1. Royal College of Psychiatrists
a) Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group
b) Royal College of Psychiatrists booklet on spirituality and mental Health (very accessible)
c) A guide to the assessment of spiritual concerns in mental healthcare
d) Policy drivers for spirituality and mental health: chapter in 2010 RCP Spirituality and Psychiatry book.

 2. Mental Health Foundation
a) Mental Health foundation booklet on spirituality and mental health
b) Mental Health Foundation Publications:
     Taken Seriously. Mental Health Foundation (2002)
     The Impact of Spirituality on Mental Health: A Review of the Literature. Cornah D (2006) Mental Health Foundation.
     Keeping the Faith: Spirituality and recovery from mental health problems. Lindridge A. (2007) Mental Health Foundation
     Making Space for spirituality; how to support service users. Mental Health Foundation (2007)
 
3. CSIP/ NIMHE
a) NIMHE/CSIP Facilitating spirituality
b) Inspiring Hope: Recognising the Importance of Spirituality in a Whole Person Approach to Mental Health.  Gilbert, P. and Nicholls, V. (2003).  NIMHE / Mental Health Foundation
c) Guidelines on Spirituality for Staff in Acute Care Service. Gilbert, P. Merchant, R. and Hayes, L. (2008) NIMHE Acute Care Programme/Staffordshire University
Booklet, Leaflet, Poster and Evidence Resource  

  4. Department of Health
a) NHS chaplaincy (2003)
b) NHS chaplaincy meeting the religious and spiritual needs of patients. (2003) Dept of Health
c) Religion or Belief: A Practical Guide for the NHS, by the Department of Health/Equalities and Human Rights Group (2009).
d) No health without mental health (2011) a cross-government mental health outcomes strategy for people of all ages
  
5. National Health Services Scotland
http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/spiritualcare/
a) Religion and Belief Matter: an information resource for healthcare staff.  NHS National Services Scotland and The Scottish Interfaith Council (2007)
b) Spiritual Care Matters – An Introductory Resource for all NHS Scotland Staff, published by NHS Education for Scotland (2009).
c) Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy, published by The Scottish Government (2009).
 
6. Chaplaincy
a) Multi-Faith Group for Healthcare Chaplaincy
b) The College of Healthcare Chaplains CHCC –Mental health resource group
c) The UK Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy (UK BHC)
d) The Scottish Association of Chaplains in Healthcare (SACH)
e) NHS Chaplaincy Collaboratives  
f) Mowat, H (2008). The Potential for Efficacy of Healthcare Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Provision in the NHS (UK). A scoping review of recent research. Mowat Research Ltd, Aberdeen
g) SEC SHA Chaplaincy Capability and Competency
h) SEC SHA Chaplaincy Team Assessment Tool
i) SEC Chaplaincy Standards Template

7. The Janki Foundation
The Janki Foundation is a UK-based charity that encourages the integration of a spiritual model in modern healthcare. It uses a values-based approach to support healthcare practitioners through an educational programme, Values in Healthcare: a spiritual approach.   The Foundation also produces books and materials to support healing and well-being including Lifting Your Spirits - Seven Tools for Coping with Illness, The Heart of Well-being - Seven tools for surviving and thriving, books with two CD's.

8. Mindfulness
a) The Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at the University of Wales, Bangor
b) Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy. MBCT. University of Oxford, Dept. of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford 
c) University of Oxford Centre for Suicide Research
d) Oxford Mindfulness.

9. Church of England
a) Promoting mental health: A resource for spiritual and pastoral care This is a flexible tool for use in Church of England parishes, in a range of different groups and situations, to trigger discussion and debate. It was produced in 2005 by Mentality following work by a diverse steering group and much groundwork and piloting in local Church of England parishes.
b) Report on the General Synod mental health debate

10. Local Mental Health Trusts
a) Link on Cambridge and Peterborough Mental Health site to Spirituality and Recovery strategy
b) Link to ‘Living in Hope’ booklet from Merseyside Care on exploring spiritual strengths and needs

 

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