Forensic mental health
Forensic means related to, or associated with, legal issues. Forensic mental health services provide assessment and treatment of people with a mental disorder and a history of criminal offending, or those who are at risk of offending. Forensic mental health is a specialist area of the mental health system that provides services to meet the needs of offenders with mental disorders. The mental state of some offenders, or alleged offenders, may need to be assessed for a variety of reasons, including whether or not they are capable of making a plea in court, their state of mind at the time of the offence, their current need for mental health treatment. Treatment for offenders with mental health issues includes,
o Counseling
o Medication
o Rehabilitation
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