... readmissions in individuals who have a mental illness and have committed a serious offence to inform the development of interventions. Design/methodology/approach Secondary data was collected from 66 adults under a Community Forensic Team. Substance use, mental health and offending profiles were collected...

...Kaori Kishi; Junko Suzuki Purpose Supporting formerly incarcerated individuals represents a distinct and demanding task for social welfare professionals who typically work with nonoffending individuals. Some may even face mental health challenges while balancing legal constraints with their duty...

... the role of mental health and how it may link to prisoners’ refusing food. Design/methodology/approach This study used a qualitative descriptive design in which 16 safety case reviews were analysed using thematic analysis (Braun and Clarke, 2006). The themes generated were subjected to an inter-rater...

... violence and benefit from support. Therefore, the purpose of this evaluation was to understand the prevalence, nature and professional response to animal maltreatment concerns encountered by Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services ( FCAMHS ). Design/methodology/approach Referrals over a 28...

...Alan Beckley; Joanna Wang; Philip Birch; Garth den Heyer Purpose Police officer mental health and well-being has emerged as a significant concern globally, with increasing recognition of the challenges posed by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and occupational stressors. This paper aims...

... in participant mental health symptoms, as well as reduced stress and increased mindfulness skills. Some preliminary evidence was provided to indicate the potential longevity of some of these benefits. This review further highlighted some significant questions regarding the generalisability of the proposed...

...Norman Anthony McClelland; Toby Brandon; Wendy Dyer; Kathryn Cassidy; Louise Ridley; Paul Biddle Purpose There is clear evidence that prison can be detrimental to mental health and that wider society has tended to assume “out of sight, out of mind” for prisoners in mental distress. The lack...

...Chrispen Madondo; Marc Van der Putten Purpose The purpose of this study was to describe programs that aim at programs to divert people with a mental condition from the criminal justice system to mental health services are being initiated, but reporting is limited and fragmented. This study...

... health hospital, were recruited into this study. The concept of inequality was explored using semi-structured interviews. Findings Data showed that patients had experienced a variety of inequalities which had negative impact on their mental health. Four main themes were identified from thematic...

...Laura Broome; Jason Davies; Mark Lewis Purpose South Wales Police Mental Health (MH) Triage service was initiated to meet the Welsh Government MH priority of early intervention to prevent MH crisis. Community Psychiatric Nurses, based in the control-room, provide advice to police and control room...

...Dipti Mistry; Lynsey Gozna; Tony Cassidy Purpose Health-care professionals working in inpatient forensic mental health settings are exposed to a range of traumatic and distressing incidents with impacts discussed variously as “burnout”, “compassion fatigue”, “secondary trauma stress...

... variables (e.g. mental health diagnoses, substance use) between the two cities. Practical implications Implications of the findings, and directions that future research in this area might take, are discussed. Originality/value There is a dearth of literature pertaining to involuntary psychiatric...

...Aile Trumm; Kristina Brenisin; Kieran Breen Purpose The more disadvantaged members of society generally experience poorer outcomes following the development of mental ill-health. The purpose of this paper is to scope the literature and synthesise findings on the inequalities and mental health...

... at: sophie.dennard@kcl.ac.uk 30 12 2020 15 03 2021 20 04 2021 22 04 2021 22 04 2021 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Qualitative Mental health Stress Trauma Prison Staff support Staff well-being Prisons...

... High-security hospitals Quality of care Care quality commission Forensic Mental health Inspection reports Forensic-psychiatric services provide treatment and care for patients who suffer from a mental disorder and have offended or are undergoing legal proceedings. In the UK, in-patient...

... and kept confidential. All electronic data were stored on password protected computers including audio data and transcriptions. The research took place in a specialist forensic mental health and learning disability service for adults which supports people within low, medium and high secure...

...John Rose; Gerard Hutchinson; Paul Willner; Tony Bastick Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the prevalence of mental health disorder symptoms in a sample of prisoners in Trinidadian prisons who volunteered to attend anger management groups. Design/methodology/approach A survey...

...Stacey Boardman; Jane Clarbour; Kelly Rayner Purpose In forensic mental health wards, patients spend more time with healthcare assistants (HCAs) than qualified nurses. Despite this, there is no universally utilised standardised HCA training. The purpose of this paper is to assess the HCAs...

... are often reluctant or hesitate to talk about either the psychotic phenomena they experience or their gender identity, which reduces the likelihood of mental health professionals enquiring about individual’s psychotic experiences and gender identification (Semp and Read, 2014). This study used...

... implications for treating women firesetters. Mental health UK Firesetting Arson treatment High secure Treatment delivery This paper describes the implementation and evaluation of two group treatment programmes and two individual treatment programmes and aims to increase our understanding...