Mental Health Care Among Juvenile and Adult Correctional Populations
by Melissa Green |
A panel of officials from the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Department of Corrections (DOC) and the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) discussed how Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ tackles the job of providing mental health care to juvenile and adult correctional populations. Nationally, more than half of prison and jail inmates have mental health problems, and probation/parole departments provide essential mental health services to their clients. The free public event was held on April 6, 2017, at the UAA/APU Consortium Library on the campus of Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ and was sponsored by the UAA Justice Center and UAA Justice Club. Learn more about the event at the .
Panelists
- Heidi Redick, Chief Probation Officer, Division of Juvenile Justice
- Shannon Cross-Azbill, Clinical Director, Division of Juvenile Justice
- Laura Brooks, Director of Health and Rehabilitation Services, Department of Corrections
- Adam Rutherford, Chief Mental Health Officer, Department of Corrections
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