Too Little Too Late: An Independent Review of Unmet Mental Health Need in Prison  Kimmett Edgar, Dora Rickford

Independent Monitoring Boards perform a vital function in prisons, monitoring fairness and respect for people in custody. Appointed by the Secretary of State for Justice, they provide an independent perspective on the treatment of prisoners and the conditions in prisons. The National Council of Independent Monitoring Boards recently analysed annual reports and identified prisoners’ unmet mental health needs as a foremost concern of boards across England and Wales. This report draws on the views of the chair of each board and sets them in the context of current research and policy.    NEW

2009 ISBN: 0946209 90 1 Download as PDF

Troubled Inside Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Children and Young People in Prison
 Finola Farrant



This report aims to prompt a response to the unmet mental health needs of children and young people in the criminal justice system.  It draws together current research and practice and sets out an agenda for change.  Recommendations include an end to the imprisonment of children, improved assessment of mental health problems, early intervention to prevent young people with a mental illness entering prison, and a reduction in the use of remand.

2001 ISBN: 0 946209 54 5 Download as PDF

Troubled Inside Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Men in Prison
 Dora Rickford, Kimmett Edgar

This report examines why men who have serious mental health problems end up in prison. It shows how the early warning system of court diversion and liaison schemes has broken down. It explores the lack of mental health care for the majority of prisoners, who have less serious, but nonetheless debilitating, mental health problems. Particular topics include: self-harm and suicide, dual diagnosis, learning disabilities, deafness, the elderly, prisoners holding foreign nationality, and black and minority ethnic prisoners. It concludes with comprehensive recommendations about how to improve policy and practice.

2005  ISBN: 0 946209 73 1 Download as PDF

Troubled Inside Responding to the Mental Health Needs of
Women in Prison  Dora Rickford

This report reveals the true extent of the mental health needs of women in prison.  It exposes the gap between policy and practice.  ‘Troubled Inside’ examines in detail women’s experience of prison, suicide and self-injury.  It argues that changes must take place if depression, suicide, self-harm and the breakdown of relationships are to be prevented.

2003  ISBN: 0 946209 64 2 Download as PDF        
 

Troubled Inside: Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Men in Prison
Dora Rickford and Kimmett Edgar
This report examines why men who have serious mental health problems end up in prison. It shows how the early warning system of court diversion and liaison schemes has broken down. It explores the lack of mental health care for the majority of prisoners, who have less serious, but nonetheless debilitating, mental health problems. Particular topics include: self-harm and suicide, dual diagnosis, learning disabilities, deafness, the elderly, prisoners holding foreign nationality, and Black and Minority Ethnic prisoners. It concludes with comprehensive recommendations about how to improve policy and practice.
Price £12.00    ISBN: 0 946209 73 1      2005