Growing up inside: Understanding the key health care issues for young people in young offender institutions and prisons
Think tank: The Nuffield Trust
Author(s): Dr Miranda Davies; Rachel Hutchings; Eilís Keeble
October 16, 2023
This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust considers how the prison service can meet the needs of young people in custodial settings.
Serious challenges remain over the health and care of children in young offender institutions, as well as for younger people in prisons across the country.
This Nuffield Trust analysis, funded by the Health Foundation, shows missed appointments and admissions relating to violent incidents or self-harm are far more common among younger people in prisons, while support within the system for people with neurodivergent conditions remains a concern, with diagnoses of ADHD associated with higher hospital admissions for violence among young adult males.
