Forensic/mental health services Version 1

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    Characteristics, outcomes, and experiences of young people and staff in specialised forensic/mental health services in England

  • IRAS ID

    245625

  • Contact name

    Julian Edbrooke-Childs

  • Contact email

    julian.edbrooke-childs@annafreud.org

  • Sponsor organisation

    University College London

  • Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

    Z6364106/2018/01/11, UCL Data Protection Registration

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    2 years, 8 months, 22 days

  • Research summary

    The aim of this project is to examine two service transformation programmes being rolled out as part of routine practice across England involving Specialist Services provided by the secure estate and community forensic child and adolescent mental health services (FCAMHS). These transformation programmes aim to address the gaps in existing service provision, particularly for young people who have high complexity and/or high-risk cases, may not meet traditional service thresholds and/or are remanded to custody or are transitioned out of custody and managed in the community. Young people in contact with the youth justice system and community forensic services present with a wide range of needs, such as high risk, mental health disorders, and neurodevelopmental problems and chronic contact with multiple services.\nThis project will benefit the secure estate by increasing mental health awareness and staff training meeting the needs of detained young people. To date, staff training in prisons has been conceived as a barrier to early mental health problem recognition and specialised treatment. The transformation programme on the secure estate, “Secure Stairs”, aims to change the establishments’ cultural dynamics. The Young Minds (2013) report clearly illustrates that mental health awareness and evidence-based training would transform young people’s experiences in the youth justice system. Both programme evaluations are based on two logic models that aim to enhance collaborative team-working in forensic services and the secure estate.

  • REC name

    London - South East Research Ethics Committee

  • REC reference

    18/LO/1100

  • Date of REC Opinion

    27 Jul 2018

  • REC opinion

    Unfavourable Opinion