Publications by authors named "Gwen O'Connor"

Background: FACTS is a Wales-wide mental health service for 10-17-year-olds with needs beyond the remit of mainstream child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). As a purely consultation-liaison service, it differs from other UK services in the field.

Aims: To describe a complete cohort of referrals to FACTS 2013-2017 with service exit by June 2018.

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Background: Few mental health screening tools are validated for prisoners. Existing tools do not guide referral between primary and secondary care pathways.

Aims: This study aimed to assess performance of the CORE-10 in screening any current mental health problem and current severe mental illness (SMI) in prisoners.

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