mental health

Mental health – evidence base (youth justice)

[HMI Probation (2023)]

Summary of evidence base in relation to mental health, as it relates to youth justice settings. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: young people, mental health

Mental health – evidence base

[HMI Probation (2021)]

Summary of the evidence base relating to the mental health of service users and working with people with mental health needs. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: mental health

How to look after your mental health in prison: guide for male prisoners

[Mental Health Foundation (2021)]

Guidance for people in prison on maintaining positive mental health.

Keywords: mental health

Academic Insights: Maximising positive mental health outcomes for people under probation supervision

[HMI Probation (2020)]

Report on the importance of, and challenges involved in, promoting positive mental health among those on probation. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: mental health

Working with restricted patients

[HMPPS (2023)]

Forms and guidance for professionals working with restricted patients (mentally disordered offenders), including those discharged in to the community and transfers from prison to hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983.

Keywords: mental health

Learning from deaths under probation supervision

[Probation Quarterly (2023)]

PQ article summarsing the findings of a research study in to death uner supervision and what lessons might be learnt.

Keywords: health, mental health

Short-Term Long-Lasting Therapies (STLLT)

[Fife Justice Social Work (2023)]

Kathy Biggar Trophy submission: The Short-Term Long-Lasting Therapy (STLLT) initiative offers 1-2-1 therapy, lasting approximately 12 weeks, for people with complex social care and mental health issues on short term community-based orders and programmes.

Keywords: mental health, social care

Whole prison, whole person: How a holistic approach can support good mental health in prison

[Clinks (2019)]

Report on how a holistic approach can support mental health in prison with key principles and recommendations.

Keywords: mental health

An updated picture of the mental health needs of male and female prisoners in the UK

[Research Journal (2019)]

Research by Tyler et al, published in the journal of Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, on the prevalence of mental health issues among a large sample of male and female prisoners.

Keywords: mental health

Mental health of prisoners

[Good Book of Prisons (2019)]

Findings – from interviews with over 2000 staff, prisoners and managers from across the custodial estate – in relation to mental health care and support in prisons. [From the Butler Trust’s Good Book of Prisons].

Keywords: mental health