Bringing mental health care to the criminal justice system: The development of Mental Health Treatment Requirements - Centre for Mental Health
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During 2024, the Department of Criminal Psychiatric Medicine provided treatment and evaluation services at outpatient clinics for detainees in prisons and correctional institutions on criminal charges, suffering from mental and mental illnesses and disorders. The Assistant Executive Director of Medical Services at the Al-Shid and Psychiatric Health Complex in Riyadh, Dr. Abdellah Khader Al-Asimi, explained that these cases included 2,442 cases (…
Bringing mental health care to the criminal justice system: The development of Mental Health Treatment Requirements - Centre for Mental Health
I’m a nurse who has spent the past 15 years determined to bring hope, care, and empathy into the criminal justice system, by focusing on addressing the underlying reasons people enter the system. My goal was simple: to enable the delivery of appropriate mental health support for those who need it as part of a community order, rather than resorting to prison or community orders that fail to address the root causes of criminal behaviour. What is a…
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