HSE commits to plan to divert prisoners with mental illnesses

The schemes are aimed at targeting people at different stages – from those coming to the attention of the criminal justice system for the first time to those in prison, either on remand or serving sentences.

Expanding diversion schemes to remove offenders with mental illnesses into therapeutic settings are among measures the HSE commits to pursuing in the coming years.

The schemes are aimed at targeting people at different stages – from those coming to the attention of the criminal justice system for the first time to those in prison, either on remand or serving sentences.