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Mental health care Corrections Victoria

(3 days ago) WEBThe Marrmak Unit at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre provides assessment and treatment for female prisoners with serious psychiatric conditions. Prisoners who require involuntary …

https://www.corrections.vic.gov.au/prisons/health-care/mental-health-care

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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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No room: Thomas Embling Hospital for Victoria's mentally …

(5 days ago) WEBSenior judges, lawyers, the state's forensic mental health service provider, and Mental Health Minister Martin Foley agree that …

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/no-room-thomas-embling-hospital-for-victorias-mentally-ill-prisoners-a-crisis-17-years-in-the-making-20171215-h05clq.html

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Transitional programs Corrections Victoria

(4 days ago) WEBThe quality and standard of health care provided to prisoners is the same as that provided in the community through the public health system. Programs. Programs. Corrections …

https://www.corrections.vic.gov.au/release/transitional-programs

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Hospitals or prisons? Treating offenders with severe …

(8 days ago) WEBIn Victoria, those prisoners who need compulsory mental health care (that is, under sections 275 and 276 of the Mental Health Act 2014) are treated at Thomas Embling …

https://socialequity.unimelb.edu.au/news/latest/hospitals-or-prisons

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Mental illness and the criminal law Forensicare

(Just Now) WEBcontinue mental health treatment; does not leave Victoria. These conditions act as safeguards to help keep both the community and the person safe. During the 12 months, if the mental health team treating …

https://www.forensicare.vic.gov.au/about-us/mental-illness-and-the-criminal-law/

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Lifting the veil on the crisis in Victoria’s prisons

(5 days ago) WEBThe Australian Institute of Criminology reported that between 2008-09 and 2010-11 the second-highest cause of death in Australian prisons was by hanging. But as …

https://theconversation.com/lifting-the-veil-on-the-crisis-in-victorias-prisons-25476

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Experts, lawyers lift lid on Australia's 'woefully under …

(3 days ago) WEBA 2018 report into the health of Australia's prisoners found 40 per cent of jail entrants have a mental health condition and nearly a quarter (23 per cent) are on psychiatric medication.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/prison-mental-health-woefully-under-funded-experts-say/101972274

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The health of Australia’s prisoners - Australian Institute of …

(3 days ago) WEBalmost 1 in 4 currently taking mental health-related medication. About 2 in 5 prison entrants (40%) and prison dischargees (37%) reported a previous diagnosis of a mental health …

https://www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/2e92f007-453d-48a1-9c6b-4c9531cf0371/aihw-phe-246.pdf.aspx?inline=true

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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 …

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

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Health of people in prison - Australian Institute of Health and …

(6 days ago) WEBPeople in prison are some of the most vulnerable people in society and often come from disadvantaged backgrounds. People who spend time in prison experience …

https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/australias-health/health-of-people-in-prison

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Mental health records PROV

(7 days ago) WEBAbout these records. Up until the 1970s, people with serious mental illnesses or disabilities entered, or were committed to, institutions including asylums and …

https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/health-and-welfare/mental-health-records-1849-1912

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Prison officer pre-service health assessment Department of …

(5 days ago) WEBPosition hands directly under your shoulders. Position your hands and toes shoulder-width apart and fully extend your elbows. Lower your upper body so your elbows bend to 90 …

https://www.justice.vic.gov.au/prison-officer-pre-service-health-assessment

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Mental Health Treatment While Incarcerated NAMI

(8 days ago) WEBAbout two in five people who are incarcerated have a history of mental illness ( 37% in state and federal prisons and 44% held in local jails). This is twice the prevalence of …

https://www.nami.org/Advocacy/Policy-Priorities/Improving-Health/Mental-Health-Treatment-While-Incarcerated/

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Does in-prison physical and mental health impact recidivism?

(3 days ago) WEBCurrent study. Prison has the potential to leave a lasting effect on an individual's health (Moran, 2014), and subsequently may have post-release …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7113431/

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Prison and Community Corrections statistics Corrections Victoria

(6 days ago) WEBHealth care. The quality and standard of health care provided to prisoners is the same as that provided in the community through the public health system. Programs. Programs. …

https://www.corrections.vic.gov.au/prisons/prison-and-community-corrections-statistics

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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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Mental health crisis among teenagers requires bold action, but …

(2 days ago) WEBPublic health data reveals a jump in rates of psychological distress for teenagers in the past decade — as well as self-harm. The "C" word gets thrown around …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-05/mental-health-crisis-teenagers-generation-overwhelmed/103611004

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The Evolution and Devolution of Mental Health Services in Australia

(3 days ago) WEBThe history of mental illness and treatment of the mentally ill in Australia evolved within a custodial framework (Barnes & Bowl 2001). A custodial framework is defined by acts of …

http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1654/the-evolution-and-devolution-of-mental-health-services-in-australia

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Accessing Mental Health Services - Victorian Government Health

(1 days ago) WEBServices by Mental Health Service Area. Please select the link below for the appropriate age group. If you are not sure of which area you live in, please go to "Services Near …

http://www3.health.vic.gov.au/mentalhealthservices/

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Mental-health team helps those in crisis on West Shore

(3 days ago) WEBMental-health calls for West Shore RCMP have been increasing every year — the detachment has seen a 39 per cent jump in such calls since 2018 — from 1,163 …

https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/mental-health-team-helps-those-in-crisis-on-west-shore-8677255

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Victoria Mental Health Centre Island Health

(3 days ago) WEBFind information about services and resources: Mental Health & Substance Use Services. Mental Health & Substance Use Resources. Eric Martin Pavilion. 2328 Trent St. …

https://www.islandhealth.ca/our-locations/mental-health-substance-use-locations/victoria-mental-health-centre-mental-health

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Who are the winners and losers in Victoria's 2024 state budget?

(9 days ago) WEBPosted 6 May 2024, updated 7 May 2024. Share. Budget. Business, Economics and Finance. Melbourne. Parliament House. VIC. Families with school-aged children are …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-07/victorian-budget-2024-winners-and-losers/103784676

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

(Just Now) WEBSuzanne DeChillo/The New York Times. Eric Lee, one of the nine plaintiffs named in the lawsuit, had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia as a …

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

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Councilman warns of ‘disaster’ for NYC after beds for mentally ill

(2 days ago) WEBLincoln Restler noted that 55% of inmates at Rikers require mental health treatment and that the Brooklyn detention center is only slated to have 22% of beds for …

https://nypost.com/2024/05/13/us-news/nyc-councilman-warns-of-disaster-after-jail-beds-for-mentally-ill-slashed/

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Youth in NSW and Victoria still feeling the pinch of the pandemic

(2 days ago) WEBOver 20% of young people (20.7% in NSW, 31.1% in Victoria, national average of 24.3%) received mental health support in 2023, though the proportion …

https://phys.org/news/2024-05-youth-nsw-victoria-pandemic.html

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As a teenager, John was jailed for assaulting someone and stealing

(7 days ago) WEBIndeterminate sentences are devastating to mental health, but prisoners with mental illness are less likely to be released. The result is a vicious cycle whereby the …

https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/may/14/ipp-scandal-prison-sentencing-teenager-17-years-for-stealing-a-bike?ref=upstract.com

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How a suicide crisis led to change in a California county jail

(5 days ago) WEBA mental health staff member speaks with an inmate through their cell door in an inmate housing unit at the Tulare County Adult Pre-Trial Facility on Sept. 18, 2023. …

https://calmatters.org/justice/2024/05/suicide-in-jail/

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