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In Need of Help: Experiences of Seriously Ill Prisoners Returning to Cincinnati
Publication year:
2005
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: Results from a "small, exploratory study of the experiences of prisoners with serious mental and medical health problems as they prepared for release and sought health care services upon their return to Cincinnati" are reported (p. 2). Topics discussed in this research brief include: key findings; study overview; health characteristics of participants; preventive health care and lifestyle; health care in prison; preparation for release; transition from prison to community; prisoners' experiences and services received after release; health care service delivery -- organizational barriers and collaboration; policy implications and recommendations.