Statewide mental health training for probation officers: improving knowledge and decreasing stigma

Statewide mental health training for probation officers: improving knowledge and decreasing stigma

Abstract Background The large and growing number of probationers with mental illnesses pose significant challenges to the probationer officers who supervise them. Stigma towards mental illnesses among probation officers is largely unstudied and the effectiveness of training initiatives designed to e...

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Main Authors: Nikhil Tomar, Marilyn A. Ghezzi, Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, Amy Blank Wilson, Tonya B. Van Deinse, Stacey Burgin, Gary S. Cuddeback
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Health & Justice
Subjects:
Stigma
Mental health knowledge
Probation officers
Survey
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40352-017-0057-y

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