2011 Conference Report: Mental Health in the Criminal Justice System
The launch of the ACJRD 14th Annual Conference Report, "Mental Health in the Criminal Justice System -The deliverables of the Government’s ‘Vision for Change’" took place at The Criminal Courts of Justice, Parkgate Street, Dublin on Tuesday, 3rd April, 2012.
The report includes the following plenary papers:
Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System - Working Together
Presenters: Jimmy Martin, Assistant Secretary, Department of Justice & Equality; & Bairbre Nic Aongusa, Director, Office for Disability & Mental Health
Keywords: Mental Health; Justice System; Health sector; Cooperation; Legislation; Garda.
Severe Mental Illness, Vision for Change and the Criminal Justice System
Presenters: Prof. Harry Kennedy, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist and Executive Clinical Director, National Forensic Mental Health Service, Central Mental Hospital
Keywords: Policy; Mental Illness; Health Services; Offenders; Prisons; Law Reforms.
Bringing recovery principles to the secure environment: Changes, challenges and emerging concepts
Presenter: Deborah Alred, Lead Occupational Therapist, Secure and Forensic Services, Sussex Partnership Foundation NHS Trust
Keywords: Mental Health; Recovery programmes; Forensic Settings; Offenders; Crime.
Mental Health Issues in Criminal Trials
Presenter: Dara Robinson, Partner, Sheehan & Partners
Keywords: Trials; Crime; Mental Illness; Counselling; Mental Health.
Mental Health in the Criminal Justice System - The Perspective from the IPS
Presenter: Fergal Black, Director of Healthcare, Irish Prison Service
Keywords: Criminal Justice System; IPS; Prison; Counselling; Mental Illness.
Mental Health in Prisons – Because you’re worth it
Presenter: Dr Andrew Fraser, Director of Health and Care, Scottish Prison Service
Keywords: Prison; Mental Illness; Diagnosis; Health Risks; Counselling.
The report includes the following workshop summaries:
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – Interface with the Criminal Justice System
Presenter: Dr Keith Holmes, Consultant Psychiatrist, Lucena Clinic, Rathgar
‘Girls Behind Bars: Female Experiences of Criminal Justice’ exhibition
Presenter: Eve McDougall, Artist & Curator, Together Our Space Gallery
Prison In-reach and Court Liaison Services in Ireland
Presenter: Dr Conor O’Neill, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Central Mental Hospital
Making the Vision Visible
Presenter: Martin Rogan, Assistant National Director for Mental Health, Health Service Executive
Recovery & Growth within the Criminal Justice System
Presenter: Michele Kerrigan, Ellen Ryle, Leo Pattison, Ruairi Powell, Patricia Kenny, Area coordinators for GROW; and Paddy
Mental Health Law and The Criminal Justice System – When Two Worlds Collide
Presenter: Niall Nolan, Barrister at Law
A Northern Perspective on Mental Health Care & Legislation
Presenter: Dr Ian Bownes, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Tyrone and Fermanagh Hospital
Youth Mental Health: Prevention and Early Intervention
Presenter: Dr Joseph Duffy, Director of Clinical Support, Headstrong