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24 Crim. Just. & Behavior 3 (1997)

handle is hein.journals/crmjusbhv24 and id is 1 raw text is: MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN UNITED STATES JAILS A Survey of Innovative Practices SUZANNE M. MORRIS HENRY J. STEADMAN BONITA M. VEYSEY Policy Research Associates. Inc., Delmar New York This study used a stratified sample to elicit information about policies and practices for managing detainees with mental illnesses in five sizes of jails. The research design involved 3 phases: (a) a mail survey to arandom sampling of all United States jails, (b) a telephone survey to a stratified sample of 100 of the mail survey respondents, and (c) site visits to 10 jails. The findings indicated much emphasis in the jails' mental health services on screening, evaluation, and suicide prevention. Also, despite numerous barriers faced by jails in providing treatment for detainees with mental illnesses, many have designed and implemented innovative programs and policies for this group. The observed innovative programs and policies are divided into 5 core areas so that other jails, using the information provided, can develop a mental health service strategy within their resources. U nited States jail populations are exploding. From 1982 to 1995, the number of persons in jail on any given day in the United States increased from 209,582 to 507,044 (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1996). In the 12-month period preceding June 1993, there were approximately 9.8 million new admissions to jails across the country (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1995). AUTHORS' NOTE: This research was supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, Violence and Traumatic Stress Branch (RO1-MH48523) and the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice, under Award No. 92-IJ-CX-K020. Points of view in this CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND BEHAVIOR, Vol. 24 No. 1, March 1997 3-19 @ 1997 American Association for Correctional Psychology 3 from the SAGE Social Science Collections. All Rights Reserved.

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