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Using Linkage-enhancement Strategies to Bridge Treatment Gap among Inmates and Former Inmates in Correctional Settings with Inadequate Mental Health Care.

Abstract

Service linkage and skill enhancement strategies were devised in Nigerian prisons with inadequate mental health resources to support the provision of psycho-legal services, including the assessments, identification, and care of inmates and former inmates with mental illness. Over the study period, 74 individuals, consisting of 64 (86.5%) males with a mean age of 33.25 (SD=11.2) years received care or psycho-legal services through these …

Authors

Olagunju AT; Akanni OO; Oluwaniyi SO; Lawani AO; Olutoki MO; Wang J; Adelugba O; Alqahtani AH; Bradford JW; Chaimowitz GA

Journal

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 116–131

Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press

Publication Date

February 2024

DOI

10.1353/hpu.2024.a919811

ISSN

1049-2089