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1. Mental Health Performance Measurement in Corrections
“This article describes the product of a consensus panel of correctional health care experts, charged to develop ... Read More
Added: February 08, 2010
2. Advances and Innovations Emerging from the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network: 2009 Update
Key achievements of the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice’s Mental Health/Juvenile Justice (MH/JJ) ... Read More
Added: February 04, 2010
3. The Role of Correctional Officers in Multidisciplinary Mental Health Care in Prisons
The part correctional officers play in the treatment of mentally ill offenders is described. Topics covered include: ... Read More
Added: February 04, 2010
4. Commentary: The Use of Restraint and Seclusion in Correctional Mental Health
The risks of restraint use and its use in nonhospital settings are discussed. “Attempts to contain mental health emergencies ... Read More
Added: February 04, 2010
5. Jail Incarceration, Homelessness, and Mental Health: A National Study
The relationship between homelessness and mental illness in jail inmates is examined. Inmates who had been homeless before ... Read More
Added: November 24, 2009
6. Social Capital and Reentry to the Community from Prison
Utilizing a social conceptualization process, researchers at the Center for Behavioral Health Services & Criminal Justice ... Read More
Added: November 20, 2009
7. Lifelines: Linking to Federal Benefits for People Exiting Corrections: Blueprint for Action: Volume 1--The Case for Benefit Assistance as Part of Re-Entry Programming; Volume 2--What State and Local Governments and Correctional Facilities Can Do; and Volume 3--Appendix
Lifelines “provides information and recommendations on how to take advantage of federal rules and how to align state and ... Read More
Added: November 19, 2009
8. Mental Health, Abuse, Drug Use and Crime: Does Gender Matter?
The relationship between mental health, drug use, offending, and abuse as a child is examined. Groupings investigated ... Read More
Added: November 16, 2009
9. Mental Health, Abuse, Drug Use and Crime: Does Gender Matter?
The relationship between mental health, drug use, offending, and abuse as a child is examined. Groupings investigated ... Read More
Added: November 13, 2009
10. Mental Health, Abuse, Drug Use and Crime: Does Gender Matter?
The relationship between mental health, drug use, offending, and abuse as a child is examined. Groupings investigated ... Read More
Added: November 13, 2009
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