Managing Prisoners with Unique Needs: Persons with Mental Illnesses, Department of Corrections, Thailand (PID210)

12pm – 12.30pm EDT, 4 September 2024 ‐ 30 mins

Workshop Session

Public health, especially mental health is one of the main focuses of the Department of Corrections to ensure health and well – being of the inmates under custody. Mental health problem is influenced by many factors. Currently, there are 10,573 (as of 30 April 2024) inmates who are diagnosed to have mental illness. This number, however, might not reflect the reality because some of the inmates might have mental health problems but are not diagnosed.

The Department of Corrections has a policy and guidelines on mental health care in prison settings, starting from intake screening, treatment and pre-release preparation. Mental health services in the prisons aim to help inmates who have mental health problems to have access to effective treatment, minimise symptoms and re – integrate to the society one they are released.

Speakers

Montira Inseeyong

Psychologist, The Department of Corrections, Thailand

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Montira Inseeyong

Psychologist, The Department of Corrections, Thailand

Montira Inseeyong is a psychologist at the Department of Corrections, Thailand. She is the head of Mental Health Center, Medical Service Division. Her main responsibility is on planning and policy, specifically on mental healthcare in prison settings, that includes :
- Planning and Budgeting
- Providing guidelines on mental healthcare services in prison setting
- Collecting and analysing statistical data
- Publishing handbooks concerning psychological well-being
- Organising training sessions for officials whose work is related to mental healthcare in prisons
- Designing rehabilitation programmes eg. Rehabilitation programmes for drug users
- Reserching