Early detection and early intervention in prison: improving outcomes and reducing prison returns

Evans, Clare, Forrester, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2510-1249, Jarrett, Manuela, Huddy, Vyv, Campbell, Catherine A., Byrne, Majella, Craig, Thomas and Valmaggia, Lucia 2016. Early detection and early intervention in prison: improving outcomes and reducing prison returns. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology 28 (1) , pp. 91-107. 10.1080/14789949.2016.1261174

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Abstract

Our aim was to investigate whether early detection was feasible in prison and whether it could improve mental health outcomes in young prisoners. A secondary aim was to explore whether it can reduce returns to prison. Between 2011 and 2014, a total of 2115 young prisoners were screened, 94 (4.4%) met criteria for ultra-high risk for psychosis and were offered an intervention, 52 actually received it. Return to prison data were sought on the 52 participants, receiving a formal intervention. Of the 52 prisoners who received an intervention, 30.8% returned to custody compared to national average reconviction rates of between 45.4 and 66.5%. Our results suggest that early detection is a feasible option in a prison setting, improving mental health outcomes and reducing returns to prison. Mental health outcomes were recorded for a sub-sample of those receiving the intervention. The results indicated statistically significant improvements on measures of depression, anxiety and psychological distress.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
ISSN:	1478-9949
Date of Acceptance:	18 October 2016
Last Modified:	09 Nov 2022 10:29
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/139674

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