Mental Health Services and Community Care. Cummins, Ian

      First published in Great Britain in 2020 by

      © Policy Press 2020

      British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      A catalog record for this book has been requested

      ISBN 978-1-4473-5059-0 (hardback)

      ISBN 978-1-4473-5063-7 (ePDF)

      ISBN 978-1-4473-5064-4 (ePub)

      The right of Ian Cummins to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him

      in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

      All rights reserved: no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system,

      or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording,

      or otherwise without the prior permission of Policy Press.

      The statements and opinions contained within this publication are solely those of the author and not of the University of Bristol or Policy Press. The University of

      Bristol and Policy Press disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting

      from any material published in this publication.

      Policy Press works to counter discrimination on grounds of gender, race,

      disability, age and sexuality.

      Cover design by Robin Hawes

      Front cover image: Alamy stock images, J9E16Y

      Printed and bound in Great Britain by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY

      Policy Press uses environmentally responsible print partners

      In memory of Dr Jo Milner (1960–2018) My PhD supervisor Dr Jo Milner died in December 2018. I owe her a huge personal and professional debt. Jo was wonderfully supportive friend and colleague. Without her I would never have overcome the barriers to completing my thesis. She was committed to challenging injustice, inequality and discrimination in all forms wherever she encountered it. She was a supporter of the work of Freedom from Torture (www.freedomfromtorture.org/) This book is dedicated, with love, to her memory.

       Into the nothingness of scorn and noise,

       Into the living sea of waking dreams,

       Where there is neither sense of life or joys,

       But the vast shipwreck of my life’s esteems;

       Even the dearest that I loved the best

       Are strange—nay, rather, stranger than the rest.

      John Clare, ‘I Am’