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Mental health of adults in contact with the criminal justice system

  • Quality standard
  • Reference number: QS163
  • Published:  09 February 2018
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  • Quality statement 1: Responding to mental health problems
  • Quality statement 2: Mental health assessment
  • Quality statement 3: Sharing mental health care plans
  • Quality statement 4: Risk management during transfers
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Update information

Minor changes since publication

October 2024: Changes have been made to align this quality standard with the NICE guideline on mental health of adults in contact with the criminal justice system. Links and source guidance references have been updated throughout.

March 2022: The equality and diversity considerations section for statement 4 was updated in line with NICE's guideline on integrated health and social care for people experiencing homelessness.


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