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Achieving justice for victims and witnesses with mental distress: a quick guide to firefighting on the day in court
- Author:
- MIND
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Research by Mind, a mental health charity, in 2007 found that people with experience of mental distress are disproportionately the victims of crime, but often face barriers to justice. This brief guide recaps the main points in Mind's mental health toolkit Achieving Justice for Victims and Witnesses with Mental Distress. It aims to support prosecutors and advocates in dealing with cases involving witnesses with mental distress where early preparation for a trial has not been possible, such as where advocates meet witnesses for the first time at the door of the court, or where mental distress only comes to light on the day of the trial. It covers indicators of mental distress, communicating with the witness, mental health experiences and implications, making decisions about credibility and reliability, relevance and duty of disclosure, using expert evidence and medical records, and supporting people to give their best evidence.