This report is a study of the work of voluntary service co-ordinators (VSCs) : people, either paid or unpaid, whose function is to mobilise voluntary resources. The study focuses on Berkshire and examines the job as it exists in a wide variety of settings, both statutory and voluntary. One of ...
Those who have been suffering from mental health problems present particularly difficult problems with re-integration into the community. This project paper examines a scheme for volunteer support for discharged psychiatric patients. With the help of a grant from Oxford R.H.A. a befriending scheme was set up and this report describes ...
This report deals with the immediate welfare of patients who have just been discharged from hospital: how they manage, what help they need and who provides the help. The authors, both voluntary help co-ordinators, interviewed 250 patients about their experiences and their problems. There are many direct quotations from the ...