Jennifer Beecham

Residential services in Europe: findings from the DECLOC study (2009)

Beadle-Brown, Julie, Mansell, Jim, Knapp, Martin, Beecham, Jennifer

Background and aims: This study aimed to collate and summarise statistical information on the number of people with disabilities living in all types of residential care but with a particular focus on...

Economic cost of autism in the UK (2009)

Knapp, Martin, Romeo, Renée, Beecham, Jennifer

Autism has lifetime consequences, with potentially a range of impacts on the health, wellbeing, social integration and quality of life of individuals and families. Many of those impacts are economic....

Contents (2009)

Veronica Greco, Patricia Sloper, Rosemary Webb, Jennifer Beecham, Veronica Greco, Patricia Sloper, ...

University of Kent at Canterbury. The views expressed in this report are the authors ’ and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department for

Treatment paths and costs for young adults with acquired brain injury in the United Kingdom (2009)

Beecham, Jennifer, Perkins, Margaret, Snell, Tom, Knapp, Martin

Primary objectives: To identify the health and social care services used by young adults aged 18-25 years with acquired brain injury (ABI) and the costs of these supports. Research methods: A review...

The report of the Older People’s Inquiry into ‘That Bit of Help’ (2008)

Edited Norma Raynes, Heather Clark, Jennifer Beecham

experiences of older people and professionals working together to identify gaps in service provision for older people living in their own homes. The report focuses on how to involve older people...

Do adolescents with ‘eating disorder not otherwise specified’ (EDNOS) or full-syndrome bulimia nervosa differ in clinical severity, co-morbidity, risk factors, treatment outcome or cost? (2008)

Schmidt, Ulrike, Lee, Sally, Perkins, Sarah, Eisler, Ivan, Treasure, Janet, Beecham, Jennifer, ...

Objective: We wanted to know whether adolescents with eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) differ from those with bulimia nervosa (BN) in clinical features, comorbidity, risk factors,...

Educating difficult adolescents: effective education for children in public care with emotional and behavioural difficulties (2008)

Berridge, David, Dance, Cherilyn, Beecham, Jennifer, Field, Sarah

Educational achievements for children in care are significantly poorer than for the general school population. This book explores why this is and how to enable children in care to succeed in the...

Age discrimination in mental health services (2008)

Beecham, Jennifer, Knapp, Martin, Fernandez, Jose-Luis, Huxley, Peter, Mangalore, Roshni, McCrone, Paul R., ...

The UK government is considering the introduction of legislation to outlaw age discrimination in the provision of public services. The Department of Health commissioned a short piece of research to...

Keyworkers and schools: meeting the needs of children and young people with disabilities (2008)

Webb, Rosemary, Greco, Veronica, Sloper, Patricia, Beecham, Jennifer

Across the world countries are advocating the education of children and young people with disabilities in mainstream schools. There is also increasing interest in developing effective coordination of...

Gaining Satisfaction? An Exploration of Foster-Carers' Attitudes to Payment (2007)

Kirton, Derek, Beecham, Jennifer, Ogilvie, Kate

The payment of foster-carers has long been controversial, reflecting both philosophical debates as to whether fostering should be a voluntaristic or professional activity and concerns about placement...

Transition pathways for young people with complex disabilities: exploring the economic consequences (2006)

Knapp, Martin, Perkins, Margaret, Beecham, Jennifer, Dhanasiri, S K

Section five of "The RITE transition the only way forward". The RITE project was a four-year joint venture between the ACE Centre Oxford and the DARE Foundation.

Young families under stress: assessing maternal and child well-being using a mixed methods approach (2006)

McAuley, Colette, McCurry, Nyree, Knapp, Martin, Beecham, Jennifer, Sleed, Michelle

Supporting parents has been reinforced as central to improving children's lives. Assessment of needs, however, is crucial to the provision of effective support. This paper focuses upon the assessment...

Young families under stress: assessing maternal and child well-being using a mixed methods approach (2006)

McAuley, Colette, McCurry, Nyree, Knapp, Martin, Beecham, Jennifer, Sleed, Michelle

Supporting parents has been reinforced as central to improving children's lives. Assessment of needs, however, is crucial to the provision of effective support. This paper focuses upon the assessment...

Intellectual disability, challenging behaviour and cost in care accomodation : what are the links? (2005)

Knapp, Martin, Comas-Herrera, Adelina, Astin, Jack, Beecham, Jennifer, Pendaries, Claude

The paper examines the links between degree of intellectual disability, challenging behaviour, service utilisation and cost for a group of people with intellectual disabilities living in care...

