Multi-Level Barriers to Prison Mental Health and Physical Health Care for Individuals With Mental Illnesses

ObjectivesPeople with mental illnesses are overrepresented in the U.S. prison population. It is well established that incarceration for this population poses physical and mental health risks including greater likelihood of victimization and suicide compared to the general prison population. Yet, res...

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Main Authors: Kelli Canada, Stacey Barrenger, Casey Bohrman, Anthony Banks, Punita Peketi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.777124/full