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When Our Work Hits Home: Trauma and Mental …

(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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Research on the Mounting Problem of Correctional …

(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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Correctional officers at high risk for depression, PTSD, …

(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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Improving the Mental Health of Correctional Workers: …

(3 days ago) WEBIn relation to correctional officers, Lerman et al. (2021) found that “the more positively officers perceive supervision and management, as well as the quality …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00938548221081468

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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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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. She says they …

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

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Correctional Officer Safety and Wellness — What We …

(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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Mental health training for correctional officers: a …

(3 days ago) WEBImplementing mental health training could improve officer knowledge, skills, and attitudes toward inmates with mental illness. This could lead to improvements …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8771599/

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Mental Health of Staff at Correctional Facilities in the …

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction. The United States (US) prison system, which holds almost 2.3 million prisoners (), and employs more than 500,000 correctional workers (includes …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8821525/

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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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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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The Challenges of Correctional Psychology Psychology Today

(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 …

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

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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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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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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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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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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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Understanding Needs, Breaking Down Barriers: Examining Mental …

(3 days ago) WEBSome respondents, like Participant 302, male, correctional officer, reported gaining recognition that they “may have some mental health or stress related issues …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7365997/

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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 Officers and Compassion Fatigue Psychology Today

(Just Now) WEBOther signs of compassion fatigue distress often include increased irritability, procrastination, and a gradual deterioration of the correctional officer’s physical and …

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-crime-and-justice-doctor/202003/correctional-officers-and-compassion-fatigue

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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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Documenting the mental health climate in correctional work and …

(3 days ago) WEBCorrectional workers must possess and apply significant knowledge around suicide prevention and risk factors to protect and help criminalized persons and many …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9845727/

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Breaking down barriers to mental healthcare access in prison: a

(5 days ago) WEBMental health problems are highly prevalent in prison populations. Incarcerated persons generally come from disadvantaged backgrounds and are living …

https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-024-05736-w

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TJJD hosts mental health expert who stresses wellness care for

(5 days ago) WEBDr. Rosemary Ricciardelli presented on the topic at the Impact of Mental Health on Leaders in a Correctional Setting at the Barbara Jordan Building, in Austin, …

https://www.tjjd.texas.gov/index.php/news-list/302-news-press-releases/news/1625-tjjd-hosts-mental-health-expert-who-stresses-wellness-care-for-corrections-staff-at-all-levels

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