Everything moves on: referral trends to a leavers' group in a high secure hospital and trial leave progress of group graduates

ConclusionsA leavers' group appeared to be a valued therapy option for people who had spent a long time in high secure psychiatric care, or those who continued to require hospital treatment beyond prison tariffs. There was a low return rate from trial leave, which made the evaluation of this outcome difficult. A detailed study into both the reasons for return from trial leave and successes would provide further information on ideal preparation for moving on. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - March 31, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Gwen Adshead, Natalie Pyszora, Claire Wilson, Ramesh Gopie, Deryk Thomas, Julia Smith, Emily Glorney, Estelle Moore, James Tapp Tags: Original Article Source Type: research