Decarcerating correctional facilities during COVID-19: advancing health, equity, and safety

J Schuck, EP Backes, B Western, EA Wang - 2021 - books.google.com
The conditions and characteristics of correctional facilities-overcrowded with rapid
population turnover, often in old and poorly ventilated structures, a spatially concentrated …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants and consequences of food and nutrition insecurity in justice-impacted populations

J Al Abosy, A Grossman, KR Dong - Current nutrition reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the state
of the science of food and nutrition security among justice-impacted populations, identify …

It is time for us all to embrace person-centred language for people in prison and people who were formerly in prison

BL Harney, M Korchinski, P Young, M Scow… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of person-centred language is well accepted regarding substance use and
infectious disease healthcare and research, and appropriate acronyms have become …

Perceived discrimination based on criminal record in healthcare settings and self-reported health status among formerly incarcerated individuals

N Redmond, JA Aminawung, DS Morse, N Zaller… - Journal of Urban …, 2020 - Springer
Perceived discrimination based on criminal record is associated with social determinants of
health such as housing and employment. However, there is limited data on discrimination …

Supporting women leaving prison through peer health mentoring: a participatory health research study

KE McLeod, M Korchinski, P Young… - … Open Access Journal, 2020 - cmajopen.ca
Background: During the transition between prison and community, people are at greatly
increased risk for adverse health outcomes. This study describes a peer health mentoring …

[HTML][HTML] Essential elements of forensic assertive community treatment

JS Lamberti, RL Weisman - Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Forensic assertive community treatment (FACT) has emerged internationally as an
intervention strategy for people with serious mental disorders who are involved with the …

Supporting people leaving prisons during COVID-19: perspectives from peer health mentors

KE McLeod, K Timler, M Korchinski, P Young… - International Journal of …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Currently, people leaving prisons face concurrent risks from the COVID-19
pandemic and the overdose public health emergency. The closure or reduction of …

Health status of females who experience incarceration: A population-based retrospective cohort study

E Norris, M Kim, B Osei, K Fung… - Journal of Women's …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Background: People who experience incarceration have poor health across a variety of
indicators, but we lack population-level data on the health of females in particular. We …

Earlier contact with child protection services among children of parents with criminal convictions and mental disorders

T Whitten, K Dean, R Li, KR Laurens… - Child …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Parental history of offending and/or mental illness are risk factors for child maltreatment.
However, limited research has directly contrasted the role of maternal versus paternal …

Use of community healthcare and overdose in the 30 days following release from provincial correctional facilities in British Columbia

KE McLeod, ME Karim, JA Buxton, RE Martin… - Drug and alcohol …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Interruptions in healthcare services contribute to an elevated risk of overdose in
the weeks following release from incarceration. This study examined the association of use …