Expert group
Mental Health
European probation services nowadays are faced with large numbers of people with mental health problems. Research has shown that the prevalence of various mental health problems among probationers is relatively high when compared to the general population. It is important to identify those who are sentenced for other crimes, but possibly have mental health problems. It is also essential that mental health needs of people who have offended are given a higher priority in terms of service delivery, education, staff straining and research, because working on mental health issues is also a way of reducing crime and especially recidivism.
The group
Through the expert group on mental health in probation we want to:
Members
Cristina Pestana (Chair)
DGRPS, Portugal
Eoin Ryan
Irish Probation Service
Duygu Altin
Yalova Probation Service, Turkey
Yvonne Morick
Probation Service, Germany - Freiburg
Angel Genov Topkarov
Probation Service, Bulgaria
Maja Zawadzka
University of Justice, Poland
Michael McCracken
Probation Board for Nothern Ireland
Sara Arata
Italian Probation Service – Ministry of Justice
Speakers
Cristina Pestana (Chair)
DGRPS, Portugal
Eoin Ryan
Irish Probation Service
Duygu Altin
Yalova Probation Service, Turkey
Yvonne Morick
Probation Service, Germany - Freiburg
Angel Genov Topkarov
Probation Service, Bulgaria
Maja Zawadzka
University of Justice, Poland
Michael McCracken
Probation Board for Nothern Ireland
Sara Arata
Italian Probation Service – Ministry of Justice
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