1 Understanding the need for mental healthcare in prisons
Existing research and estimates
Adequacy of prison mental healthcare services
2 Commissioning prison mental healthcare services and models of care
Commissioning mental healthcare services
Community sentences for those with mental health problems
Mental health screening on arrival in prison
Identification of mental health problems that arise in prison
Effect of the covid-19 pandemic
Transfers to secure hospital settings for prisoners with acute mental illness
Joining up services on arrival at and departure from prison
4 Use of prison to accommodate mentally ill people because community care is not available
‘Place of safety’ under the Mental Health Act
Conclusions and recommendations
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
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