This article investigates the gap in access to and quality of mental health care in the United
States. This work first discusses how minority populations are most affected by the treatment …

Inclusion health is a service, research, and policy agenda that aims to prevent and redress
health and social inequities among the most vulnerable and excluded populations. We did …

Abstract Background The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world which
has created a public health crisis. Correctional facilities have become a front line for mental …

Background Worldwide opioid-related overdose has become a major public health crisis.
People with opioid use disorder (OUD) are overrepresented in the criminal justice system …

Objective: Prisoners worldwide have substantial mental health needs, but the efficacy of
psychological therapy in prisons is unknown. We aimed to systematically review …

The world prison population is growing at a rate that exceeds the rate of population growth.
This issue of Epidemiologic Reviews comprises articles in which researchers summarize …

The conditions and characteristics of correctional facilities-overcrowded with rapid
population turnover, often in old and poorly ventilated structures, a spatially concentrated …

Background Mortality, suicide, self-harm, and substance use are elevated among people
who are incarcerated. There is a wide range of heterogeneous interventions aimed at …

Objective To review the literature for quantitative research on the health status of persons in
custody in provincial, territorial, and federal correctional facilities in Canada, and summarize …

Prisoners have high rates of mental illness and the transition from prison to the community is
a problematic time for the provision of mental health services and a range of negative …