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- Title
A Pilot Programme to Facilitate the Use of Mental Health Treatment Requirements: Professional Stakeholders' Experiences.
- Authors
Molyneaux, Emma; Juan, Norha Vera San; Brown, Penelope; Lloyd-Evans, Bryn; Oram, Sian
- Abstract
Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTRs) have been available in England and Wales since 2005 but are rarely used, despite high rates of mental health problems amongst offenders. In 2018, a new protocol to facilitate the use of MHTRs was piloted in five sites in England. Aims: Understanding the experiences of professional stakeholders and identify barriers to use MHTRs. Methods: Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with thirty-eight professional stakeholders and thematic analysis applied. Results: Interviewees were positive about the content and implementation of the new protocol. Interviewees described key benefits as increasing options in community sentencing, addressing a gap in service provision and facilitating offenders' access to other services. Challenges described, included multi-agency working, sustainability of funding and the range and complexity of needs of offenders receiving MHTRs and the variation in their motivation to engage. Success factors described were having a strong steering group, staff dedicated to the project and being able to provide a broad range of support to meet offender needs. Conclusion: The MHTR pilot protocol was generally well-received and appeared to address previous barriers to the use of MHTRs. Future work is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of MHTRs and the experience of offenders who receive them.
- Subjects
WALES; ENGLAND; STAKEHOLDER analysis; RESEARCH methodology; TIME; INTERVIEWING; QUALITATIVE research; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; THEMATIC analysis; DATA analysis software; MENTAL health services; MENTAL illness
- Publication
British Journal of Social Work, 2021, Vol 51, Issue 3, p1041
- ISSN
0045-3102
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/bjsw/bcaa111