title: Violent offenders as a target population for Public Mental Health Care.
abstract: The study sought to specify which part of a population of young adult violent offenders in Amsterdam (mean age 24.9 years, sd = 8.2) were eligible for Public Mental Health Care (PMHC). The results of a semi-structured clinical interview were used (N = 454), which included the Self-Sufficiency Matrix (SSM-D). Using the SSM-D and two distinct definitions of what constitutes a need for PMHC, the size of the PMHC target population was determined twice. Depending on which definition was used, 35.9% (mathematical algorithm which put weights to single SSM-D domains) and 34.8% (problematic levels of self-sufficiency on a selection of domains) appeared to be eligible for entering the PMHC system. The study confirms that a substantial proportion of vulnerable people are among the forensic population.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Service Amsterdam, Department of Community Mental Health Care (MGGZ), Nieuwe Achtergracht 100, 1000 CE Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: tfassaert@ggd.amsterdam.nl.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fassaert
authors.affiliation: Public Health Service Amsterdam, Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Nieuwe Achtergracht 100, 1000 CE Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Segeren
authors.affiliation: Public Health Service Amsterdam, Department of Community Mental Health Care (MGGZ), Nieuwe Achtergracht 100, 1000 CE Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grimbergen
authors.affiliation: Public Health Service Amsterdam, Department of Community Mental Health Care (MGGZ), Nieuwe Achtergracht 100, 1000 CE Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tuinebreijer
authors.affiliation: Public Health Service Amsterdam, Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Nieuwe Achtergracht 100, 1000 CE Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Wit
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D057237:Criminals / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004522:Educational Status; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008605:Mental Health Services; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D018579:Patient Selection; D020377:Self Efficacy; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Delinquents; Public Mental Health Care; Public health care; Self-Sufficiency Matrix; Violent offenders