title: A friend in deed.
abstract: A befriending scheme is helping people detained under the Mental Health Act to stay in touch with the outside world.
authors.forename: Catharine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sadler
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D006758:Hospital Volunteers; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010356:Patient Isolation; D012637:Security Measures; D000078329:Workforce