Evaluation of a complex intervention for prisoners with common mental health problems, near to and after release: the Engager randomised controlled trial.
Richard ByngTim KirkpatrickCharlotte LennoxFiona C WarrenRob AndersonSarah Louise BrandLynne CallaghanLauren CarrollGraham DurcanLaura GillSara GoodierJonathan GrahamRebecca GreerMark HaddadTirril HarrisWilliam HenleyRachael Maree HunterSarah-Jayne LeonardMike MaguireSusan MichieChristabel OwensMark PearsonCath QuinnSarah Rybczynska-BuntCaroline StevensonAmy StewartAlex StirzakerRoxanne ToddFlorian WalterLauren WestonNat WrightRod S TaylorJenny ShawPublished in: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science (2022)
Engager is the first trial of a collaborative care intervention adapted for prison leavers. The intervention was not shown to be effective using standard outcome measures. Further testing of different support strategies for prison with mental health problems is needed.