Eligible Participants

Find out more about who can take part in this study

Eligible participants for the FINCH study are those who:

(a) have been compulsorily detained under Section 2 or Section 3 of the Mental Health Act during their current hospital admission

(b) are due to receive community mental health care locally post-discharge

(c) are aged 18 and above

(d) have capacity to consent at the time of recruitment.

Excluded patients are those who:

(a) are already receiving an intensive psychosocial intervention that focuses on crisis reduction (for example, assertive outreach services)

(b) have a diagnosis of dementia or a brain injury

(c) do not speak sufficient English to take part without an interpreter

(d) lack capacity to consent