Peri O’shea
Biographic Data
| ID | 4413117 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peri O’shea |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peri |
| FAMILY NAME | O’shea |
| SIGNATURE | O’SHEA P |
| AFFILIATIONS | UNSW Sydney |
| ORCID | 0009-0008-1393-2516 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Hub and Spokes in Intellectual Disability Mental Health Support
The distribution of specialist health services is usually uneven by location due to limited resources, which is a problem for people with complex needs. In this context, how can a hub and spoke model offer appropriate services for people with intellectual disability and mental health needs? The data were individual and group interviews with people using and delivering the services in Australia. Data were analysed against a hub‐and‐spoke analytica…
Social Participation of People with Chronic Mental Health Needs
Social participation is positively related to mental health recovery and wellbeing, yet people with mental health problems are often socially isolated. This article investigates how social participation was incorporated into an Australian‐integrated program that aimed to improve the wellbeing of people with chronic mental health needs. The data are from a longitudinal evaluation of the integrated program, including data linkage (5533 participants…
Taking a Gamble for High Rewards? Management Perspectives on the Value of Mental Health Peer Workers
Mental health peer work is attracting growing interest and provides a potentially impactful method of service user involvement in mental health design and delivery, contributing to mental health reform. The need to effectively support this emerging workforce is consequently increasing. This study aimed to better understand the views of management in relation to peer work and specifically explores the value of peer work from the perspective of man…
A discursive study of institutionalisation in community organisations
Purpose The institutionalisation of neo‐liberalist discourse has significantly changed the way in which the relationship between government and community organisations is described and regulated in Australia. These changes are most clearly articulated in government policy discourse as a move away from “funding” community service organisations to “purchasing” the delivery of community services. This research aims to explore institutionalisation in…
Social Participation of People with Chronic Mental Health Needs
Social participation is positively related to mental health recovery and wellbeing, yet people with mental health problems are often socially isolated. This article investigates how social participation was incorporated into an Australian‐integrated program that aimed to improve the wellbeing of people with chronic mental health needs. The data are from a longitudinal evaluation of the integrated program, including data linkage (5533 participants…
A discursive study of institutionalisation in community organisations
Purpose The institutionalisation of neo‐liberalist discourse has significantly changed the way in which the relationship between government and community organisations is described and regulated in Australia. These changes are most clearly articulated in government policy discourse as a move away from “funding” community service organisations to “purchasing” the delivery of community services. This research aims to explore institutionalisation in…
A discursive study of institutionalisation in community organisations
Purpose The institutionalisation of neo‐liberalist discourse has significantly changed the way in which the relationship between government and community organisations is described and regulated in Australia. These changes are most clearly articulated in government policy discourse as a move away from “funding” community service organisations to “purchasing” the delivery of community services. This research aims to explore institutionalisation in…
Taking a Gamble for High Rewards? Management Perspectives on the Value of Mental Health Peer Workers
Mental health peer work is attracting growing interest and provides a potentially impactful method of service user involvement in mental health design and delivery, contributing to mental health reform. The need to effectively support this emerging workforce is consequently increasing. This study aimed to better understand the views of management in relation to peer work and specifically explores the value of peer work from the perspective of man…
Social Participation of People with Chronic Mental Health Needs
Social participation is positively related to mental health recovery and wellbeing, yet people with mental health problems are often socially isolated. This article investigates how social participation was incorporated into an Australian‐integrated program that aimed to improve the wellbeing of people with chronic mental health needs. The data are from a longitudinal evaluation of the integrated program, including data linkage (5533 participants…
Hub and Spokes in Intellectual Disability Mental Health Support
The distribution of specialist health services is usually uneven by location due to limited resources, which is a problem for people with complex needs. In this context, how can a hub and spoke model offer appropriate services for people with intellectual disability and mental health needs? The data were individual and group interviews with people using and delivering the services in Australia. Data were analysed against a hub‐and‐spoke analytica…
Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Healthcare innovation and challenges (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (2 works)