Exploring the identification, validation, and categorization of the cost and benefits of criminal justice in mental health: the PECUNIA project

Janssen, Luca M. M., Pokhilenko, Irina, Evers, Silvia M. A. A., Paulus, Aggie T. G., Simon, Judit, König, Hans-helmut, Brodszky, Valentin, Salvador-carulla, Luis, Park, A-La ORCID: 0000-0002-4704-4874, Hollingworth, W. and Drost, Ruben M. W. A. (2020) Exploring the identification, validation, and categorization of the cost and benefits of criminal justice in mental health: the PECUNIA project. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 36 (4). 418 - 425. ISSN 0266-4623

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Background Mental health disorders and their treatments produce significant costs and benefits in both healthcare and non-healthcare sectors. The latter are often referred to as intersectoral costs and benefits (ICBs). Little is known about healthcare-related ICBs in the criminal justice sector and how to include these in health economics research. Objectives The triple aim of this study is (i) to identify healthcare-related ICBs in the criminal justice sector, (ii) to validate the list of healthcare-related ICBs in the criminal justice sector on a European level by sector-specific experts, and (iii) to classify the identified ICBs. Methods A scientific literature search in PubMed and an additional grey literature search, carried out in six European countries, were used to retrieve ICBs. In order to validate the international applicability of the ICBs, a survey was conducted with an international group of experts from the criminal justice sector. The list of criminal justice ICBs was categorized according to the PECUNIA conceptual framework. Results The full-text analysis of forty-five peer-reviewed journal articles and eleven grey literature sources resulted in a draft list of items. Input from the expert survey resulted in a final list of fourteen unique criminal justice ICBs, categorized according to the care atom. Conclusion This study laid further foundations for the inclusion of important societal costs of mental health-related interventions within the criminal justice sector. More research is needed to facilitate the further and increased inclusion of ICBs in health economics research.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/internatio...
Additional Information:	© 2020 Cambridge University Press
Divisions:	Care Policy and Evaluation Centre
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
Date Deposited:	16 Oct 2020 11:57
Last Modified:	22 Nov 2024 17:42
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/107004

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