Offenders with mental health problems became a ministerial first priority for the Health Service in 1995. But what of those in custody experiencing such problems and their throughcare/resettlement needs? How do they perceive their mental health problems? Barbara Swyer, Manager of the pioneering Wessex Project at Winchester Prison since 1993, and Rachel Lart, Research Fellow at Bristol University's School for Policy Studies, report the project's main research findings.
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