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Table 3 Occurrence of SBV incidents in MHCI (period 2016ā€“2018)

From: Dealing with sexual boundary violation in mental healthcare institutions by government policies: the case of Flanders, Belgium

Type of MHCI

Suspected SBV incidents

Confirmed SBV incidents

Official reports as known by the FACH

N cases

N MHCI

N cases

N MHCI

N cases

Psychiatric hospital

20

9

12

7

9

Psychiatric department of a general hospital

5

1

1

1

n/a

Psychiatric treatment home

0

0

1

1

1

Mental health outpatient service

3

3

1

1

1

Sheltered living services

6

2

3

2

2

Rehab centers for addiction

19

7

12

6

n/a

Total

53

22

30

18

Ā 
  1. n/a means that at time of the study the official records for the psychiatric departments of a general hospital and rehab centers for addiction were not known or registered