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When Our Work Hits Home: Trauma and Mental Disorders in …

(3 days ago) WEBTrauma-related disorders and other mental health problems threaten the well-being of correctional and forensic staff. Mental health likely impacts the ability of correctional and forensic staff to develop a therapeutic or working alliance with persons …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7917131/

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Correctional Officer Safety and Wellness — What We Learned …

(2 days ago) WEBCorrectional officers play a pivotal role within the prison system. Yet, working as a correctional officer brings with it stressful and dangerous conditions that …

https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/correctional-officer-safety-and-wellness-what-we-learned-research-literature

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Research on the Mounting Problem of Correctional Officer Stress

(9 days ago) WEBSocietal stigmatization of mental health issues. Frost explained, “Officers fear repercussions at work, for instance in their fitness-for-duty evaluations. They are …

https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/research-mounting-problem-correctional-officer-stress

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Sounding the Alarm on Correctional Officer Mental Health

(6 days ago) WEBThe majority of officers we work with have shown us that the image of the corrupt CO in shows like ‘Orange is the New Black’ couldn't be further from the truth.”. If …

https://www.suffolk.edu/news-features/news/2022/02/28/15/07/sounding-the-alarm-on-correctional-officer-mental-health

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Correctional Officers Face Mental Health Challenges : NPR

(2 days ago) WEBJENKINS: Kelly Raths is an administrator with the Oregon Department of Corrections, which has been studying correctional officer mental health since 2012. …

https://www.npr.org/2019/12/14/788056570/correctional-officers-face-mental-health-challenges

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Correctional officer mental health: A call for change

(4 days ago) WEBAs noted above, correctional officers are at risk for anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress and suicidal ideation – 10% of correctional officers have thought …

https://www.corrections1.com/health-wellness/articles/correctional-officer-mental-health-a-call-for-change-eQoeGmjUgCu6KDov/

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Correctional officers at high risk for depression, PTSD, suicide

(2 days ago) WEBMany officers said they were worried about privacy: One-fifth of correctional officers say they worry about repercussions if they were to reach out to …

https://news.berkeley.edu/2018/08/23/california-correctional-officers-at-high-risk-for-depression-ptsd-and-suicide-new-survey-finds/

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The Challenges of Correctional Psychology

(Just Now) WEBOfficers with a desire to work in mental health units should be willing to address inmate behavior problems differently than the necessary measures needed to maintain safety and security in the

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/advocating-the-discarded/202211/the-challenges-correctional-psychology

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Strategies for correctional leaders to prioritize officer mental …

(9 days ago) WEBSustainable change and growth start at the top, in two important ways: 1. Build a mental wellness forward culture. Culture change begins with leaders. Work …

https://www.corrections1.com/health-wellness/invisible-shackles-addressing-the-mental-wellness-crisis-among-correctional-officers

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Working Behind the Wall: Mental Health of Correctional-Based Staff

(3 days ago) WEBRogers (2001) [2] surveyed correctional staff to learn about their stress levels, mental health, and risk behaviors. In terms of their mental health, Rogers found staggering …

https://www.psychalive.org/working-behind-the-wall-mental-health-of-correctional-based-staff/

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Well-Being Interventions for Correctional Officers in a Prison …

(2 days ago) WEBHe is a registered clinical psychologist and has worked in forensic mental health, adult correctional settings, and private practice. Jeffrey E. Pfeifer , PhD, …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0093854819869975

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Improving mental health for inmates

(6 days ago) WEBSeveral psychologists are focused on keeping people with mental health problems out of correctional facilities. Among them is Robert Morgan, PhD, a psychology professor at …

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/03/mental-heath-inmates

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Wellness for Corrections and Supervision Professionals

(2 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health of Community Correctional Officers: Supervising Persons with Serious Mental Illness Few studies have investigated factors that contribute to the mental …

https://nicic.gov/resources/resources-topics-and-roles/topics/wellness-corrections-and-supervision-professionals

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When Prison and Mental Illness Amount to a Death Sentence

(7 days ago) WEBIt was 1:19 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2019, in the Danville Correctional Center, a medium-security prison a few hours south of Chicago. Mr. Johnson, 21 and serving a …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/us/politics/prison-mental-health-care.html

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The Role of Correctional Officers in Multidisciplinary Mental Health

(7 days ago) WEBThe need for comprehensive mental health services in correctional facilities has never been greater. During the 1990s the population of inmates under the …

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ps.52.10.1343

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Identifying Needs Related to Managing Seriously Mentally Ill

(7 days ago) WEBAccording to a consensus of recently convened corrections experts, a confluence of concerning trends is exacerbating a mental health crisis in correctional …

https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/identifying-needs-related-managing-seriously-mentally-ill-individuals-corrections

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People with Mental Health Conditions in Corrections

(5 days ago) WEBPeople with mental health issues increasingly receive care provided by correctional agencies. In 1959, nearly 559,000 patients were housed in state mental hospitals …

https://nicic.gov/resources/resources-topics-and-roles/topics/people-mental-health-conditions-corrections

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Correctional Officer Mental Health: A Call for Change - Lexipol

(Just Now) WEBThe same can be said for annual in-service training hours. As noted above, correctional officers are at risk for anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress and …

https://www.lexipol.com/resources/blog/correctional-officer-mental-health-call-for-change/

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Corrections Officers: Addiction, Stressors & Problems Faced

(9 days ago) WEBCorrections officers suffer from psychological effects which sometimes result in substance abuse or even suicide. Learn more about it today. incurring …

https://americanaddictioncenters.org/rehab-guide/corrections-officers

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Mental Health Care for Correction Officers FHE Health

(8 days ago) WEBMeanwhile, keeping the nation’s prisons safe is even more challenging when officers themselves are at risk of developing mental health issues…. Mental Health …

https://fherehab.com/learning/mental-health-care-correction-officers

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