U.S. Department of Justice

Planning Services for Elderly Inmates with Mental Illness

Publication year: 2010 | Cataloged on: Aug. 01, 2010

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  • 024489

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  • 2010
  • 6 pages.

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ANNOTATION: This article provides an effective framework for addressing challenges with an ever increasing population of aging mentally ill offenders. This is done by describing the seven planning areas that are necessary for the mental health needs of elderly offenders. These core elements are: early detection; access to mental health treatment appropriate for the offender; suicide prevention; programming that supports the offenders need to cope with loss and stress of confinement; coordination of medical and mental health services; staff training and competencies; and successful offender reentry.
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