Barriers to positive mental health in a Young Offenders Institution: A                 qualitative study

Woodall, James

doi:10.1177/0017896907076752

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“…Likewise, social relationships, especially contact with family members, were intimately intertwined with prisoners' ideas around being healthy. This particular finding has been reported previously with adult prisoners and young offenders Woodall, 2007;). …”

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Exploring concepts of health with male prisoners in three category-C English prisons

Woodall¹

2010

International Journal of Health Promotion and Education

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Lay understandings of health and illness have a well established track record and a plethora of research now exists which has examined these issues. However, there is a dearth of research which has examined the perspectives of those who are imprisoned. This paper attempts to address this research gap. The paper is timely given that calls have been made to examine lay perspectives in different geographical locations and a need to re-examine health promotion approaches in prison settings.Qualitative data from thirty-six male sentenced prisoners from three prisons in England were collected. The data was analysed in accordance with Attride-Stirling's (2001) thematic network approach. Although the men's perceptions of health were broadly similar to the general population, some interesting findings emerged which were directly related to prison life and its associated structures. These included access to the outdoors and time out of their prison cell as well as maintaining relationships with family members through visits. The paper proposes that prisoners' lay views should be given higher priority given that prison health has traditionally been associated with medical treatment and the bio-medical paradigm more generally. It also suggests that in order to fulfil the World Health Organization's (WHO) vision of viewing prisons as health promoting settings, lay views should be recognised to shape future health promotion policy and practice.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Exploring concepts of health with male prisoners in three category-C English prisons

Woodall¹

2010

International Journal of Health Promotion and Education

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“…Moreover, peer deliverers are often viewed by other prisoners as credible sources (Woodall, 2007), unique in their abilities to influence health behaviours and practices (Turner and Shepherd, 1999).…”

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Expert views of peer-based interventions for prisoner health

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Dixey

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International Journal of Prisoner Health

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Expert views of peer-based interventions for prisoner health AbstractPurpose: Formalised support services for prisoners that rely on peer methods of delivery show promising health and social outcomes but there is also conjecture that negative effects, both at an individual and organisational level, can occur.Design/methodology/approach: Individuals with recognised professional expertise from various sectors (including ex-prisoners) were invited to contribute to an expert symposium to share their perceptions of the positive and negative effects of peer interventions in prison.Discussions and debate were audio recorded with the consent of all delegates and verbatim transcripts were analysed using Framework Analysis.Findings: According to the participants, peer interventions in the prison setting created both positive and negative impacts. It was clear from the evidence gathered that peer interventions in prisons can impact positively on health outcomes, but these effects were perceived to be more well-defined for peer deliverers. The notion that peer deliverers can be subjected to 'burnout' suggests that supervisory processes for peer workers need to be considered carefully in order to avoid the intervention from being counter-productive.Organizationally, one of the salient issues was the adverse effects that peer interventions cause to the security of the prison. Originality/value: To our knowledge, this is the first time an expert symposium has been conducted to specifically examine peer interventions in prison and to consider the effects, both positive and negative, of such schemes.

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“…Academics have described the mixed emotions that prisoners face during visits with this process described as 'bittersweet ' (de Motte et al, 2012). This may be more pronounced in certain prisoner sub-groups, such as young prisoners who may lack appropriate coping strategies (Woodall, 2007). For the vast majority of prisoners though, the visit remains the highlight of the prison regime albeit with some prisoners experiencing 'ghosting' which causes immense anxiety and frustration.…”

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Striving for a “good” family visit: the facilitative role of a prison visitors’ centre

Woodall

Kinsella

2018

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Purpose: This paper explores the conditions that create a 'good' prison visit, focusing on the role that a dedicated third-sector run prison visitors' centre plays in creating a supportive environment.Design: This paper draws on a synthesis of empirical data gathering conducted over a decade at a voluntary sector managed prison visitors' centre based at a male prison in Northern England. The paper draws specifically on qualitative data gathered through four independent evaluations of the centre over a ten-year period.

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Barriers to positive mental health in a Young Offenders Institution: A qualitative study

Cited by 15 publications

References 12 publications

Exploring concepts of health with male prisoners in three category-C English prisons

Exploring concepts of health with male prisoners in three category-C English prisons

Expert views of peer-based interventions for prisoner health

Striving for a “good” family visit: the facilitative role of a prison visitors’ centre

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