The FACE risk profile is a commercial mental health assessment tool that is part of a collection of tools produced by Imosphere.

Nomenclature

FACE stands for "Functional Analysis of Care Environments".

Imosphere produces several toolkits to assess risk and needs in health and social care, mental health, people with learning disabilities, young people, and people with substance misuse problems; to assess peoples' mental capacity, and as an assessment of needs for telecare.

The FACE risk profile is part of the toolkits for calculating risks for people with mental health problems, learning disabilities, substance misuse problems, young and older people, and in perinatal services.

References

• Clifford, P.L. (Summer 1999). "The FACE Recording and Measurement System: a scientific approach to person-based information". Bulletin of the Manager Clinic. 63 (3): 305–31. PMID 10452193.
• Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. "Promoting quality care: good practice guidance on assessment and management of risk in mental health and learning disability services". social care institute for excellence – Social Care Online. Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013. (Links to the following resource:)
  • "Good Practice Guidance on the Assessment and Management of Risk in Mental Health and Learning Disability Services". dhsspsni.gov.uk. May 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
• Paley, Graham; McGinnis, Peter (1 September 2003). "Implementing a trust-wide strategy for clinical risk assessment in mental health". Mental Health Practice. RCN Publishing Company. 7 (1): 14–17. doi:10.7748/mhp2003.09.7.1.14.c1769. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
• Warner, Lesley. "Review of the literature on the Care Programme Approach" (PDF). centreformentalhealth.org.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
• "Best Practice in Managing Risk: Principles and Evidence for Best Practice in the Assessment and Management of Risk to Self and Others in Mental Health Services" (PDF). Department of Health (UK), National Risk Management Programme. March 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
• Hanan, Abdul (9 January 2024). "The Comprehensive Guide to Skin Care Clinics:". ideah4u.com. Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)Face risk