Mental health in prisons

Government does not know how many people in prison have a mental illness, how much it is spending on mental health in prisons or whether it is achieving its objectives. It is therefore hard to see how Government can be achieving value for money in its efforts to improve the mental health and well being of prisoners. In 2016 there were 40,161 incidents of self-harm in prisons and 120 self-inflicted deaths. Report type: value_for_money | Departments: ['Department of Health and Social Care', 'Ministry of Justice'] | Topics: ['Commercial and financial management', 'Commissioning services', 'Crime, justice and law', 'Health and social care']