Transaction Search Form: please type in any of the fields below.
Date: April 30, 2024 Tue
Time: 3:32 am
Time: 3:32 am
Results for mentally ill offenders (canada)
2 results foundAuthor: Canadian Institute for Health Information Title: Improving the Health of Canadians: Mental Health, Delinquency and Criminal Activity Summary: "This report examines the relationships between mental health, delinquency and criminal activity and their various determinants. By better understanding how these issues are related to each other, we can better understand what interventions and policies may be effective at promoting mental health, preventing delinquency and criminal activity and reducing the risk of repeat offending, particularly among those with a mental illness. Section one looks at what mental health– related factors at the individual, family, school/peer and community levels are risk factors for or protective factors against delinquency or criminal activity. Given the focus on delinquency, part one has a heavy focus on youth. This youth focus is also seen in new CPHI analyses of data from Statistics Canada’s National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY). These analyses explore how various mental health–related factors are linked to delinquency in either a protective manner or as a risk factor. Section one concludes with a look at various policies and programs that address both mental health promotion and the prevention of delinquency or criminal activity. Section two looks at people with a mental illness who were or are involved with the criminal justice system. It looks at the characteristics of those with a mental illness and a history of criminal behaviour who are admitted to a mental health bed. It also explores the prevalence of mental illness (including addictions) among those who have committed a crime and are currently involved with Canada’s justice system. Section two concludes with a look at existing policies and programs that have a mental health focus for those presently in or released from a correctional facility." Details: Ottawa: Canadian Institute for Health Information, 2008. 87p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 19, 2010 at: http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/products/mh_crime_full_report_apr11_08_e.pdf Year: 2008 Country: Canada URL: http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/products/mh_crime_full_report_apr11_08_e.pdf Shelf Number: 110843 Keywords: Juvenile OffendersMental Health (Canada)Mental Health Services (Canada)Mentally Ill Offenders (Canada) |
Author: Stewart, Lynn A. Title: An Initial Report on the Results of the Pilot of the Computerized Mental Health Intake Screening System (CoMHISS) Summary: With indications that the rate of mental disorder among federally sentenced offenders is increasing, Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) requires tools that can provide efficient standardised methods for screening of offenders who may require mental health intervention. The large numbers of offenders coming into reception centres over a year makes it attractive to look at an automated method that will allow administrators to compile institutional, regional and national statistics and provide quick and accurate profiles of the offenders who are showing significant symptoms of distress. The Computerized Mental Health Intake Screening System (CoMHISS) combines two self report measures tapping psychological problems, the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) and Depression Hopelessness and Suicide Screening Form (DHS), with the Paulhus Deception Scales (PDS). From February 2008 to April 2009 over 1,300 male offenders incarcerated on a new sentence at the regional reception centres completed the measures. In this study, cut-off scores based on psychiatric patient norms determined that less than 3% of the federal male population would be screened in for further service or evaluation. However, using non patient norms almost 40% of the population would be screened in. Further research is required to establish CSC specific norms and appropriate cut off scores. Preliminary data indicate relative higher rates of psychological symptoms among the Aboriginal specific population, but these differences were not statistically significant. Comparative data on the results of the assessment across regional reception centres demonstrated the highest rates of symptomology in the Atlantic region. A profile of the offenders who completed the assessment is presented and compared to those who refused the assessment or produced invalid results. Further research is required to confirm the accuracy of the measures in identifying seriously mentally disordered offenders who will require additional services. Future possible developments of the CoMHISS may include incorporation of measures of cognitive deficits and attention deficit disorder and the merging of the mental health assessments with results from the Computerised Assessment of Substance Abuse which will provide estimates of rates of concurrent disorders. Details: Ottawa: Research Branch, Correctional Service of Canada, 2010. 79p. Source: Internet Resource: Research Report 2010 Nº R-218: Accessed March 26, 2011 at: http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/rsrch/reports/r218/r218-eng.pdf Year: 2010 Country: Canada URL: http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/rsrch/reports/r218/r218-eng.pdf Shelf Number: 121121 Keywords: Mental Health ServicesMentally Ill InmatesMentally Ill Offenders (Canada) |