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Mentally disordered young offenders in transition from child and adolescent to adult mental health services across England and Wales
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Livanou, Maria, Furtado, Vivek and Singh, Swaran P. (2017) Mentally disordered young offenders in transition from child and adolescent to adult mental health services across England and Wales. Journal of Forensic Practice, 19 (4). pp. 301-308. doi:10.1108/JFP-01-2017-0002 ISSN 2050-8794 .
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/JFP-01-2017-0002
Abstract
This paper provides an overview of transitions across forensic child and adolescent mental health services in England and Wales. The aim of this paper is to delineate the national secure services system for young people in contact with the youth justice system. This paper reviews findings from the existing literature of transitions across forensic child and adolescent mental health services, drawing attention to present facilitators and barriers to optimal transition. We examine the infrastructure of current services and highlight gaps between child and adult service continuity and evaluate the impact of poor transitions on young offenders’ mental health and wellbeing.
Young offenders experience a broad range of difficulties, from the multiple interfaces with the legal system, untreated mental health problems, and poor transition to adult services. Barriers such as long waiting lists, lack of coordination between services and lack of transition preparation impede significantly smooth transitions.
We need to develop, test and evaluate models of transitional care that improve mental health and wellbeing of this group. Mapping young offenders’ care pathway will help to understand their needs and also to impact current policy and practice. Key workers in forensic services should facilitate the transition process by developing sustainable relationships with the young person and creating a safe clinical environment. Transition of care from forensic child and adolescent mental health services is a neglected area. This paper attempts to highlight the nature and magnitude of the problems at the transition interface in a forensic context.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Juvenile delinquents, Youth -- Mental health services, Child mental health services | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Forensic Practice | ||||||
| Publisher: | Emerald Publishing Limited | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2050-8794 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 13 November 2017 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 19 | ||||||
| Number: | 4 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 301-308 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1108/JFP-01-2017-0002 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 6 June 2017 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 5 December 2017 | ||||||
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