CBT is highly effective for not only challenging prisoners to address the thinking processes which underlie criminal motivations - but also in dealing with anxiety and depression.
A global approach to prevent recidivism must include a rehabilitation program tha includes therapeutic interventions.
A fantastic question and one that is crucial
One intervention that can be used in the UK is CBT and mindfulness, and a meta analysis shows some promising outcomes:
https://div12.org/can-prisoners-with-mental-health-problems-benefit-from-psychological-therapy-yes-but-health-and-justice-need-to-be-closer-friends/
https://whatworks.college.police.uk/toolkit/Pages/Intervention.aspx?InterventionID=32
CBT is highly effective for not only challenging prisoners to address the thinking processes which underlie criminal motivations - but also in dealing with anxiety and depression.
A global approach to prevent recidivism must include a rehabilitation program tha includes therapeutic interventions.