The effect of a peer-led problem-support mentor intervention on self-harm and violence in prison: An interrupted time series analysis using routinely collected prison data

Background: Levels of mental disorder, self-harm and violent behaviour are higher in prisons than in the community. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a brief peer-led problem-support mentor intervention could reduce the incidence of self-harm and violence in an English prison. Metho...

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Main Authors: Amanda E. Perry, Mitch G. Waterman, Veronica Dale, Keeley Moore, Allan House
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:EClinicalMedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537020304466