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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 …

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

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By the numbers: Mental illness behind bars PBS NewsHour

(Just Now) WebBy the numbers: Mental illness behind bars. Health May 15, 2014 6:39 PM EDT. Psychological disorders, including depression, bipolar disorder and trauma-related …

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/numbers-mental-illness-behind-bars

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Discussions include treatment of mental health issues behind bars

(8 days ago) WebBy comparison, during that same period, mental illness had been diagnosed in 5% of the U.S. population of comparable race, age and gender of those incarcerated …

https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2020/11/discussions-include-treatment-of-mental-health-issues-behind-bars/

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The Mental Health Effects of Being in Prison - Verywell Mind

(7 days ago) WebMany justice-involved individuals have pre-existing mental health issues. And some individuals who were considered mentally healthy prior to their arrest develop …

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

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How to Keep the Mentally Ill From Getting Behind Bars

(9 days ago) WebReforms are needed inside jails and prisons. But the single most important way to keep people with mental illness safe from unnecessary or abusive force behind …

https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2016/05/09/getting-the-mentally-ill-out-of-jail-and-off-the-streets/how-to-keep-the-mentally-ill-from-getting-behind-bars

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Research Roundup: Incarceration can cause lasting damage to …

(5 days ago) WebIn fact, even witnessing violence behind bars can be traumatizing, as we have discussed previously. Exposure to violence in prisons and jails can exacerbate …

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

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Nearly Three-Quarters of Youth Behind Bars Suffer …

(Just Now) WebFor many youth, unaddressed mental health issues send them down the path to the juvenile justice system, according to Charlene Taylor, PhD, an NCCD senior researcher. Once youth are in the system, those issues …

https://evidentchange.org/newsroom/news-of-interest/nearly-three-quarters-youth-behind-bars-suffer-mental-health-issues/

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Public Health Behind Bars: From Prisons to …

(6 days ago) WebIt identifies the most compelling health problems behind bars (including communicable and chronic diseases, mental illness, addiction, and suicide), pinpoints systemic barriers to care, and explains how correctional …

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-0716-1807-3

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Prison Madness: The Mental Health Crisis Behind Bars and What …

(Just Now) WebThe extent of mental illness in jails and prisons is unknown because prison officials count only those prisoners who show gross psychotic or suicidal symptoms, but …

https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/ajp.156.11.1826

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Disabled Behind Bars - Center for American Progress

(2 days ago) WebPeople with mental health conditions comprise a large proportion of those behind bars, as well. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that fully 1 in 5 prison …

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/disabled-behind-bars/

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Mental Health Behind Bars: Treatment and Rehabilitation in

(1 days ago) WebThe overall problem of getting adequate mental health services to inmates has generated plenty of attention, and the need for reform is obvious. In 2014, the …

https://www.magellantv.com/articles/mental-health-behind-bars-treatment-and-rehabilitation-in-the-criminal-justice-system

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The big issue: Working behind bars - British Association for

(4 days ago) WebIn fact, screening for mental health issues at prison reception is often done by a staff member, who may have limited training in mental health, according to a recent report …

https://www.bacp.co.uk/bacp-journals/therapy-today/2021/december-2021/the-big-issue/

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Health Behind Bars How US Could Improve Care Incarcerated …

(7 days ago) WebAccess to health care is a constitutional right for the 2 million Americans in our criminal justice system. For some of those incarcerated — overwhelmingly people with …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/podcast/2022/apr/health-behind-bars-improve-care-incarcerated

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Unlocking Wellness Behind the Bars: Illuminating the Struggles …

(Just Now) WebBipolar, Schizophrenia, and Other Psychotic Disorders. The harsh and often unpredictable nature of prison life may intensify stress and anxiety, triggering or worsening mood and …

https://concept.paloaltou.edu/resources/business-of-practice-blog/unlocking-wellness-behind-the-bars

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New Study Sheds Light on Challenges for Women Behind Bars

