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MHC: Access to Mental Health Services for People in the Criminal …
WEBMHC: Access to Mental Health Services for People in the Criminal Justice System 15th November 2021. A Mental Health Commission (MHC) report exploring Access to Mental Health Services for People in the Criminal Justice System authored by Dr Susan Finnerty, Inspector of Mental Health Services, with special support from the Chief …
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12: Access to healthcare services (2019)
WEBIn 2019, the Minister for Health published Sláintecare Action Plan 2019. [252] It is a ten-year plan with a vision for reformed health and social care services in Ireland. One of its overall aims is to improve population health. It is important that the healthcare needs of the prison population are considered within this context.
ACTION ON TREATMENT OF MENTALLY ILL PRISONERS ONE OF …
WEB24th November 2020. The seventh report on Ireland from the Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Degrading Treatment (CPT), published today (Tuesday, 24th November 2020), paints a troubling picture of conditions in Irish prisons.
Standard 12: Access to healthcare services (2020)
WEBCurrent context: In 2019, an independent prison health needs assessment was commenced in line with recommendations made by the CPT in 2011and 2015 on the need for a whole system review of healthcare in prisons and by the Inspector of Prisons in 2016. The independent review aims to determine future health service requirements, while …
Home Irish Penal Reform Trust
WEBIn 2022, there were 3,046 prisoners committed under sentence serving sentences of less than 12 months, an increase from 2,548 in 2021. The majority of Irish prisoners have never sat a State exam and over half left school before the age of 15. The average number of females in custody in 2022 was 173, a 17% increase on the 2021 average of 144. As
Standard 13: Mental healthcare Progress in the Penal System …
WEBPenal Reform International (2020) have also highlighted the need for mental health plans to be put in place: “Prison administrations should continue to facilitate mental healthcare provision and undertake specific efforts to mitigate negative mental health impacts of COVID-19 measures, including by working with community-based services.
Category: Mental health Go Health
Sharing the Vision: A Mental Health Policy for Everyone
WEBSharing the Vision: A Mental Health Policy for Everyone Implementation Plan 2022 – 2024 24th March 2022. Minister for Mental Health and Older People Mary Butler has, in conjunction with the HSE, launched Sharing the Vision: Implementation Plan 2022 - 2024.. Sharing the Vision: A Mental Health Policy for Everyone, Ireland’s national …
'Mental Illness in Irish Prisoners' Irish Penal Reform Trust
WEBFor all mental illnesses combined, rates ranged from 16% of male committals to 27% of sentenced men, while in women committed to prison the rate was 41%, with 60% of sentenced women having a mental illness. The research estimated that 3.7% of male committals, 7.5% of men on remand, 2.7% of sentenced men and 5.4% of …
Early school leaving and substance use Irish Penal Reform Trust
WEBEarly school leaving and substance use 29th October 2010. A new report from NACD (National Advisory Committee on Drugs), Risk and Protection Factors for Substance Use Among Young People, is a comparative study of substance use between early school-leavers and those who stay in school. One of the largest studies ever undertaken on …
Solitary Confinement Irish Penal Reform Trust
WEBSolitary Confinement. Since the commencement of the IPS Census of Restricted Regime Prisoners in July 2013, the number of prisoners on 22/23 hour restricted regime has decreased dramatically. However, IPRT is concerned about the length of time that individual prisoners are held in conditions which amount to solitary confinement.
IPRT welcomes UN Human Rights Committee’s clear focus on key
WEB27th July 2022. The Irish Penal Reform Trust has today (Wed 27 July 2022) welcomed the clear focus by the UN Human Rights Committee on issues pertaining to people deprived of their liberty including prison overcrowding, access to adequate mental healthcare, the failure to publish reports relating to the Dóchas Centre, the overrepresentation of Travellers in …
Category: Mental health Go Health
Health Needs Assessment for the Irish Prison Service report
WEB11th May 2023. Irish Penal Reform Trust notes the publication on 11 May 2023 by the Department of Justice and the Department of Health of the Health Needs Assessment (HNA) for the Irish Prison Service . The call for the health needs assessment was raised in IPRT’s Progress in the Penal System (PIPS) report 2020 and 2022 report after …
Reintegration of Offenders Irish Penal Reform Trust
WEBIPRT promotes rehabilitation and social integration as central concerns of Irish penal policy. Incarceration often damages the prisoner’s social functioning, therefore contributing to his or her return to offending following release. Studies have shown that imprisonment has a damaging effect on the mental health of the prisoners, and can
New Report: Census Should Count Prisoners in Communities, Not
WEBNew Report: Census Should Count Prisoners in Communities, Not Prisons 8th April 2004. New York, NY- A new report released by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York Law School, Accuracy Counts: Incarcerated People and the Census examines the fiscal and social impact the Census count has on communities by counting prisoners where they …
The Vicious Circle of Social Exclusion and Crime
WEBThe Vicious Circle of Social Exclusion and Crime: Ireland’s Disproportionate Punishment of the Poor5 The purpose of this Position Paper is to emphasise the complex matrix between social exclusion and crime, in order to impress on policy makers
High Level Task Force Report and Recommendations will result i
WEB30th September 2022. The Irish Penal Reform Trust has today (Fri 30 September 2022) welcomed the Final Report and recommendations of the High Level Task Force to consider the mental health and addiction challenges of those who come into …
Solitary Confinement in the Irish Penal System
WEB8 ‘Behind the Door’: Solitary Con1inement in the Irish Penal System xecutive Summary 9 1. Elimination of the use of solitary confinement: 1.1 The Minister for Justice and Equality should develop and consult on a Strategy for the Elimination of Solitary Confinement based upon principles of decarceration.
Review and Evaluation of Garda Youth Diversion Programmes 2019
WEBKey findings: 136 learners have participated between 2015 and 2019 (56.5% male, 43.4% female) with a 90% retention rate and a 92% progress rate; life skills positively developed; programme was good practice in inter-agency co-operation and displayed positive parental and familial engagement and benefits; and reductions seen in drug …
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