Incarceration among adults living with psychosis in Indigenous populations in Cape York and the Torres Strait.
CONCLUSION: Our study found that for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a psychotic disorder in North Queensland, criminal justice responses with resultant incarceration occurs frequently. Access to appropriate mental health services and diversion options for Indigenous Australians with psychosis should be a key public health and justice priority.
PMID: 33478250 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Charlson F, Gynther B, Obrecht K, Heffernan E, David M, Young JT, Hunter E Tags: Aust N Z J Psychiatry Source Type: research
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