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Barriers and Facilitators to Effective Mental Health Care in Correctional Settings.
- Source :
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Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care [J Correct Health Care] 2018 Jul; Vol. 24 (3), pp. 253-263. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jun 24. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- It is estimated that one third to one half of the 2.3 million individuals inside U.S. jails and prisons have a mental illness in contrast to 18.3% of the general population. The implications of this on training mental health professionals to provide efficacious treatment inside correctional facilities, as well as planning for the rehabilitation and reintegration of incarcerated individuals, are significant and numerous. This article will present a brief history and overview of mental health services in the U.S. correctional system, as well as a discussion of the barriers to and potential facilitators of providing effective care in the future.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1940-5200
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29938550
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1078345818781566