Personality disorder programme No longer a diagnosis of exclusion

People sentenced to imprisonment for public protection have high rates of mental ill health and are getting inadequate help to put their lives back on track, says a major report published today by Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.

Health and social services need to do more to help the police to deal with people who have mental health problems, says a briefing published today by Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.

Plans to build three new Titan prisons should be put on hold until better ways of diverting people with mental health problems from prison have been developed, the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health said today.