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Research Roundup: Incarceration can cause lasting …

(5 days ago) WEBBy its very nature, incarceration separates people from their social networks and loved ones. In 2018, when researchers at the University of Georgia …

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2021/05/13/mentalhealthimpacts/

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Breaking down barriers to mental healthcare access in …

(5 days ago) WEBMental health of people in prison. The rates of mental disorders are considerably higher among incarcerated individuals than in the general population …

https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-024-05736-w

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Access to Mental Health Care and Incarceration

(8 days ago) WEBSix out of 10 of the states with the least access to mental health care also have the highest rates of incarceration. These states include: Alabama. Arkansas. Mississippi. Texas. …

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/access-mental-health-care-and-incarceration

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Mental Health Prison Policy Initiative

(2 days ago) WEBIn state prisons: 74% +. Percent of police shootings in 2015 that involved a mental health crisis: 27% +. Portion of people jailed 3+ times within a year who report having a …

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research/mental_health/

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The Mental Health Effects of Being in Prison - Verywell Mind

(7 days ago) WEBUntreated psychiatric conditions among the prison population even takes a toll on society financially, in the form of taxpayers' money. Untreated psychiatric conditions may increase the risk of …

https://www.verywellmind.com/menta-health-effects-of-prison-5071300

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Mental Health Treatment in Correctional Facilities

(2 days ago) WEBOn any given day, between 300,000 and 400,000 people with mental illnesses are incarcerated in jails and prisons across the United States, and more than 500,000 …

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/mental-health-treatment-correctional-facilities

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The formerly incarcerated are helping newly released …

(3 days ago) WEBOnce incarcerated, individuals of all demographic backgrounds are likely to be coping with at least one behavioral health condition. Among those in U.S. prisons, 37% report a mental health …

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2022/10/life-after-prison

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Identifying Practices for Reducing Incarceration of …

(Just Now) WEBFebruary 25, 2020 • Research Highlight. According to a 2017 report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics , approximately two-thirds of female inmates in prisons and jails and around a third of men in prisons and jails report …

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2020/identifying-practices-for-reducing-incarceration-of-those-with-mental-illnesses-a-study-of-stepping-up

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The mental health of prisoners: a review of prevalence, adverse

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction. There are more than 10 million individuals in prison at any given time with more than 30 million circulating through each year. Research has consistently shown …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5008459/

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Multi-Level Barriers to Prison Mental Health and Physical Health …

(3 days ago) WEBUnmet physical and mental health needs in prison impacts people during incarceration and re-entry back into the community (5, 16). Thus, accessing quality …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9203858/

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Prison And Jail Reentry And Health Health Affairs

(9 days ago) WEBThis creates challenges related to public health, housing, education, and employment for reentering people, families, and the communities hit hard by mass …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hpb20210928.343531

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America's Mental Health Crisis Hidden Behind Bars - NPR

(9 days ago) WEBIt now holds more than 5,000 inmates with a mental illness who've had run-ins with the law. Some 3,000 are held in the jail's Twin Towers. "By default, we have …

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/25/805469776/americas-mental-health-crisis-hidden-behind-bars

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The impact of imprisonment on individuals’ mental health and …

(5 days ago) WEBIn many contexts worldwide, penal sanctions aim to reintegrate individuals into society, and prison sentences are one such sanction. However, research has found …

https://bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40359-023-01252-w

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The Prevalence of Mental Illnesses in U.S. State Prisons: A …

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction. People with mental illnesses are overrepresented in criminal justice settings in the United States, including jails, prisons, probation, and parole. 1–7 These settings are …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4182175/

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Criminalization of People with Mental Illness NAMI

(1 days ago) WEBAbout 2 in 5 people who are incarcerated have a history of mental illness, resulting in jails and prisons becoming de-facto mental health facilities. Too many people wrongly …

https://www.nami.org/Advocacy/Policy-Priorities/Stopping-Harmful-Practices/Criminalization-of-People-with-Mental-Illness/

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Incarceration - Healthy People 2030 health.gov

(9 days ago) WEBThe Bureau of Justice Statistics defines the incarcerated population as the population of inmates confined in a prison or a jail. 1 State and federal prisons house people …

https://health.gov/healthypeople/priority-areas/social-determinants-health/literature-summaries/incarceration

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Justice Involved Services - The Official Web Site for The State …

