RT Article
T1 The European survey of probation staff’s knowledge of, and attitudes to, mental illness
JF European journal of probation
VO 15
IS 1
SP 71
OP 90
A1 Brooker, Charlie 1971-
A2 Tocque, Karen
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1841010987
AB There is a high prevalence of mental health disorders on probation staffs' caseloads. Approximately 40% of all clients will have a mental health disorder often compounded by drug or alcohol problems. It is therefore important that a probation officer can recognise mental illness and refer to the appropriate local agency. It is therefore important to know how much probation staff understand about mental illness. The Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS) was distributed to probation staff in all countries registered as members of the Confederation of Europe. In this paper, overall average scores for the MHLS for each country are presented. Factors which help to explain the variation in scores are also examined such a caseload size and gender of staff member. The results are discussed within the context of a possible European curriculum for probation training. Probation (CEP) organisation.
K1 attutudes
K1 Probation
K1 Europe
K1 knowldege
K1 Mental Illness
DO 10.1177/20662203231162741