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Putting mental health deinstitutionalisation back on track: A scoping review of...
Sá-Fernandes, Luís; Sacchetto, Beatrice; Pires, Johann; Ornelas, José; Vargas-Moniz, MariaMental health deinstitutionalisation continues to be a global human rights priority. After over half a century, the discharge to the community often means the transition to smaller-scale institutions, segregation environments, and limited opportunities for community inclusion. This scoping review aims to identify what hinders and drives the deinstitutionalisation process of adults experiencing mental health cha...
Distal supports, capabilities, and growth‐focused recovery: A comparison of Hou...
Greenwood, Ronni Michelle; O'Shaughnessy, Branagh R.; Manning, Rachel; Hogan, Niamh; Vargas-Moniz, Maria; Ornelas, JoséAdults who have substantial histories of homelessness and complex support needs may feel ambivalent about integrating into their communities and find it difficult to do so. Being familiar to and recognized by others as a resident in a neighborhood or community are sources of “distal support” that provide individuals with feelings of belonging to their community and are important to recovery from homelessness. W...
Multiculturalism in dominant ethnic populations: a transnational profile analysis
Rochira, Alessia; Verbena, Serena; Briozzo, Erica; De Simone, Evelyn; Esposito, Francesca; Garrido, Rocío; Ramírez, Manuel García; Paloma, VirginiaFollowing a person-centered approach, the present study investigates support for multiculturalism of dominant ethnic members. Using Latent Profile Analysis, the current investigation aimed to identify subgroups of dominant ethnic participants and examine potential difference in their endorsement of multiculturalism towards subaltern ethnic groups. Based on the existing literature, subgroups of dominant members ...
Psychometric properties of the measure of achieved capabilities in homeless ser...
Greenwood, Ronni Michelle; O'Shaughnessy, Branagh R.; Manning, Rachel M.; Vargas-Moniz, Maria; Sacchetto, Beatrice; Ornelas, JoséBackground Purposeful participation in personally meaningful life tasks, enjoyment of positive reciprocal relationships, and opportunities to realize one’s potential are growth-related aspects of a meaningful life that should be considered important dimensions of recovery from homelessness. The extent to which homeless services support individuals to achieve the capabilities they need to become who they want to...
Psychometric properties of the measure of achieved capabilities in homeless ser...
Greenwood, Ronni; O'Shaughnessy, Branagh R.; Manning, Rachel; Vargas-Moniz, Maria; Sacchetto, Beatrice; Ornelas, José; Jorge-Monteiro, Maria F.Background Purposeful participation in personally meaningful life tasks, enjoyment of positive reciprocal relationships, and opportunities to realize one’s potential are growth-related aspects of a meaningful life that should be considered important dimensions of recovery from homelessness. The extent to which homeless services support individuals to achieve the capabilities they need to become who they want to...
Factors associated with providers’ work engagement and burnout in homeless serv...
Lenzi, Michela; Santinello, Massimo; Gaboardi, Marta; Disperati, Francesca; Vieno, Alessio; Calcagnì, Antonio; Greenwood, Ronni; Rogowska, AleksandraThe complexity of homeless service users' characteristics and the contextual challenges faced by services can make the experience of working with people in homelessness stressful and can put providers' well-being at risk. In the current study, we investigated the association between service characteristics (i.e., the availability of training and supervision and the capability-fostering approach) and social serv...
Transformative community mental health : perspectives from Portugal and Europe
Matos, Margarida Gaspar de; Ornelas, José; Vargas-Moniz, Maria; Goulão, João; Capucha, Luís; Calado, PedroIn the context of the agreement protocol celebrated between APA (American Psychological Association) and OPP (Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses) was held in San Francisco, for the 156th edition of APA annual convention an invited symposium. Were invited speakers the first two of authors of this paper, and the symposium held this same title: Transformative community mental health: perspectives from Portugal and E...
Parcerias e coligações comunitárias: Potencialidades e desafios na criação
Vargas-Moniz, Maria; Morgado, JoséO artigo procura proporcionar uma panorâmica global sobre o enquadramento conceptual de parcerias e coligações comunitárias e como estas envolvem os esforços de colaboração entre indivíduos, grupos, organizações ou mesmo comunidades constituindo-se como veículos privilegiados para a activação de recursos locais e para a resolução de problemas que uma organização, serviço ou um grupo autonomamente não tem capaci...