title: Modernising prison mental health care.
abstract: Some 90% of prisoners in England and Wales have a mental health poblem. This article outlines several initiatives, including health screening on admission and suicide prevention, to improve the care of this population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and National Institute for Mental Health, England.
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duggan
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bradshaw
authors.forename: Damian
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coffey
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rogers
mesh_terms: D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011330:Prisons / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012922:Social Change; D006113:United Kingdom; D000092864:Suicide Prevention