Mental health may be ‘significant factor’ in NHS referrals to Prevent | Prevent strategy | The Guardian

Mental health appears to be a significant factor behind referrals from the NHS to Prevent, the government’s controversial anti-radicalisation programme, a UK-based medical charity says.

In an 18-month study, researchers at Medact found that a significant proportion of NHS referrals to Prevent came from mental health trusts or mental health departments.

Freedom of information responses from a sample of four mental health trusts showed 89 referrals to Prevent in the two years to March 2019, compared with a combined 90 referrals from 18 non-specialist trusts in the same period.

Source: Mental health may be ‘significant factor’ in NHS referrals to Prevent | Prevent strategy | The Guardian