Mental health warning for UK prisons

Published July 7th, 2008


Out of Sight, Out of Mind from centre-right thinktank Policy Exchange raises sweeping concerns about the standard of mental healthcare in the prison system.

It says coordination is poor, not enough staff are being employed and that current training is insufficient “or in some cases not even compulsory”.

And the report blames low public awareness for the gap between mental healthcare in the wider community and its provision in prisons.

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