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This chapter discusses treatment issues specific to jails through an examination of what constitutes a jail, who is incarcerated in jail, how and when substance abuse treatment can be provided, and what types of treatment are effective in this setting.
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Aug 23, 2021 · Published. August 23, 2021. Drugs. Health Equity. Health Policy. Substance Use Disorder. The U.S. saw its highest number of overdose deaths—more than 93,000—in 2020. One significant risk factor for overdose is recent incarceration, yet few people have access to effective treatment while incarcerated. In this Q&A, adapted from the August 13 ...
- New Thinking Patterns
- Influencing Correctional Policies
- Introducing Trauma-Informed Care
- Alternatives to Hospitalization
- Identifying Suicide Patterns
Several psychologists are focused on keeping people with mental health problems out of correctional facilities. Among them is Robert Morgan, PhD, a psychology professor at Texas Tech University in Lubbock who is testing a new prison-based program that helps inmates learn to avoid behaviors that may lead to reincarceration after they are released. ...
University of California, Santa Cruz psychologist Craig Haney, PhD, is exploring ways to reduce the number of people placed in isolation. Through interviews with hundreds of inmates in isolation, many of whom have mental illnesses, Haney has shown that people living in solitary confinement—defined as the absence of meaningful social contact and int...
Like Haney, Dave Stephens, PsyD, believes that interactions between correctional staff and inmates significantly influence the mental health of prisoners, and he’s improving conditions for inmates by teaching correctional employees about the brain’s response to trauma. Through the National Institute of Corrections’ training center in Colorado, Step...
Forensic psychologist W. Neil Gowensmith, PhD, is taking another tack to improve care for mentally ill offenders: community-based treatment. Rather than relying on overcrowded state hospitals to provide competency restoration services for people with mental health problems who have been accused of misdemeanor offenses or nonviolent felonies, Gowens...
Psychologists are also working with correctional systems to develop better ways to identify inmates who may be at risk of suicide. In 2014, the Bureau of Justice Statistics reported that suicides accounted for 7 percent of state prison deaths. Reducing these numbers has become a high priority, says Sharen Barboza, PhD, vice president of mental heal...
Drug treatment studies for in-prison populations find that when programs are well-designed, carefully implemented, and utilize effective practices they: reduce relapse. reduce criminality. reduce recidivism. reduce inmate misconduct. increase the level of the offender's stake in societal norms.
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Jun 25, 2021 · No one should be going to jail or prison in order to get treatment. Treatment is most successful in the community, where people have access to their support systems. However, when jail or prison time is unavoidable, it is essential that treatment not be interrupted.
The unique characteristics of prisons have important implications for treating clients in this setting. Though by no means exhaustive, this chapter highlights the most salient issues affecting the delivery of effective treatment to a variety of populations within the prison system.
Mar 1, 2017 · Half to two-thirds of inmates abuse, or are addicted to drugs, and prisons and jails have long provided a wide range of substance abuse treatment, from 12-step programs to cognitive behavioral therapy, self-help groups, religious ministries — even Scientology. But medications are typically a bright line.
