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Florida Department of Corrections -- Office of the General Counsel

(1 days ago) WEBHealth Services. The State of Florida is responsible for providing inmates with a constitutional standard of care when they are admitted to the Department's institutions, in accordance with Sections 945.025(2), and 945.6034, F.S. This includes comprehensive medical, mental health and dental services, and all associated ancillary services

https://fdc.myflorida.com/org/health.html

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Florida DOC Agrees to Reform Prisoner Mental Health Care

(2 days ago) WEBDisability Rights Florida, the state’s Protection and Advocacy organization for people with disabilities, has reached a settlement agreement with the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) that includes widespread changes to mental health treatment for prisoners. The agreement was filed in conjunction with the complaint in federal district

https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2019/feb/5/florida-doc-agrees-reform-prisoner-mental-health-care/

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Mental Illness and Criminal Justice in Florida

(8 days ago) WEBBetween 2008 and 2012 in Florida (the most recent published data), 62% of non-Hispanic White males received mental health care for a serious mental illness compared to 52% of Hispanics and …

https://www.floridahealthjustice.org/mental-illness-and-criminal-justice-in-florida.html

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Mental Health Courts - Florida Courts

(7 days ago) WEBCurrent Status. As of December 2023, Florida has 32 mental health courts and 1 juvenile mental health court in operation. Florida’s mental health courts admitted 1,658 participants in 2022. The components of mental health courts, from Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: The Essential Elements of a Mental Health …

https://www.flcourts.gov/Resources-Services/Office-of-Problem-Solving-Courts/Mental-Health-Courts

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Keeping Mentally Ill Offenders Out of Jail Critical in Improving …

(5 days ago) WEBIt’s a reality that most jails across the country house more mentally ill people than do hospitals. More than 40 percent of inmates have a mental health diagnosis at the Orange County jail, making the jail Central Florida’s largest mental health care provider. This startling statistic is just one example of the need to fix […]

https://newsroom.ocfl.net/2022/05/keeping-the-mentally-ill-out-of-jail-critical-in-improving-health-system-of-care/

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Improving mental health for inmates

(6 days ago) WEBAbout 37 percent of people in prison have a history of mental health problems, according to a 2017 report from the U.S. Department of Justice. More than 24 percent have been previously diagnosed with major depressive order, 17 percent with bipolar disorder, 13 percent with a personality disorder and 12 percent with post-traumatic stress disorder.

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/03/mental-heath-inmates

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Florida’s mental health care system has ‘urgent …

(8 days ago) WEBAccording to SAMHSA, its expenditures for community mental health services in Florida totaled $404.8 million in 2020, along with state expenditures of $643.6 million, for a total of $1.048 billion

https://www.theledger.com/story/news/regional/2021/11/03/florida-mental-health-care-system-crisis-urgent-problems-report-shows/5717045001/

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Florida Correctional Medical Authority – Florida Department of …

(8 days ago) WEBEnsuring satisfactory and cost-effective health care in Florida’s prison system. who represent a wide variety of medical disciplines and expertise. Read More. FAQ. Answers, resources and references for inmates and their families and representatives. The CMA conducts surveys of the physical and mental health services at each

https://flcma.gov/

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Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery

(8 days ago) WEBThe county jail currently serves as the largest psychiatric institution in Florida and contains as many beds serving inmates with mental illnesses as all state civil and forensic mental health hospitals combined. On any given day, approximately 2400 of the 4200 individuals housed in the county jail (57%) are classified as having some mental

https://miamifoundationformentalhealth.org/jail/

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New Miami center offers mental health treatment for inmates

(6 days ago) WEBAbout 3,100 people in Miami-Dade County jail, or 70%, are classified as undergoing treatment for a mental health condition — this is as many as all state, civil and forensic mental health

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article278543284.html

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The blurry line between being a criminal and needing mental …

(3 days ago) WEBWhen an inmate is transferred into or from the Charlotte County Jail, a file must be sent along with them, containing the medical records of the inmate, to include mental health diagnoses.

https://winknews.com/2024/01/21/inmate-mental-health/

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Senate Bill 1284 (2024) - The Florida Senate

(8 days ago) WEBSB 1284: Health Care for Inmates. GENERAL BILL by Martin Health Care for Inmates; Providing for individual dignity and treatment; substantially rewording provisions concerning involuntary examinations of inmates and providing requirements therefor; substantially rewording provisions relating to placement and treatment of an inmate in a mental …

