Full Description
This short book provides a European-wide survey of mental health and probation. Drawing on a significant study, it explores the knowledge and attitudes to mental illness based on a sample of probation staff from 27 countries. It sets out the significance of mental health for probation staff and includes examples of good working practice, a pragmatic review of the literature and recommendations for further actions agreed by the Council of Europe. It seeks to improve the knowledge of probation staff about mental illness and outlines a future agenda for practice, service organisation and research.
Contents
Chapter 1. The epidemiological significance of mental illness in probation.- Chapter 2. The worldwide research evidence on interventions for people with a mental illness in probation.- Chapter 3. Suicide and probation services in Europe.- Chapter 4. The conclusions and Council of Europe recommendations on improving work with people with a mental illness in probation.- Chapter 5. The survey of European countries examining work with, and attitudes to, people with a mentally ill being seen by probation services.- Chapter 6. The future agenda for practice, service organisation and research in probation in Europe.
