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Bridging the gap
- Authors:
- LART Rachel, SWYER Barbara
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 1.7.97, 1997, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The needs of prisoners with mental health problems which are not serious enough to fall within the remit of the Mental Health Act 1983 are often ignored, or at best dealt with by shunting the prisoner between agencies. The authors explain the pioneering work of the Wessex Project which was set up to help span the inter-agency divide.
Community care for mentally disordered offenders: the experience of the Wessex Project
- Authors:
- BARKER Mary, SWYER Barbara
- Journal article citation:
- Prison Service Journal, 95, September 1994, pp.45-48.
- Publisher:
- Her Majesty's Prison Service of England and Wales
Describes the work of the Wessex Project which is joint funded by the Mental Health Foundation and the statutory agencies. It aims to establish an inter-agency network of referral from within prisons holding Hampshire prisoners and to co-ordinate care and services for the mentally disordered to be taken up on their release.