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Perception of Mental Health Services in Community Based Correctional Center

McCoy, Jordan
http://orcid.org/0009-0008-0675-5881
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1721232213622287

Abstract Details

2024, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: Counselor Education.
A vast number of inmates report having a mental health diagnosis. With over 21% of the 1.5 million inmates reporting experiencing some form of a mental illness, research efforts must reflect this need. Current treatment efforts in criminal justice settings are failing to adequately meet these mental health needs, and comprehensive examinations of perspectives across a full system may reveal solutions to these entrenched problems. The purpose of this qualitative, case study was to examine the perceptions of administrators, clinicians, and inmates administering or engaging in mental health services to further explain what impacts mental health services for formerly incarcerated individuals. Amplifying the voices of those overseeing, providing, and receiving services provides a new outlook on mental health treatment in incarcerated settings with the hopes of providing services that benefits all. Results showed five common and contrasting themes including mental health, community correctional center, areas for improvement, awareness, and identity perspectives. The outcomes of this study provide insight for correctional facility administrators, clinicians, and agencies working with inmates on effective and ineffective strategies from multiple perspectives, many of which are rarely reported in the current research.
Michael Brubaker, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Sarah Manchak, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
George Richardson, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
80 p.
Counseling Education
mental health; perception; inmates; case study; treatment

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  • McCoy, J. (2024). Perception of Mental Health Services in Community Based Correctional Center [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1721232213622287

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • McCoy, Jordan. Perception of Mental Health Services in Community Based Correctional Center. 2024. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1721232213622287.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • McCoy, Jordan. "Perception of Mental Health Services in Community Based Correctional Center." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1721232213622287

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