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Prison staff and the health promoting prison. [PDF]

, 2011
Purpose – This paper aims to discuss some of the obstacles to implementing policy and strategy related to health promoting prisons. It focuses on the role of prison officers and raises issues concerning their conditions of service, training and ...
Dixey, R, Woodall, J
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Exploring Barriers to Mental Health Services Utilization at Kabutare District Hospital of Rwanda: Perspectives From Patients

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
Barriers to mental health interventions globally remain a health concern; however, these are more prominent in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The barriers to accessibility include stigmatization, financial strain, acceptability, poor awareness,
Oliviette Muhorakeye, Emmanuel Biracyaza, Emmanuel Biracyaza   +2 more
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Healthier prisons: The role of a prison visitors' centre [PDF]

, 2009
Since the inception of the prison as a ‘setting’ for health promotion, there has been a focus on how the health of those men and women who spend ‘time inside’ can at least be maintained and if possible, enhanced, during their prison sentence.
Baybutt M, Boswell G, Cunningham A, de Viggiani N, Department of Health, Department of Health, Department of Health, Greenwood N, Hairston C, Hairston C F, Hartworth C, HM Chief Inspectorate of Prisons, Holt N, Home Office, Lester C, Light R, Light R, Loucks N, Loucks N, McCallum A, McEvoy K, Morris P, Niven S, NOMS, Salmon S, Smith C, Smith R, Social Exclusion Unit, Webster G, Woodall J, Woodward W   +30 more
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Access to treatment in prison: an inventory of medication preparation and distribution approaches [version 3; peer review: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2020
The preparation and distribution of medication in prisons or jails are critical for individuals to access their treatment. This process is resource-intensive for healthcare professionals and may violate principles of confidentiality, autonomy, respect ...
Nguyen Toan Tran, Dominique Pralong, Anne-Dominique Secrétan, Audrey Renaud, Gérard Mary, Arnaud Nicholas, Elisabeth Mouton, Clémence Rubio, Célestine Dubost, Francesco Meach, Anne-Claire Bréchet-Bachmann, Hans Wolff   +11 more
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Yoga in Correctional Settings: A Randomized Controlled Study

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2017
BackgroundThe effect of yoga in the reduction of depressive symptoms, anxiety, stress, anger as well as in the increased ability of behavioral control has been shown. These effects of yoga are highly relevant for prison inmates who often have poor mental
Nóra Kerekes, Cecilia Fielding, Susanne Apelqvist   +2 more
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The Role of Defensive Emotional Distancing in Loneliness of Offenders with Substance Use Disorders

Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2020
Background: The abilities to effectively regulate emotions and establish meaningful interpersonal relationships are considered to be crucial for overall mental health.
Sanja Stojadinovic
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Prison Visitation Policies in the U.S. And Alaska [PDF]

, 2014
This article examines prison visitation in Alaska and nationally based on a 2012 survey of prison visitation policies for all 50 states and in the federal prison system.[Introduction] / Family Visitation and Virtual Visitation / Alaska's Visitation ...
UAA Justice Center
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The “Best of Both Worlds”: Building a community‐academic partnership for research with legal system‐impacted individuals

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Equitable community‐academic research partnerships provide an innovative way to advance health outcomes among criminal legal system‐impacted individuals. The extant literature lacks accounts that detail the process for developing such partnerships, particularly in community‐based (rather than carceral) settings and with community organizations
Talia R. Cohen, Karen Reece, Aaron Hicks, Deborah Mejchar, Carmen Alonso, Anthony Cooper, Michael R. Koenigs, Daniel W. Grupe   +7 more
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Mass incarceration: the juggernaut of American penal expansionism [PDF]

, 2016
A plethora of evidence confirms that America continues to lead the world in imprisonment. No serious commentator doubts mass incarceration is a major issue for the nation.
Teague, Michael
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Homelessness Service Usage Patterns of 30,000 Homeless and At‐Risk Households: The Melbourne Access Point Study

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the last three decades, overseas researchers have utilised administrative data to identify distinct patterns in shelter use. In Australia, the use of administrative data to understand service utilisation patterns among people ‘at risk’ of homelessness and experiencing homelessness is limited.
Godwin Kavaarpuo, Kathryn Daley, Guy Johnson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source