We welcome the announcement of the government’s determination to hold its Care not Custody guarantee (Hopes mental overall health nurses in courts will reduce reoffending costs, four January). Nevertheless, we note that the first commitment for delivery of national liaison and diversion companies by 2014 will not now be met. For too lengthy individuals with a mental health want or understanding disability, who need to be diverted from police stations and courts into treatment method or social care, have ended up in prison as a default choice, while others are left with no the help they need as they continue by means of the justice process.
Higher numbers of individuals in prison have mental health wants, and practically half of all women in prison and more than a fifth of guys have attempted suicide at some level in their lives in contrast with 6% of the common population. The Care not Custody initiative was inspired by the tragic suicide of a youthful man with schizophrenia in Manchester prison, the son of a WI member.
The Care not Custody Coalition, representing up to two million folks across the health, social care and justice sectors and wider civic society, was convened in 2011 to help the government in trying to keep its guarantee and to hold it to account for successful delivery. Although the dedication to fund an extension of liaison and diversion trial web sites in police stations and courts and a company program to roll out nationwide services by 2017 gives a very good basis for alter, this revised timeframe should now be kept.
Marylyn Haines-Evans Public affairs chair, Nationwide Federation of Women’s Institutes
Juliet Lyon Director, Prison Reform Believe in
Steve Williams Chair, Police Federation of England and Wales
Dr Peter Carter Chief executive and common secretary, Royal School of Nursing
Nicholas Fluck President, The Law Society of England and Wales
Sue Bailey President, Royal School of Psychiatrists
Eoin McLennan-Murray President, Prison Governors Association
Peter McParlin National chairman, Prison Officers Association
Sue Hall Chair, Probation Chiefs Association
Javed Khan Chief executive, Victim Support
Paul Farmer Chief executive, Thoughts
Laurie Clarke Chief Executive, British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Paul Jenkins Chief executive, Rethink Psychological Sickness
Sean Duggan Chief executive, Centre for Mental Overall health
Nigel Lithman Chairman, Criminal Bar Association
Vicki Helyar-Caldwell Director, Criminal Justice Alliance
Sarah Clarke Vice-chair, Instruction and Accreditation Committee, Advocacy Training Council
Karyn Kirkpatrick Chief executive, Keyring Residing Help Network
John Graham Director, Police Foundation
Jackie Russell Director, Women’s Breakout
Chris Bath Chief executive, Nationwide Appropriate Adult Network
Rachel Halford Director, Females in Prison
Care not Custody is a promise worth maintaining | @guardianletters
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