Keeping COVID out: a collaborative approach to COVID-19 is associated with a significant reduction in self-harm in young people in custody.
John KasinathanLeigh HaysomHelen AndriotisMike WheatonTrisha LloydRohan LangstaffRenee McClellandNick WhitingSteven SouthgateMichael VitaColette McGrathMarlene PalmaiChristine ArmstrongConnie O'DonovanMarcus OyanJenny WoodwardCindy WilsonPublished in: Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (2021)
The greater than four-fold reduction in self-harm by young people during the early CR may relate to the 'interagency response', with an increase in positive interactions between staff, and between staff and young people. The reduction in self-harm and improvements in mental health will be further explored through standardised interviews with the young people and staff.