title: Mental health. Inside job.
abstract: Four out of five prisoners suffer mental health problems. There are 139 liaison teams responsible for ensuring offenders are directed to hospitals where appropriate, but they are under-resourced and stretched to capacity. Mental health teams are working to reduce inappropriate referrals.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Forrest
mesh_terms: D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology