Abstract
The Peer Support Programme for prisoners with common mental disorders, substance use disorders, and suicide is part of a PhD degree programme in the Department of Psychiatric Social Work. In the study, a peer support programme was developed based on key informant interviews, systematic reviews, and training manuals redwing. The Manual was validated with various experts in the field. The study examined the feasibility of peer support programmes for prisoners with common mental disorders, substance use and Suicidality. The training for the peer support programme will involve 9 sessions over 3 days, 4hours daily. This Manual focuses on training peers within the prison system to identify common mental disorders, substance use disorders and prisoners at risk for suicide or deliberate self-harm. The training also includes training in providing basic counselling, referral and follow-up of such individuals. The Manual also gives a detailed description of the various processes of implementing in the peer support programme.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Bengaluru, India |
| Publisher | National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences |
| Number of pages | 50 |
| ISBN (Print) | 97891300548 |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Publication series
| Name | NIMHANS Publication |
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| No. | 228 |
Access to Document
- Final Published Version
This publication is part of a PhD study, "Development and testing the feasibility of peer support programme for prisoners with common mental disorders and substance use". The author's reserve all the rights. However, the document may be freely reviewed, abstracted, reproduced or translated, in part or whole, but NOT FOR Sale in conjunction with a commercial purpose. However, any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or partly on these materials, should acknowledge the source.