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By Margaret Severson, J.D. and M.S.W., Professor, School of Social Welfare, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas In this article, a long-time provider of technical assistance for the National Institute of Corrections discusses how jail leaders can promote a mission-focused discussion of the jail’s...
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A new set of articles has been posted to NIC's Corrections and Mental Health Update , a blog covering mental health practices. All of these new articles address the theme of women and girls in the corrections system. The main feature, “ Young Adult Outcomes of Girls Involved in Juvenile Justice...
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Join this free webinar, A New Collaborative Framework for Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Behavioral Health , h osted by the Council of State Governments (CSG). This webinar will focus on the new report “ Adults with Behavioral Health Needs under Correctional Supervision: A Shared Framework for...
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On June 21, the RAND Corporation will be presenting on the topic of “Prisoner Reentry and Public Health: Is Your State Ready?”. About the Program From California to New York, Texas to Michigan, a record number of convicted criminals, roughly 700,000 each year, are reentering the general population...
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New articles have been posted to NIC's Corrections and Mental Health Update , a blog covering mental health practices. The new articles cluster around two themes: Involuntary Medication, and Ethical and Legal Issues Concerning the Mentally Ill in Corrections. The main feature, “ Psychiatric...
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In addition to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Offenders topic page, the National Institute of Corrections website now contains a topic page devoted to the medical and mental health needs of LGBTI offenders. This web page has been developed in an effort to provide current and useful...
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If you missed the National Reentry Resource Center's webinar, Recidivism Reduction, Substance Use, and Co-Occurring Disorders , have no fear. It's now available online! According the the NRRC website, the presenters of this webinar discuss best practices in effective treatment for people whose...
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Join this free webinar to learn about strategies for the identification, engagement, and community-based treatment of veterans with behavioral health needs in the criminal justice system. The Effective Strategies for Working with Justice-Involved Veterans with Behavioral Health Needs webinar will focus...
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The editorial staff of Psychological Services extends an invitation for manuscripts to be considered for a special section on justice involved Veterans and more broadly addressing the provision of mental health services in criminal justice systems. As the nation engages in various strategies to support...
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A recent addition to the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) Library is the working document, “ Report of the Federal Partners Committee on Women and Trauma: A Federal Intergovernmental Partnership on Mental Health Transformation .” This report is described as "a call to action,...
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The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) welcomes you to Corrections & Mental Health, a new electronic publication covering correctional mental health practices. Corrections and mental health issues have long been intertwined. But only in recent decades have they come to the forefront of our attention...
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Reported by Scott Weygandt, NIC Last month, the 18th Judicial District's Mental Health Court celebrated its first anniversary, trumpeting tens of thousands of dollars in savings to taxpayers. The program, a collaboration between the staffs at Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network and the 18th Judicial...
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Apply for the last of three CIT training events to be held in Aurora, CO July 25-29, 2011. The learning program is designed to prepare three-person teams to develop and implement CIT in their local correctional agency. T eams representing corrections, mental health and consumer advocacy will learn how...
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NIC produced a first of three training events from December 6-10 designed to prepare three-person teams to develop and implement CIT in their local jails and state prison systems. The teams representing corrections, mental health and consumer advocacy learned how to develop and implement a CIT program...
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Filed under: Training, Jails, Veterans, Sheriffs, Mental Health, Mental Illness, prisons, Crisis Interventions, corrections health, Health, Consumer, mental illness in Prisons
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Learn the tools, strategies, and techniques that will allow corrections staff, mental health service providers, and advocates to work together to develop and implement a crisis intervention team (CIT). CITs help reduce crisis situations, improve safety, and promote better outcomes for persons with mental...