2024
DOI: 10.1177/0306624x241228218
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The State of Mental Health Services for Incarcerated Adults in Ontario: A Scoping Review

Sara Mohamed

Abstract: Individuals with mental illness are significantly overrepresented in the Canadian justice system. Given the high rate of mental illness among individuals who are incarcerated, correctional facilities must implement accessible and effective mental health resources. This not only improves their health and well-being but also contributes to their rehabilitation efforts. However, evidence suggests that the care provided in prisons is inadequate. This scoping review asks, “What is known about the access and quality… Show more

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“…Before embarking on the changes required in this area, relevant international learning should be considered. In Ontario, Canada, for example, similar concerns have been described, 8 and recommendations for improvement have included developing useful alternatives to segregation, adjusting staffing models and quantities, training staff, including external and independent reviews of segregation decisions, ensuring prisoners and their legal representatives can properly challenge these decisions, collecting and regularly analysing human rights data, and ensuring experts and stakeholders can comment on any proposed systems changes. 9 Some of these changes should be considered and a significant national research programme implemented.…”
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“…Before embarking on the changes required in this area, relevant international learning should be considered. In Ontario, Canada, for example, similar concerns have been described, 8 and recommendations for improvement have included developing useful alternatives to segregation, adjusting staffing models and quantities, training staff, including external and independent reviews of segregation decisions, ensuring prisoners and their legal representatives can properly challenge these decisions, collecting and regularly analysing human rights data, and ensuring experts and stakeholders can comment on any proposed systems changes. 9 Some of these changes should be considered and a significant national research programme implemented.…”
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confidence: 99%