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New NICE QS: mental health of adults in contact with the CJS
Author(s) -
LlewellynJones Sian,
Sullivan Jamie
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.497
Subject(s) - nice , mental health , criminal justice , psychiatry , psychology , medicine , criminology , computer science , programming language
NICE have issued a new quality standard (QS163, February 2018) for the management of the mental health of adults in contact with the criminal justice system (CJS). The QS focuses solely on the early part of the care pathway for individuals who need to access psychiatric care at the point of, or, after police arrest. This is a significant point of entry for many people with mental health problems, whose help‐seeking behaviour is often disguised.