Mass incarceration, public health, and widening inequality in the USA
C Wildeman, EA Wang - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
In this Series paper, we examine how mass incarceration shapes inequality in health. The
USA is the world leader in incarceration, which disproportionately affects black populations …
USA is the world leader in incarceration, which disproportionately affects black populations …
Contact between police and people with mental disorders: A review of rates
JD Livingston - Psychiatric services, 2016 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: There is widespread belief that people with mental disorders are overrepresented
in police encounters. The prevalence of such interactions is used as evidence of extensive …
in police encounters. The prevalence of such interactions is used as evidence of extensive …
Beyond incarceration: Criminal justice contact and mental health
A growing literature documents deleterious consequences of incarceration for mental health.
Although salient, incarceration is only one form of criminal justice contact and, accordingly …
Although salient, incarceration is only one form of criminal justice contact and, accordingly …
Incarceration rates and traits of sexual minorities in the United States: National Inmate Survey, 2011–2012
Objectives. To report characteristics of sexual minority US inmates. Methods. We drew our
data from the National Inmate Survey, 2011–2012, a probability sample of inmates in US …
data from the National Inmate Survey, 2011–2012, a probability sample of inmates in US …
Addressing social determinants of health and health disparities: A vital direction for health and health care
Despite the powerful effects of social and behavioral factors on health, development, and
longevity, US health policy has largely ignored them. The United States spends far more …
longevity, US health policy has largely ignored them. The United States spends far more …
Understanding and improving the health of people who experience incarceration: an overview and synthesis
The world prison population is growing at a rate that exceeds the rate of population growth.
This issue of Epidemiologic Reviews comprises articles in which researchers summarize …
This issue of Epidemiologic Reviews comprises articles in which researchers summarize …
Only one in twenty justice-referred adults in specialty treatment for opioid use receive methadone or buprenorphine
People in the US criminal justice system experience high rates of opioid use disorder,
overdose, and other adverse outcomes. Expanding treatment is a key strategy for …
overdose, and other adverse outcomes. Expanding treatment is a key strategy for …
Prevalence of mental health needs, substance use, and co-occurring disorders among people admitted to prison
Objective: People who are incarcerated experience social exclusion and have higher rates
of mental and substance use disorders than the general population. Prisons are not suitable …
of mental and substance use disorders than the general population. Prisons are not suitable …
Review of major social determinants of health in schizophrenia-spectrum psychotic disorders: I. Clinical outcomes
Background Social determinants of health (SDoHs) are receiving growing attention and are
particularly relevant to persons with schizophrenia-spectrum psychotic disorders (SSPDs) …
particularly relevant to persons with schizophrenia-spectrum psychotic disorders (SSPDs) …
School discipline, hospitalization, and police contact overlap among individuals with autism spectrum disorder
The objective was to examine the frequency, correlates, and overlap of school disciplinary
actions, psychiatric hospitalizations, and police contact among children and adolescents …
actions, psychiatric hospitalizations, and police contact among children and adolescents …