(Just Now) WebIn Nevada, 13,941 people are currently behind bars, and of those 1,258, or 9.0 percent are women, according to statistical facts released by the Nevada Department …

https://guinncenter.org/womenbehindbars/

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America's Mental Health Crisis Hidden Behind Bars

(9 days ago) WebWESTERVELT: Across the country, this is a mental health crisis largely hidden behind bars, unless you have a loved one in the system. Jails are the new …

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

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Spending the Golden Years Behind Bars: Predictors of Mental …

(6 days ago) WebSpending the Golden Years Behind Bars: Predictors of Mental Health Issues Among Geriatric Prisoners Bryce Evan Stoliker and Joseph Varanese Department of Sociology, …

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bryce-Stoliker/publication/309686493_Spending_the_Golden_Years_Behind_Bars_Predictors_of_Mental_Health_Issues_Among_Geriatric_Prisoners/links/5a4fa6150f7e9b36f852c353/Spending-the-Golden-Years-Behind-Bars-Predictors-of-Mental-Health-Issues-Among-Geriatric-Prisoners.pdf

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Institutionalized: Mental Health Behind Bars - VICE

(2 days ago) WebVICE News takes an immersive look at America's mental health crisis by going inside the Cook County Jail in Chicago and speaking with community members on …

https://www.vice.com/en/article/8x3yx4/institutionalized-mental-health-behind-bars

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De Blasio Administration Launches $130 Million Plan to Reduce …

(1 days ago) WebDe Blasio Administration Launches $130 Million Plan to Reduce Crime, Reduce Number of People with Behavioral and Mental Health Issues Behind Bars. …

https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/537-14/de-blasio-administration-launches-130-million-plan-reduce-crime-reduce-number-people-with

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Women Behind Bars: A Scoping Review of Mental Health Needs in …

(1 days ago) WebWomen Behind Bars: A Scoping Review of Mental Health Needs in Prison Iran J Public Health. 2023 Feb;52(2):243-253. doi: 10.18502/ijph.v52i2.11878. Authors Nur Oktavia

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37089146/

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Mental illness behind bars - Jamaica Observer

(Just Now) WebMental illness behind bars. NON-PROFIT organisation Stand Up for Jamaica continues to question how mentally ill individuals can be placed behind bars. …

https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2023/06/11/mental-illness-behind-bars/

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RFK Jr. details medical abnormality that he says was a parasitic …

(7 days ago) WebIndependent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday detailed the medical abnormality he experienced in 2010 that he said was caused by a …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/09/politics/rfk-jr-parastic-worm-brain/index.html

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Business spat behind Molotov cocktail attack on KL nightspot, say …

(9 days ago) WebSydney knife attacker had mental health issues, ideology not motive, police say Aseanplus News 14 Apr 2024 Sydney mall attacker identified - 40-year-old man with …

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/05/15/business-spat-behind-molotov-cocktail-attack-on-kl-nightspot-say-cops

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How Biden Adopted Trump’s Trade War With China

(9 days ago) WebEdited by M.J. Davis Lin , Brendan Klinkenberg and Lisa Chow. Original music by Diane Wong , Marion Lozano and Dan Powell. Engineered by Alyssa Moxley. Donald …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/13/podcasts/the-daily/biden-china-vehicles.html

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America's Mental Health Crisis Hidden Behind Bars - NCPR

(8 days ago) WebAmerica's Mental Health Crisis Hidden Behind Bars. by Eric Westervelt and Liz Baker Feb, 25 2020 (Morning Edition) New inmates with a mental illness arrive daily in the Los …

https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/npr/805469776/america-s-mental-health-crisis-hidden-behind-bars

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Stormy Daniels Takes the Stand - The New York Times

(9 days ago) WebOn today’s episode. Jonah E. Bromwich, who covers criminal justice in New York for The New York Times. Stormy Daniels leaving court on Thursday, after a …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/podcasts/the-daily/stormy-daniels-trump.html

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