Topic: Mental Health Research Network
Conditions
Interventions
1. Treatment as usual
2. Critical Time Intervention is a comprehensive case management model, focusing on physical care, mental health, substance misuse, accommodation, financial and s
Sponsors
University of Manchester (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Male 2. Have severe and enduring mental illness (defined as major depressive disorder, hypomania, bipolar disorder and/or any form of psychosis including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and any other non-affective, non-organic psychosis) 3. Be a client of Inreach services 4. Have a release/likely release date within 6 months of randomisation to the study 5. Have at least 4 weeks left in prison after randomisation to the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Those who do not have the capacity to consent will be excluded from the study. Arguably, these are possibly the most vulnerable prisoners with mental health problems. The research team acknowledge this potential limitation however for those individuals who do lack capacity to consent most (if not all) will be in the process of being transfered to NHS secure services or are very unlikely to be released directly into the community and therefore would not be eligible for the study given the inclusion criteria.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Engagement post discharge at 6 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Engagement with mental health services at 6, 12 and 18 months post-randomisation 2. Number of days in hospital, including any detention under the Mental Health Act; and CJS contact and re-conviction rates, comparing data from 12 months before the recent period of imprisonment with the 12 months post-randomisation, using the Police National Computer (PNC). Community tenure will be calculated by adding the number of days in hospital to days in prison 3. The unit cost of the new service, costs of service use and estimated costs of crime | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed