Psychiatric care during the transition from prison to the community in France

Psychiatric disorders and addictions are highly prevalent in the prison population. Often perceived as a specific and "separate" problem, the issue of care during detention has, in fact, an obvious public health dimension since almost all people in prison will eventually be released and return to their communities. This is particularly important because the health of people released from incarceration is characterized by a range of negative outcomes, particularly in people suffering from psychiatric disorders. In this context, the Equipes Mobiles Transitionnelles (EMOT) have recently been created in France to limit the risk of relapse and death during this high-risk period but also to ensure the links between psychiatry in prison and community psychiatry. In this interview with Jean-Pierre Bouchard, Thomas Fovet, Tatiana Scouflaire, Bettina Belet, Estelle Demeulemeester, Matthieu Paindavoine, Claire Gibour, Vincent Claeyman, Laureen Ghislain, Clara Narguet, Oumaima El Qaoubii, Niels Martignene, Marielle Wathelet, Maxime Vedere, Anne-Helene Moncany provide some initial feedback on the creation of these mobile teams.@ 2023 Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.