Mental health of adults in contact with the criminal justice system: Identification and management of mental health problems and integration of care for adults in contact with the criminal justice system (NG66)

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2017)

NICE - n/a

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Evidence Categories

• Care setting: Prisons
• Population group: Mental health condition
• Population group: Adults
• Population group: Children & Adolescents
• Population group: Prisoner/ ex prisoner
• Intervention: Selective interventions: Pharmacological interventions
• Intervention: Selective interventions: Multicomponent (multiple selective components)
• Intervention: Selective interventions: Psychosocial Interventions
• Intervention: Selective interventions: Educational interventions
• Intervention: Selective interventions: Means restriction
• Intervention: Selective interventions: Gatekeeper training
• Intervention: Selective interventions: Awareness raising
• Outcome: Suicide

Type of Evidence

Guidance

Overview

This guideline covers assessing, diagnosing and managing mental health problems in adults (aged 18 and over) who are in contact with the criminal justice system. It aims to improve mental health and wellbeing in this population by establishing principles for assessment and management, and promoting more coordinated care planning and service organisation across the criminal justice system.

Recommendations

This guideline includes recommendations on:

• assessing and managing a person’s mental health problems, including assessing risk to themselves and others
• planning their care
• psychological and pharmacological interventions
• how services should be organised
• staff training