(2 days ago) WEBJersey City Medical Center 395 Grand Street, 3rd Floor Jersey City, NJ 07302 (201) 915-2272. Mental Health Association of Morris County 100 Route 46 East Building C …

https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/resources/services/treatment/mental_health/Justice_Involved.pdf

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Rutgers Provides Hope for Ex-Offenders Navigating Recovery and …

(2 days ago) WEBFor more than a decade, Rutgers has provided physical and mental health care to more than 19,000 of New Jersey’s inmates. The NJDOC asked Rutgers to create the IRTS …

https://impact.rutgers.edu/irts/

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How the mental health system affects North Carolina’s jails and …

(9 days ago) WEBNorth Carolina's jails are on the frontlines of the mental health crisis. Jail staff have to tend to inmates with mental health issues, even though they’re not fully …

https://www.wfae.org/podcast/fractured/2024-05-03/how-the-mental-health-system-affects-north-carolinas-jails-and-the-people-that-work-there

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Mental health first-aid training may enhance mental health …

(8 days ago) WEBAccording to Rutgers Health researchers, training correctional officers in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) for adults, a 7.5-hour national education program from …

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-mental-health-aid-prison.html

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Drug, Alcohol Abuse Goes Untreated in Many Ex-Prisoners

(6 days ago) WEBFor the study, researchers used data from Virginia’s health and corrections departments to track the number of people diagnosed and treated for addiction following …

https://www.healthday.com/health-news/mental-health/drug-alcohol-abuse-goes-untreated-in-many-ex-prisoners

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Norfolk County Sheriff opens center to help people build stable

(2 days ago) WEBThe HOPE Center, the name of which stands for "healing, opportunity, purpose and engagement," will provide support services including substance use …

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/04/25/norfolk-county-jail-reentry-center-recidivism

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The torture of being trapped by indefinite prison sentences

(7 days ago) WEBIn many cases, the initial shock of receiving an IPP sentence was replaced by high levels of stress, despair and an erosion of hope caused by indeterminacy. As one …

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/29/the-torture-of-being-trapped-by-indefinite-prison-sentences

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Many states are eager to extend Medicaid to people soon to be …

(6 days ago) WEBIn 2022, about 448,400 people were released from prison, according to the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics. Under federal guidance released a year ago, states …

https://stateline.org/2024/05/02/many-states-are-eager-to-extend-medicaid-to-people-soon-to-be-released-from-prison/

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INVESTIGATION OF THE EDNA MAHAN CORRECTIONAL …

(3 days ago) WEBYouth Correctional Facility in Annandale, New Jersey. As the only women’s prison operated by NJDOC, Edna Mahan houses women of all custody levels. There is one …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1268391/download

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Medicaid and Behavioral Health Care in Congress Funding …

(9 days ago) WEBMore than 78 million Americans — nearly one of four — are insured by Medicaid. In 2020, an estimated 40 percent of the nonelderly adult Medicaid population …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2024/access-medicaid-and-behavioral-health-care-provisions-congresss-recent-funding-package

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Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Often Go Untreated …

(3 days ago) WEBTo calculate treatment rates among parents on Medicaid, the health insurance program for low income people, Tami Mark, a health economist at RTI, who …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/health/parent-drugs-mental-illness-treatment-medicaid.html

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Coroner urges review of Tasmania's prisoner mental health …

(7 days ago) WEBFive prisoners have died by suicide in Hobart's Risdon Prison in the past decade, with Robert Harold Gerard among them. A coroner hears Gerard missed a …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-29/risdon-prison-robert-gerard-inquest-mental-health-services/103779482

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What is psychosocial disability, how is it different to mental health

(1 days ago) WEBIn short: People living with psychosocial disability say it is massively misunderstood and shrouded in stigma. The community has many unanswered …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-30/psychosocial-disability-mental-health-ndis/103690958

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Parents with Mental Illness and Child Custody Issues

(9 days ago) WEBSome state laws cite mental illness as a condition that can lead to loss of custody or parental rights. Thus, parents with mental illness often avoid seeking …

https://www.healthyplace.com/parenting/parents-with-mental-illness/parents-with-mental-illness-and-child-custody-issues

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New Alabama budget increases spending on prisons, Medicaid, …

(8 days ago) WEBThe budget increases funding to the Department of Mental Health by $23 million, to a total of $235 million. Reynolds said the bulk of the increase is to support …

https://www.al.com/news/2024/05/new-alabama-budget-increases-spending-on-prisons-medicaid-mental-health.html

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