In July 2002, The Department of Health (DOH) launched
a consultation document called ‘Sign of the Times’ that
considered the mental health needs of Deaf BSL users. It
was a positive document focussing on a field that had
previously been perceived as marginalized. A consistent
view was that the level and organization of mental health
services for Deaf people was far from adequate.
In 2005, the DOH published a follow up document
entitled ‘Towards Equity and Access’ (TEA) that communicated
the Government’s commitment to improving
mental health services for Deaf people using the National
Service Framework for Mental Health (Department of
Health 1999) as a template. The TEA document includes
recommendations that promote and improve mental health
services for people who are Deaf. The Government has
committed financial investment to each Primary Care Trust
(PCT) to support the implementation of these recommendations.
One of the outcomes over recent years has been an
increase in the number of MHDNS posts within the UK
and Ireland. This positive movement will support Deaf
people accessing services locally; however, in some large
geographical areas of the UK, there are Deaf people with
mental health needs who have no, or limited access, to
Specialist Mental Health & Deafness Services.
In July 2002, The Department of Health (DOH) launcheda consultation document called ‘Sign of the Times’ thatconsidered the mental health needs of Deaf BSL users. Itwas a positive document focussing on a field that hadpreviously been perceived as marginalized. A consistentview was that the level and organization of mental healthservices for Deaf people was far from adequate.In 2005, the DOH published a follow up documententitled ‘Towards Equity and Access’ (TEA) that communicatedthe Government’s commitment to improvingmental health services for Deaf people using the NationalService Framework for Mental Health (Department ofHealth 1999) as a template. The TEA document includesrecommendations that promote and improve mental healthservices for people who are Deaf. The Government hascommitted financial investment to each Primary Care Trust(PCT) to support the implementation of these recommendations.One of the outcomes over recent years has been anincrease in the number of MHDNS posts within the UKand Ireland. This positive movement will support Deafpeople accessing services locally; however, in some largegeographical areas of the UK, there are Deaf people withmental health needs who have no, or limited access, toSpecialist Mental Health & Deafness Services.
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