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Scientific framework for the “reform of penitentiary health care in Belgium” program - Scientific support, analysis and evaluation of the pilot projects launched and financed in this framework by the FPS Public Health and the FPS Justice, with a view to practical and policy recommendations for a more adequate penitentiary health care system
Code
160B00123
Duration
01 July 2023 → 31 December 2023
Promotor-spokesperson
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Orthopedagogics and special education not elsewhere classified
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Mental healthcare services
    • Primary health care
Keywords
Health care Prison Substance abuse treatment Mental Health
 
Project description

Funded by the National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (INAMI-RIZIV), the project is implemented by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from Ghent University: Department of Orthopedagogy, Department of Criminology, Criminal and Social Law and Department of Public Health and Primary Care; Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Department of Criminology; Université de Namur: Département de Médicine; and Université Catholique de Louvain: Institut de Recherche Santé et Societé.

In 2023, pilot projects, specifically around primary health care and drug treatment in several prisons in Belgium were launched and implemented. This research focuses on the scientific support and evaluation of these pilot projects.