Objective People released from prison who experience mental health and substance use
problems are at high risk of reincarceration. This study aimed to examine the association …

Importance Diagnosis of mental disorder is prevalent among people who have been
incarcerated. Nevertheless, community mental health services are often limited following …

Background Adults released from prison often have complex health needs. They are at high
risk of poor health outcomes and reincarceration, with health service use unlikely to be …

This article examines the role of mental health, substance use, and comorbidity in relation to
time to reincarceration. Our study included all people released from provincial correctional …

Illicit drug use and mental illness are common among people in prison and are associated
with higher rates of reoffending and reimprisonment. We conducted a systematic review …

Background Health systems can be integral to addressing population health, including
persons with incarceration exposure. Few studies have comprehensively integrated state …

Objective To examine whether the receipt of timely mental health services is associated with
changes in criminal justice interactions. Data Sources We used linked administrative data …

Purpose The prison-to-community transition period is one of high risk and need, particularly
for those with mental illness. Some individuals cycle in and out of prison for short periods …

BackgroundUnderstanding individual-level changes in mental health status after prison
release is crucial to providing targeted and effective mental health care to ex-prisoners. We …

Objective: This study compared mental health treatment engagement among people with
serious mental illness after release from jails that had either a for-profit (N= 3 jails) or a …