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Our Justice Committee submission on mental health
Our submission to the House of Commons Justice Committee Inquiry into prison mental health has now been published.
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Boldness required to tackle mental health in prisons
For a long time, we have known that the mental health needs of prisoners are substantial and persistent.
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The long shadow of imprisonment
The heavy price being paid by prisoners from the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown is well-documented.
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Recognising vulnerability in the prison population
The very high levels of psychiatric disturbance and suicidal thinking in prisoners are well established.
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The three-day working week, an energy crisis and criminal behaviour
Gavin Wilkinson on how the economic turmoil in 1970s Britain contributed to pushing people into the criminal justice system and mental health services
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Automation, violence, and mental illness: The rise of the machines
Whilst working for the NHS in a primary care mental health service, I remember walking into the community mental health team’s monthly referrals meeting. The meeting was to discuss the referrals...
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The longer term view: Working with Arnie
Whilst working in a community drug project I remember walking into work one Monday morning and seeing Arnie’s (not his real name) referral paperwork on my desk.
I had not worked long at...
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Prison more difficult for women than for men
Being imprisoned is more painful and traumatic for women than it is for men, according to new research published in our journal, The British Journal of Criminology.
The research, by...
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Mental health in prison a growing problem
The border between prison and the outside community appears to be particularly open to people with mental health problems.
In 1997, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) published a...
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Police disbelieve victims with mental health problems
More than one third of victims of crime with mental health problems experienced negative reactions from police officers when they disclosed their condition, according to new research (£) published in the latest issue of...
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Death at the hands of the law
Earlier this month The Times ran a series of pieces about the mounting pressures on the police.
At the serious end, the police faced a...