Critical time Intervention for Severely mentally ill Prisoners (CrISP): a randomised controlled trial

Shaw J, Conover S, Herman D, Jarrett M, Leese M, McCrone P, Murphy C, Senior J, Susser E, Thornicroft G, Wright N, Edge D, Emsley R, Lennox C, Williams A, Cust H, Hopkin G & Stevenson C
Record ID 32017000147
English
Authors' objectives: The transition from prison to community is difficult for prisoners with mental illness. Critical time intervention (CTI) is designed to provide intensive support to meet health, social care and resettlement needs through close working between client and key worker pre, and up to 6 weeks post, release. The objective was to establish whether or not CTI is effective in (1) improving engagement of discharged male prisoners who have mental illness with community mental health teams (CMHTs) and (2) providing practical support with housing, finance and re-establishing social networks.
Authors' recommendations: The intervention significantly improved contact with services at 6 weeks, although at a higher cost than the control. This is important as, in the days and weeks following release, recently released individuals are at a particularly high risk of suicide and drug overdose. Further research is required to establish how teams can better maintain contact with clients when the intervention ends.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2017
URL for published report: https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/hsdr05080/#/abstract
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
  • Humans
  • Mental Disorders
  • Mentally Ill Persons
  • Prisoners
Contact
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