Providing mental health services to adult offenders in Victoria, Australia: Overcoming barriers - 22/09/09
, J. Ogloff b, c
Corresponding author. Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health, Thomas Embling Hospital, Locked Bag 10, Fairfield, Victoria 3078, Australia. Tel.: +61 3 94959136; fax: +61 3 94959190.Bienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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Abstract |
Purpose |
To illustrate the development of the interface between general and forensic mental health services in Victoria, Australia.
Method |
Developing effective cooperation between the general and forensic mental health services requires overcoming a number of barriers. The attitude of general services that antisocial behaviour was none of their business was tackled through ongoing workshops and education days over several years. The resistance to providing care to those disabled by severe personality disorders or substance abuse was reduced by presenting and promoting models of care developed in forensic community and inpatient services which prioritised these areas. The reluctance of general services to accept offenders was reduced by involving general services in court liaison clinics and in prisoner release plans. Cooperation was enhanced by the provision of risk assessments, the sharing of responsibility for troublesome patients, and a problem behaviours clinic to support general services in coping with stalkers, sex offenders and threateners.
Conclusions |
Active engagement with general services was promoted at the level of providing education, specialised assessments and a referral source for difficult patients. This generated a positive interface between forensic and general mental health services, which improved the quality of care delivered to mentally abnormal offenders.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Forensic services, Mentally abnormal offenders
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Vol 24 - N° 6
P. 395-400 - septembre 2009 Retour au numéro
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