Offenders with Mental Health Needs

Special issue call for papers from

Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice (JMHTEP) is seeking contributions for a special issue on the theme of Offenders with Mental Health Needs to be published as issue 8.1 (2013).

We are seeking articles that accord with the following topic areas:

Preventative interventions for offenders with mental health problems
Interventions and or workforce issues in forensic mental health services
Gendered treatments in secure or CJS settings
Training for mental health practitioners working with this client group with particular emphasis on joint training or interdisciplinary working
Ethical issues of working with offenders with mental health needs
Issues in relation to rehabilitation and/or resettlement
Dual diagnosis issues for offenders with mental health problems

If you are researching in a related area that is not covered by the above but think that your paper may be relevant please contact Di Bailey as the editor for this edition for further discussion.

All submissions will be subject to double blind peer review. If you would like to join our panel of reviewers please contact the journal publisher, Mary Miskin (mmiskin@emeraldinsight.com).

Key Dates

30th May 2012          Full papers submitted for peer review
31st July 2012          Papers returned for revisions
1st November 2012   Final papers accepted for publication

Please submit your expression of interest via email to the special issue Editor, Di Bailey:

Di Bailey
Nottingham Trent University and the Mental Health Research Network in England, UK
di.bailey@ntu.ac.uk

Full papers must be submitted using ScholarOne manuscript submissions website: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jmhtep

About the Journal

The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice addresses workforce development issues in mental health services. Workforce development is defined broadly to include not only workforce planning and human resource management but also education and training for mental health practice.

The journal focuses primarily on services in the United Kingdom but also draws upon international experience, reflecting the common challenges of workforce development and recognizing the scope for international learning and development.
For more information, visit the journal homepage at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/jmhtep.htm