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Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System: What We Heard

(5 days ago) We used three sources of information to understand the state of mental health and the criminal justice system: a scoping review, key informant interviews, and a national survey.* The MHCC’s commitment to sex- and gender-based analysis was embedded across our search strategies and data collection instruments. … See more

https://mentalhealthcommission.ca/wp-content/uploads/drupal/2020-08/mental_health_and_the_law_evidence_summary_report_eng.pdf

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Psychiatry in the federal correctional system in Canada - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBIn 2018–2019, there was an average of 38 786 adult offenders incarcerated in Canada on any given day, with 63% being in provincial/territorial custody and 37% in federal. 7 In …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8274403/

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The State of Mental Health Services for Incarcerated Adults in …

(8 days ago) WEBThe burden of mental health challenges among individuals incarcerated in Canada is disproportionately higher compared to the general population (Henning, …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0306624X241228218

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Health status of prisoners in Canada - PMC - National Center for

(3 days ago) WEBThe search strategy is available from the corresponding author (F.K.) on request. We included studies that provided quantitative data on health status 17, 18 for youth and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4984599/

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Mental Illness and the Prison System CAMH

(1 days ago) WEBMental illness rates are about 4 to 7 times more common in prison than in the community. The reasons for this are complex. Here are three reasons. First, some of the problems in a person’s development that are …

https://www.camh.ca/en/camh-news-and-stories/mental-illness-and-the-prison-system

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Psychiatry in the federal correctional system in Canada

(8 days ago) WEBIn 2018–2019, there was an average of 38 786 adult offenders incarcerated in Canada on any given day, with 63% being in provincial/territorial custody and 37% in federal. 7 In …

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-international/article/psychiatry-in-the-federal-correctional-system-in-canada/13F1C2C0579B3DC84B4FA28F50C97B7B

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The Mental Health Needs of Justice-Involved Persons

(8 days ago) WEBSuggested citation: Mental Health Commission of Canada. (2020). The mental health needs of justice-involved persons: A rapid scoping review of the literature. Ottawa, …

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Canadian prisons face new legal challenges over mental health

(3 days ago) WEBA set of five new Canadian judicial rulings have sharply censured the solitary confinement of many people with mental illnesses in Canada's federal prisons, which employ 248 …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(19)30228-7/fulltext

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Canadian prisons face new legal challenges over mental …

(5 days ago) WEBA set of five new Canadian judicial rulings have sharply censured the solitary confinement of many people with mental illnesses in Canada’s federal prisons, which employ 248 …

https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lanpsy/PIIS2215-0366(19)30228-7.pdf

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Mental health issues and the Canadian criminal justice system

(6 days ago) WEBA national study of inmates in the United States determined that nearly 15% of federal inmates had diagnosable mental illnesses (Wilper et al., Citation 2009), while …

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10282580.2016.1226817

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Prisoners in B.C. struggling with mental health and substance use

(8 days ago) WEBA new study from Simon Fraser University shows people who suffer from mental health and substance use issues made up 32 per cent of B.C.'s provincial …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prison-mental-health-sfu-study-1.6271915

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Prevalence of Mental Health and Addiction Service use Prior to …

(1 days ago) WEBPrevalence of Mental Health and Addiction Service use Prior to and During Incarceration in Provincial Jails in Ontario, Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study Can J Psychiatry . …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34792415/

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Approaches to Addressing Serious Mental Illness - Public Safety …

(2 days ago) WEBOne promising approach for facilitating access to mental health assessments and services, especially in remote locations, is the use of …

https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/2023-r001/index-en.aspx

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People with mental illness face barriers in justice system, say Sask

(4 days ago) WEBA 2020 report from the Mental Health Commission of Canada found 73 per cent of federally incarcerated men and 79 per cent of women met the criteria for one or …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/justice-system-needs-better-support-mental-illness-1.6909425

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II. Immigration Detention and Mental Health - Human Rights Watch

(3 days ago) WEBThe 100-page report, “‘I Didn’t Feel Like a Human in There’: Immigration Detention in Canada and Its Impact on Mental Health,” documents how people in …

https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/06/17/i-didnt-feel-human-there/immigration-detention-canada-and-its-impact-mental

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The “problem” of health: An analysis of health care provision in …

(7 days ago) WEBThe ninth working paper, entitled “Mental Health Services for Penitentiary Inmates,” deals directly with the rights of persons in prison in relation to mental health …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1363459319846940

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The Treatment of Incarcerated Mentally - Public Safety Canada

(5 days ago) WEBBrief Mental Health Screening Instrument for Newly Incarcerated Adults (BMHSINIA) The BMHSINIA is comprised of only eight questions and requires a maximum of 3 minutes …

https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/2011-03-tmdw/index-en.aspx

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Addressing Mental Illness in Prisons TVO Today

(2 days ago) WEBPeople with mental illness are overrepresented in the criminal justice system, often encountering the law due to symptoms of their illness, incredible gaps in …

https://www.tvo.org/video/addressing-mental-illness-in-prisons

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The mental health needs of incarcerated youth in British Columbia, …

