  • Standards two and three cover primary care and access to services for any one who may have a mental health problem.
  • Interventions and evidence-base
  • Service models and examples of good practice
  • Performance assessment
  • Rationale
  • Interventions and evidence-base
  • Service models and examples of good practice
  • Performance assessment
  • Rationale
  • Interventions and evidence-base
  • Service models and examples of good practice
  • Performance assessment
  • Rationale
  • Interventions and evidence-base
  • Service models and examples of good practice
  • Performance assessment
  • 2.1 Standard one - Mental health promotion
  • 2.2 Standards two and three: Primary care and access to services
  • 2.3 Standards four and five: Effective services for people with severe mental illness
  • 2.4 Standard six: Caring about carers
  • 2.5 Standard seven: Preventing suicide
• 2.1 Standard one - Mental health promotion
• 2.2 Standards two and three: Primary care and access to services
• 2.3 Standards four and five: Effective services for people with severe mental illness
• 2.4 Standard six: Caring about carers
• 2.5 Standard seven: Preventing suicide
• 3. Local implementation
• 4 Ensuring progress
• 5 National support for local action
• 6. Appendices: Outcome indicators for severe mental illness, Glossary, References and Bibliography