Access to services for mental ill-health and substance use among people released from prison in Scotland (RELEASE): Retrospective observational cohort study protocol

Introduction Mental health and substance use (MH/SU) problems are highly prevalent among the prison population. However, early and preventative post-imprisonment care appears to be insufficient to meet the MH/SU needs of people released. This is demonstrated by elevated rates of MH/SU-related emerg...

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Published in:	International Journal of Population Data Science
Main Authors:	Richard Kjellgren, Jan Savinc, Nadine Dougall, Amanj Kurdi, Alastair Leyland, Emily Tweed, Jim Watson, Kate Hunt, Catriona Connell
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Swansea University 2025-10-01
Subjects:	Adult mental ill-health substance use criminal justice administrative health records linked administrative data imprisonment
Online Access:	https://ijpds.org/article/view/2971

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