Guidelines for Mental Health Services

Working with people who are deaf or hard of hearing (November 2000)

This document aims to improve staff in public Mental Health Services' understanding of people who are deaf and hard of hearing. It also aims to assist these services to provide more accessible and culturally sensitive responses to this sector of the community. Information contained in the report includes:

• The impact of deafness and hearing loss.
• Behaviour which may be attributed to hearing loss.
• Strategies to provide more sensitive services.
• Partnerships which may be developed in service provision and information sharing.

Guidelines for Mental Health Services - Working with people who are deaf or hard of hearing - November 2000 (PDF file 207KB)