Secure care and treatment needs of mentally disordered adolescents

Abstract

A survey was undertaken to determine the number of young people needing secure psychiatric inpatient care as at 1st January 2001. Twenty‐three individuals were identified who were placed in a variety of settings. However, few of the placements could be considered ideal. There was a wide range of diagnoses, and most young people had additional problems of social and education deficits and offending behaviour.Specialist resources need to be made available to local secure and residential facilities to reduce the need for secure placements. However, there may be a case for developing a regional secure service although, given the wide range of needs presented, it is unlikely that a single secure resource could meet them all.

Citation

Vaughan, P. (2004), "Secure care and treatment needs of mentally disordered adolescents", The British Journal of Forensic Practice, Vol. 6 No. 2, pp. 14-20. https://doi.org/10.1108/14636646200400008