Care recipient group
| Care recipient group | No of studies (%) | Reference no |
| Adults | ||
| Mental ill health | 67 (53.2) | 27–36 39–42 44 45 47–49 53 54 63 64 66–68 70 71 73 76 81 82 87 89 91 93 94 96 98 100–105 108 113 116 117 119 121 123 125–127 130 132 135 137 140 142 144 145 147–149 |
| Mental health and/or substance misuse dual diagnosis | 7 (5.6) | 43 51 61 112 133 134 150 |
| Mental health, substance misuse dual diagnosis and/or homelessness | 3 (2.4) | 107 128 141 |
| Learning disabilities | 3 (2.4) | 55 78 79 |
| Mental ill health and homelessness | 1 (0.8) | 52 |
| Offenders with mental illness | 22 | 31 46 50 58 62 72 75 80 83–86 88 90 106 110 111 114 120 131 143 167 |
| Offenders with learning disabilities | 1 (0.8) | 69 |
| Individuals with pathological fixations, deemed to be mentally ill | 4 (3.2) |
43 51 61 112 133 134 150 43 51 61 112 133 134 150 43 51 61 112 133 134 15037 38 74 97 |
| Vulnerable adults, including mental health, learning disabilities and other special needs | 5 (4) | 56 57 59 60 99 |
| Children and young people | ||
| At risk children and youth | 4 (3.2) | 92 115 118 146 |
| Offenders with learning disabilities | 1 (0.8) | 65 |
| Offenders with mental health and/or substance abuse problems | 3 (2.4) | 109 138 139 |
| Behavioural problems | 2 (1.6) | 95 136 |
| Children and adolescents who have been exposed to or victimised by violence | 1 (0.8) | 122 |
| Men, women, adolescents and older people with mental health, learning disability or acquired brain injury. | 1 (0.8) | 77 |
| Mixed adults and children | ||
| Children and families exposed to violence and trauma | 1 (0.8) | 124 |
| People with Alzheimer’s, children with autism and Down syndrome | 1 (0.8) | 129 |
| Men, women, adolescents and older people with mental health, learning disability or acquired brain injury | 1 (0.8) | 77 |