The health system exists to serve the most fundamental need of society: people's health and
well-being. To do so effectively requires engaging people as a partnership proposition in all …

Background Past studies have identified poor rates of detection of mental illness among
inmates. Consequently, mental health screening is a common feature to various correctional …

Objectives. To examine the dual disproportionality that individuals with serious mental
illness and people of color (PoC) occupy in the criminal–legal system. Methods. This study …

This study measured the prevalence of current, severe symptoms of a mental health problem
in an adult population of inmates in Ontario, Canada. The Resident Assessment Instrument …

This chapter reflects upon some important suicide prevention efforts made by the Prison
Service in England and Wales between 2004 and 2014, and considers some of the …

This study leverages critical race and legal epidemiological frameworks to illustrate the race-
based historical evolution of US rehabilitation paradigms directed at imprisoned heroin and …

Mental health screening increases the likelihood that people with mental illness receive the
services that they are legally entitled to in US correctional institutions. This is particularly …

Identity is a complex concept that can be informed by various factors, involving biological,
psychological, experiential, and social influences. Specifically, one's social identity refers to …

Objective: Disparities in mental health care exist between regional and demographic
groups. While screening is recommended as part of a correctional mental health strategy …

Mental health courts are an increasingly common option for defendants whose mental
health impedes the effectiveness of traditional justice processing. Determinations of …