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Race, mental health and criminal justice: moving forward
- Authors:
- NACRO, CLINKS, ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, RACE EQUALITY UNIT
- Publisher:
- Clinks
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 9
- Place of publication:
- London
This joint briefing from Nacro, Clinks, Association for Mental Health Providers, and the Race Equality Foundation explores the challenges in providing effective mental health support for people from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities that have contact with the criminal justice system. It looks at how services can be more effectively integrated to provide appropriate support and how to address disproportional access to mental health services and how to ensure that mental needs of BAME people are effectively met. The briefing and its recommendations are based on analysis of existing research, and workshops with people with lived experience from BAME communities and voluntary sector practitioners. The recommendations focus on addressing disproportionate access to health services in the justice system in the areas of: providing appropriate services; using data; involving people with lived experience; workforce and training; and integrated working. (Edited publisher abstract)
Liaison and diversion for BME service users: a good practice guide for court diversion and criminal justice mental health liaison schemes
- Author:
- NACRO
- Publisher:
- NACRO
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 48p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A significant number of service users from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities access mental health services via the criminal justice system. Court diversion and criminal justice mental health liaison schemes can play a vital role in facilitating the transition between the criminal justice system and the health and social care sectors. This guide is aimed at scheme practitioners, their managers and commissioners of these services. It sets out good practice and guidance which will enable schemes to provide a more inclusive and responsive services to those from BME communities.