The management of mental health problems among prisoners in England and Wales. Issue 3 (August 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Senior, Jane; Appleby, Louis; Shaw, Jenny
• Is Part Of: International psychiatry. Volume 11:Issue 3(2014)
• Page Start: 56
• Page End: 58
• Publication Date: 2014-08
• Subjects: Psychiatry, Transcultural -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; 616.89
• DOI: 10.1192/S1749367600004483
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1749-3676

Abstract

Abstract : This paper reviews the major organisational changes made to the delivery of mental healthcare in prisons in England and Wales since the turn of the century. These changes have included the introduction of 'in-reach' services for prisoners with serious mental illness, replicating the work of community mental health teams. In addition, healthcare budgets and commissioning responsibilities have been transferred to the National Health Service. Measures to reduce the rate of suicide in prisons are also considered.