Management of COVID-19 Response in a Secure Forensic Mental Health Setting.

CONCLUSIONS: Forensic secure settings present major challenges as some proposals for pandemic management such as decarceration or early release are not possible, and facilities may present challenges to achieve sustained social distancing. Assertive testing, cohorting, and isolation units are appropriate responses to these challenges.
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Source: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry - June 22, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Simpson AIF, Chatterjee S, Darby P, Jones RM, Maheandiran M, Penney SR, Saccoccio T, Stergiopoulos V, Wilkie T Tags: Can J Psychiatry Source Type: research