1 October 2008

MENTAL HEALTH

In the Dark: The Mental Health Implications of Imprisonment for Public Protection (18th September 2008)
People sentenced to imprisonment for public protection (IPP) have high rates of mental ill health and are getting inadequate help to put their lives back on track, says a major report published today by Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health. The report finds that IPP prisoners are much more likely than other prisoners to have mental health problems. Being on IPP appears to be making this worse because of the uncertainty and hopelessness it creates.
Report

The 2007/08 national survey of investment in mental health services (29th September 2008)

This is the sixth annual report presenting the results of the finance mapping exercise carried out as part of the autumn review process. It provides details of the level of investment in adult mental health services in England for 2007/08 and compares it with the reported results in the five previous years.
Report

Reference Guide to the Mental Health Act 1983 (17th September 2008)

The aim of this guide is to set out the main provisions of the Act and the associated secondary legislation, as they will stand at 3 November 2008 (which is when the majority of the amendments made by the Mental Health Act 2007 take effect). The reference guide replaces the Memorandum on Parts I to VI, VIII and X of the Act last published by the Department of Health and the Welsh Office in 1998 (but the reference guide is only about the Act as it applies in England.
Guide

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