Intellectual disability, challenging behaviour and cost in care accomodation : what are the links? (2005)

Knapp, Martin, Comas-Herrera, Adelina, Astin, Jack, Beecham, Jennifer, Pendaries, Claude

The paper examines the links between degree of intellectual disability, challenging behaviour, service utilisation and cost for a group of people with intellectual disabilities living in care...

Intellectual disability, challenging behaviour and cost in care accommodation: what are the links? (2005)

Knapp, Martin, Comas-Herrera, Adelina, Astin, Jack, Beecham, Jennifer, Pendaries, Claude

The paper examines the links between degree of intellectual disability, challenging behaviour, service utilisation and cost for a group of people with intellectual disabilities living in care...

The State of Care Management in Learning Disability and Mental Health Services 12 Years into Community Care (2005)

Cambridge, Paul, Forrester-Jones, Rachel, Carpenter, John, Tate, Alison, Knapp, Martin, Beecham, Jennifer, ...

This paper reports on the organization of care management from a longitudinal study of community care for people resettled from long-stay learning disability and psychiatric hospitals. The findings...

The State of Care Management in Learning Disability and Mental Health Services 12 Years into Community Care (2005)

Cambridge, Paul, Carpenter, John, Forrester-Jones, Rachel, Tate, Alison, Knapp, Martin, Beecham, Jennifer, ...

This paper reports on the organization of care management from a longitudinal study of community care for people resettled from long-stay learning disability and psychiatric hospitals. The findings...

Routine outcome monitoring in clinical practice : service and non-service costs of psychiatric patients attending a community mental health centre in Italy (2004)

Percudani, Mauro, Barbui, Corrado, Beecham, Jennifer, Knapp, Martin R.J.

BACKGROUND : There is a paucity of economic studies carried out in the routine clinical practice of psychiatric services. This study estimated service and non-service costs in a random sample of...

Routine outcome monitoring in clinical practice : service and non-service costs of psychiatric patients attending a community mental health centre in Italy (2004)

Percudani, Mauro, Barbui, Corrado, Beecham, Jennifer, Knapp, Martin R.J.

BACKGROUND : There is a paucity of economic studies carried out in the routine clinical practice of psychiatric services. This study estimated service and non-service costs in a random sample of...

Routine outcome monitoring in clinical practice : service and non-service costs of psychiatric patients attending a community mental health centre in Italy (2004)

Percudani, Mauro, Barbui, Corrado, Beecham, Jennifer, Knapp, Martin R.J.

BACKGROUND : There is a paucity of economic studies carried out in the routine clinical practice of psychiatric services. This study estimated service and non-service costs in a random sample of...

Mental health and employment: some economic evidence (2004)

Curran, Claire, Knapp, Martin, Beecham, Jennifer

Journal title has changed to 'Journal of public mental health: the art, science and politics of creating a mentally healthy society'.

Mental health and employment: some economic evidence (2004)

Curran, Claire, Knapp, Martin, Beecham, Jennifer

Journal title has changed to 'Journal of public mental health: the art, science and politics of creating a mentally healthy society'.

Young families under stress: outcomes and costs of Home-Start support (2004)

McAuley, Colette, Knapp, Martin, Beecham, Jennifer, McCurry, Nyree, Sleed, Michelle

Supporting parents is central to the current government’s approach to improving children’s lives. However, little is as yet known about the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of family support...

Costs, Needs, and Outcomes (1991)

Beecham, Jennifer, Knapp, Martin, Fenyo, Andrew

There is a tendency in discussions of mental health policy and psychiatric practice to talk of the cost of a treatment, facility, or policy and to ignore variations. These variations can be...

Meta-analysis of data on costs from trials of counselling in primary care: using individual patient data to overcome sample size limitations in economic analyses

Bower, Peter, Byford, Sarah, Barber, Julie, Beecham, Jennifer, Simpson, Sharon, Friedli, Karin, ...

Objective To assess the feasibility of overcoming sample size limitations in economic analyses of clinical trials through meta-analysis of data on individual patients from multiple trials.

Meta-analysis of data on costs from trials of counselling in primary care: using individual patient data to overcome sample size limitations in economic analyses

Bower, Peter, Byford, Sarah, Barber, Julie, Beecham, Jennifer, Simpson, Sharon, Friedli, Karin, ...

Objective To assess the feasibility of overcoming sample size limitations in economic analyses of clinical trials through meta-analysis of data on individual patients from multiple trials.