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Let Shift's Independent Review Panel help develop your mental health materials for employers
October 2007
Status: Open
Information: Recently there has been an increase in the number mental health information produced for employers - many of very high quality - but with the attendant risk of duplication, employer confusion and in some cases of poor quality which serve to misinform or give unintended but nonetheless harmful messages.
In order to help organisations or individuals who are developing or trying to make such resources more widely available, Shift has asked the Sainsbury Centre to coordinate an Independent Review Panel which will advise on draft materials in development or review finished products against a common, published set of criteria. The service is free, confidential, and submission is entirely voluntary.
The advantages of submitting materials prior to completion are in having the views of experts at an early stage and the avoidance of costly mistakes. The Panel will give priority to advising on materials in development so as not to delay publication. Submission of finished products gives producers the added credibility of a published expert review and free publicity. It will also help producers in decision making about future improvements and new editions. Given that reviews will only be published with the producer's permission and that where a review is not published the submission will remain confidential, there is no risk to the organisation concerned.
How to proceed:
Information: Recently there has been an increase in the number mental health information produced for employers - many of very high quality - but with the attendant risk of duplication, employer confusion and in some cases of poor quality which serve to misinform or give unintended but nonetheless harmful messages.
In order to help organisations or individuals who are developing or trying to make such resources more widely available, Shift has asked the Sainsbury Centre to coordinate an Independent Review Panel which will advise on draft materials in development or review finished products against a common, published set of criteria. The service is free, confidential, and submission is entirely voluntary.
The advantages of submitting materials prior to completion are in having the views of experts at an early stage and the avoidance of costly mistakes. The Panel will give priority to advising on materials in development so as not to delay publication. Submission of finished products gives producers the added credibility of a published expert review and free publicity. It will also help producers in decision making about future improvements and new editions. Given that reviews will only be published with the producer's permission and that where a review is not published the submission will remain confidential, there is no risk to the organisation concerned.
How to proceed:
- For more information and instructions for submitting materials, please see the Shift Review Panel page.