(7 days ago) WEBThe purpose of the study was to identify the current prevalence of mental disorders and mental health needs among incarcerated male and female youths in …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160252711000173

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MENTAL HEALTH AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY FRAMEWORK

(7 days ago) WEBMental Health . 1001 Queen St. West . Toronto, Ontario . Canada M6J 1H4 . Tel: 416.535.8501 . www.camh.ca . A PAHO / WHO Collaborating Centre The Centre for …

https://www.camh.ca/-/media/files/pdfs---public-policy-submissions/camh-cj-framework-2020-pdf.pdf

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Incarcerated with Mental Illness MPR News

(8 days ago) WEB1 Million Madly Motivated Moms, Inc. A public safety and mental health organization working to end police violence in the United States through the reduction of …

https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2024/05/15/call-to-mind-incarcerated-with-mental-illness

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Despite almost all (92%) Canadians claiming to be compassionate, …

(2 days ago) WEBCMHA releases new data on compassion for Mental Health Week. Toronto, (ON), May 6, 2024 – Canadians are often recognized globally for their compassion and …

https://cmha.ca/story/despite-almost-all-92-canadians-claiming-to-be-compassionate-only-38-took-action-in-the-past-year-to-alleviate-hardship/

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Black youth face barriers in mental health care access: experts

(2 days ago) WEBFante-Coleman, who is speaking at the Saturday conference, said a Canadian study from 2015 showed Black-Caribbean children and youth waited an …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/black-youth-canada-mental-health-care-access-barriers-1.7194322

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When Prison and Mental Illness Amount to a Death Sentence

(7 days ago) WEBIt was 1:19 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2019, in the Danville Correctional Center, a medium-security prison a few hours south of Chicago. Mr. Johnson, 21 and serving a …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/us/politics/prison-mental-health-care.html

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Public Health Considerations for Correctional Health

(6 days ago) WEBCorrectional health is community health. CDC provides treatment guidelines and other correctional health resources. Correctional health encompasses all aspects …

https://www.cdc.gov/correctional-health/about/index.html

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Canada does not have an overincarceration problem - National Post

(2 days ago) WEBCanada is now decisively at the lower end of incarceration rates among G20 nations. In 2021, a report by prison investigators in Australia concluded that …

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/canada-does-not-have-an-overincarceration-problem

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N.Y. Prisons Holding Mentally Ill People in Solitary, Lawsuit Says

(Just Now) WEBThe Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, which operates the state’s 44 prisons, and the Office of Mental Health, which provides psychiatric …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/nyregion/ny-prisons-solitary-confinement.html

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The State of Mental Health Services for Incarcerated Adults in …

(2 days ago) WEBIntroduction. The burden of mental health challenges among individuals incarcerated in Canada is disproportionately higher compared to the general population (Henning, …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0306624X241228218

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Health status of prisoners in Canada

(5 days ago) WEBConclusion Health status data should be used to improve health care and to intervene to improve health for persons while in custody and after release, with potential …

https://www.cfp.ca/content/62/3/215

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Ingham County Jail highlights importance of providing mental …

(4 days ago) WEBAccording to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 44% of the people in the nation’s jails and prisons are dealing with mental illness, twice that of the general …

https://www.wilx.com/2024/05/16/ingham-county-jail-highlights-importance-providing-mental-health-services-inmates/

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Suicide is a leading cause of death for young people, but most

(9 days ago) WEBDespite ongoing reports of poor mental health and suicides among post-secondary students, an exclusive CBC News investigation has found that more than 70 …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/university-suicide-tracking-data-1.7205529

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Maryland to hire local company to provide prison health care

(1 days ago) WEBIn June 2022, an Arizona judge ruled that the medical and mental health care system in that state’s prisons violated the constitutional rights of those incarcerated, …

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/05/15/prison-health-mental-medical-correctional-services/

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Lessons From the Front Lines of Canada’s Fentanyl Crisis

(5 days ago) WEBBy Vjosa Isai. May 4, 2024. A nurse at the Crosstown Clinic, a substance abuse treatment site in Vancouver, British Columbia, handed out a syringe of medical-grade heroin to a …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/04/world/canada/vancouver-fentanyl-opioid-crisis.html

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Miss USA Noelia Voigt resigns title on mental health grounds - BBC

(9 days ago) WEBReigning Miss USA Noelia Voigt has resigned her title, citing mental health challenges. Ms Voigt, who won the annual competition in September, said she believed …

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68973924

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Dozens more Alberta schools to have mental health support …

(6 days ago) WEBProvince announced $148M over 2 years for CASA Mental Health. The province announced $40 million on Friday to create dozens more mental health support …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-mental-health-classrooms-casa-1.7200767

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New Miss USA crowned after previous winner resigns - BBC

(2 days ago) WEBSavannah Gankiewicz has been crowned Miss USA 2023 after her predecessor, Noelia Voigt, recently resigned citing mental health issues. UmaSofia …

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-69023833

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