Mapping transitional care pathways among young people discharged from adolescent forensic medium secure units in England
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Kingston UniversityUniversity of Warwick
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
University of Bedfordshire
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2019-11-10
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This study tracked young offenders transitioning from national adolescent forensic medium secure units to adult services in the UK within a six-month period. We used a mapping exercise to identify eligible participants moving during the study period from all national adolescent forensic medium secure units in England. Young people older than 17.5 years or those who had turned 18 years (transition boundary) and had been referred to adult and community services were included. Of the 34 patients identified, 53% moved to forensic adult inpatient services. Psychosis was the most prevalent symptom among males (29%), and emerging personality disorder symptomatology was commonly reported among females (18%) followed by learning disability (24%). The mean time for transition to adult mental-health services and community settings was eight months. There were no shared transition or discharge policies, and only two hospitals had discharge guidelines. The findings highlight the need for consistency between policy and practice among services along with the development of individualised care pathways. Future qualitative research is needed to understand and reflect on young people's and carers' experiences to improve transition service delivery.Citation
Livanou M, Singh SP, Liapi F, Furtado V (2020) 'Mapping transitional care pathways among young people discharged from adolescent forensic medium secure units in England', Medicine, Science and the Law, 60 (1), pp.45-53.Publisher
SAGEJournal
Medicine, Science and the LawPubMed ID
31707929Additional Links
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0025802419887287Type
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enISSN
0025-8024EISSN
2042-1818ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1177/0025802419887287
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