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1284/

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FAQ – Florida Correctional Medical Authority

(2 days ago) WEBOHS oversees the delivery of comprehensive medical, dental, and mental health treatment for all inmates statewide. ([email protected] or 850-717-3277) Inmates within Florida’s correctional institutions and facilities have access to the following, but not limited to healthcare services:

https://flcma.gov/faq/

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Correctional Medical Authority Florida Department of Health

(7 days ago) WEB400 South Monroe Street, the Capitol, Suite 705. Tallahassee, Florida 32399. Main Line: (850) 841-8430. Fax: (850) 410-0390. E-mail: [email protected]. Mission Statement. The mission of the Correctional Medical Authority is to monitor and promote delivery of cost-effective health care that meets accepted community standards to inmates in the

https://www.floridahealth.gov/%5C/programs-and-services/correctional-medical-authority/index.html

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Florida Statutes 945.48 – Rights of inmates provided mental health

(6 days ago) WEB(3) PROCEDURE FOR INVOLUNTARY TREATMENT OF INMATES. – Involuntary mental health treatment of an inmate who refuses treatment that is deemed to be necessary for the appropriate care of the inmate and the safety of the inmate or others may be provided at a mental health treatment facility. The warden of the institution containing the mental …

https://www.lawserver.com/law/state/florida/statutes/florida_statutes_945-48

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Statutes & Constitution :View Statutes : Online Sunshine

(5 days ago) WEB(3) PROCEDURE FOR INVOLUNTARY TREATMENT OF INMATES. — Involuntary mental health treatment of an inmate who refuses treatment that is deemed to be necessary for the appropriate care of the inmate and the safety of the inmate or others may be provided at a mental health treatment facility. The warden of the institution containing the mental …

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0900-0999/0945/Sections/0945.48.html

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Chapter 945 - 2011 Florida Statutes - The Florida Senate

(8 days ago) WEB945.44 Emergency placement of inmate in a mental health treatment facility.—. (1) CRITERIA. — An inmate may be placed in a mental health treatment facility on an emergency basis if he or she is mentally ill and in immediate need of care and treatment, as defined in s. 945.42. (2) PROCEDURE FOR EMERGENCY PLACEMENT.

https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2011/Chapter945/All

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Criminology Professor Shares His Mental Health Struggles - MSN

(5 days ago) WEBWraparound services for inmates: The Polk County Jail is the largest mental health facility in the county with, on average, about 100 inmates choosing to receive treatment there. Judd and 16

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/criminology-professor-shares-his-mental-health-struggles/ar-BB1muFP3

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BOP: Inmate Mental Health - Federal Bureau of Prisons

(2 days ago) WEBThe Bureau provides a full range of mental health treatment through staff psychologists and psychiatrists. The Bureau also provides forensic services to the courts, including a range of evaluative mental health studies outlined in Federal statutes. Psychologists are available for formal counseling and treatment on an individual or group basis.

https://www.bop.gov/inmates/custody_and_care/mental_health.jsp

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Florida ranks in bottom 10 states for mental health care. Here's why

(Just Now) WEBFlorida has the fourth-highest percentage of adults who have a mental health disorder and could not see a doctor due to cost (30.1%). Florida stands out as having the seventh-fewest mental health

https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/2024/05/08/florida-mental-illness-health-cost-care-rankings-insurance/73596305007/

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Advancing mental health care access for Floridians Opinion

(9 days ago) WEBGov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a package of bills that supporters say will help improve access to health care, boost the number of doctors in Florida and address issues such as mental-health

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/05/14/advancing-mental-health-care-access-for-floridians-opinion/

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Former Florida inmates share prison time as juveniles: 'It broke me'

(3 days ago) WEBAccording to the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice's Delinquency Profile, 798 juveniles were arrested and treated as an adult at least once in 2022-23, up from 769 in 2021-22.

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/state/2024/05/20/florida-juvenile-inmates-adult-prison-experiences-children/73542249007/

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Riverside County Jail Death Lawsuit Is Settled for $7.5 Million Amid

(2 days ago) WEBMr. McAndrew, the jail consultant, pointed out that departments often require extraction teams to include a mental health professional or a deputy trained in crisis intervention who talks to the

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/17/us/california-riverside-jail-death-lawsuit.html

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