Handbook of mental health assessment and treatment in jails /
Jails are the largest service providers of mental health in the United States. Unlike prisons, where all incarcerated individuals have been convicted of a crime and are serving long sentences, most individuals incarcerated in jails are waiting a disposition to their court case, making this pretrial...
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2023.
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Jails are the largest service providers of mental health in the United States. Unlike prisons, where all incarcerated individuals have been convicted of a crime and are serving long sentences, most individuals incarcerated in jails are waiting a disposition to their court case, making this pretrial environment particularly chaotic. Jail detainees have higher prevalence rates of mental illness, trauma, suicide, and substance use than individuals in the community or even in prisons. Adequate mental health interventions are essential to prevent suicide; to mitigate acute psychopathology, retraumatization, and stress; and to reduce recidivism. This handbook draws upon existing research and the experiences of a range of correctional psychologists, psychiatrists, and researchers to provide guidance for working with people with mental health needs in jails.
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- 1 online resource (401 pages)
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- Also issued in print: 2023.
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- Specialized.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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9780197524824
0197524826
9780197524800
019752480X
9780197524817
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Print version: Handbook of Mental Health Assessment and Treatment in Jails
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