Our Next Seminar “Enhancing Outcomes for Offenders who have Mental Disorder: Tailoring Community Sentences” will be held on Tuesday 3rd December 2024, 5-7pm. This will be a free virtual event via Zoom. Spaces are limited on a first come basis. To… Continue reading
When an individual kills others and then themself, the rest of us tend to presume the perpetrator must have been mentally ill. Alexis Theodorou and colleagues have just published their investigation of the extent to which this is true1. They… Continue reading
The Suicide prevention in England: 5-year cross-sector strategy has just been published1. For hospital inpatients, the good news is that, based on National Confidential Inquiry2 figures, ‘collective efforts to improve patient safety led to a 35% fall in suicides in… Continue reading
On 14th February 2023, Crime in Mind held a pandemic-delayed launch in the House of Lords, hosted by Lord Keith Bradley. Lord Bradley, celebrated for his influential landmark review in 2009 about people with mental health problems or learning disabilities… Continue reading
The House of Commons’ Justice Committee report on IPPs was published on 28th September 2022. This welcome report not only acknowledges their rightful abolition under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 but also that as this… Continue reading
High rates of mental health problems among prisoners are recognised worldwide, with prevalence figures for major mental disorders and some related behaviours, such as self-harm and suicide, well researched. There is also some evidence on how mental state may change… Continue reading
Dr. Alexis Theodorou will present his systematic review of literature on multiple homicide followed by suicide. Alexis will be joined by four expert responders: When: 7th December 2021 @ 5pm GMT Where: Zoom Platform Expert Panel: · Professor Adam Lankford, Professor of… Continue reading
Recovery in Forensic Mental Health: Reality and Reach Tuesday 12th October 2021 Recovery is an ongoing process of change through which individuals improve their health and well-being, optimise control of their lives and reach their full potential. Our speakers will… Continue reading
We are now accepting applications for membership to our charity. For any enquires regarding membership, please use our contact page here or email administrator@crimeinmind.co.uk. JOIN CRIME IN MIND CIM Scale of Annual Membership Fees – 2021/22 Individual Members: (A discounted… Continue reading
Surge in participants during lockdown as NHS group warns of virus’s ‘mental health legacy’ More than half a million people have been given suicide prevention training in the last three weeks by a UK charity which is warning about the… Continue reading