munity-based care, networking at the European level, and the importance of the role of charities as service providers. Currently Mental Health Matters is running some 50 project across the country to address mental health issues. These include projects concerning career counselling, employment services, and housing for people with mental health difficulties.³⁸

Academic Institutions

THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRY 39 is the professional and educational body for psychiatrists in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It aims to advance the science and practice of psychiatry and mental health care; further public education in psychiatry; promote study and research work in psychiatry and all sciences and disciplines connected with the understanding and treatment of mental health disorders.

The College administers its membership examination, visits and approves hospitals for training, and organises scientific and clinical meetings, lectures, and continuing education activities. The College publishes the British Journal of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Bulletin, and Advances in Psychiatric Treatment as well as books, reports, and educational material for professionals and the general public

THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM is a research department of international standing. In 1988, the Department's research groups on stress and employment strategies were brought together under the newly established Centre for Organisational Health and Development. The Centre is devoted to psychological, social, and organisational issues in occupational and environmental health. It conducts research and intervention studies, disseminates information and guidance on an international basis, and influences the development of policy in areas related to occupational health and the health and development of organisations. It also supports more fundamental research into health-related issues. In 1994, the Centre, directed by Professor Tom Cox, was recognised by the World Health Organization as a Collaborating Centre in Occupational Health.

The research and evaluation studies of the Centre are currently organized into seven groups: the Psychosocial Hazards: Assessment and Interventions Group; the Violence Research Group; the Health Psychology Group; the Information Technology and Health Group; the New Methods Group; the Organisational Health Group; and the Environmental Psychology Group. The Centre is working with the World Health Organization (European Regional Office), the International Labour Office, the European Commission, and the UK Health and Safety Executive to produce guidance notes and reviews on occupational health and stress issues. The Centre also supports the international journal "Work and Stress"

INSTITUDE OF PSYCHIATRY, KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON provides post-graduate education and carries out research in psychiatry, psychology, and allied disciplines and has worked actively in the area of mental health issues in the workplace. It works jointly with the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust to conduct research on mental health and to advance mental health care. The Institute is a WHO collaborating centre.⁴⁰

THE INSTITUTE OF WORK PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD was established in 1994. It works to increase understanding of effectiveness and well-being at work through research and development projects in collaboration with employing organisations. Research conducted at the Institute