Individuals with serious mental illness are over-represented in criminal legal contexts. In particular, their prevalence rates in jails and prisons are higher than the general population. Practitioners working to treat individuals with serious mental illness may have patients who are incarcerated. Yet the practitioners may not know the availability and challenges of mental health services within these correctional settings. Jails and prisons are environments where safety considerations are primary, yet there is case law and evolving standards that are pushing improved mental health services, including access to medications and certain therapies. At the same time, constraints within correctional environments and the challenges of the populations served may limit access to a full continuum of psychiatric care. Data is alarming regarding suicide rates in these facilities, which has risen despite advances in mental health service standards in corrections. For individuals with serious mental illness there may be opportunities for coordinating care between mental health service providers within correctional settings and community-based providers. This webinar will provide an overview of mental health services within correctional systems and the importance of linkages with community providers.
Format
Recorded webinar, non-interactive, self-paced distance learning activity with post-test.
This presentation was recorded on January 14, 2022.
Learning Objectives
Evaluate the prevalence rates of serious mental illness in jails and prisons.
Review case law and national standards that are used to help guide mental health services in jails and prisons
Assess the realities of correctional environments that make delivery of care challenging.
Determine the basic elements of mental health care needed within correctional settings including reentry coordination.
Outline
- Review of prevalence rates of serious mental illness in jails and prisons
- Review of case law and national standards
- Overview of care delivery in correctional settings
- Introduction to mental health care in correctional settings
Target Audience
Psychiatrist, Physician (Non-Psychiatric), Physician Assistant, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Pharmacist, Psychologist, Counselor/Therapist, Social Worker, Peer Specialist
Instructional Level
Intermediate
Estimate Time to Complete
Estimated Duration: 1.0 hour
Program Start Date: July 30,2025
Program End Date: July 30, 2028
Ongoing Interdisciplinary Discussion Board
After completing the course, engage with colleagues in the mental health field through the Webinar Roundtable Topics discussion board. This is an easy way to network and share ideas with other clinicians who participate in this webinar. Access through the discussion tab.
How to Earn Credit
After completing the evaluation, participants will have the opportunity to claim their hours of participation and download the appropriate certificate. Physicians may obtain an official CME certificate, other healthcare professionals may receive a CE certificate (as applicable), and all other attendees may generate a certificate of participation. Each certificate will reflect the event date and total hours earned.
Continuing Education Credit
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Physicians
The APA designates this live event for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses/Nurse Practitioners
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Psychologists
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Social Workers
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Faculty
- Debra A. Pinals, MD serves as the director of the Program in Psychiatry, Law, and Ethics and as a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Michigan Medical School. She is a clinical adjunct professor at the University of Michigan Law School. She also is the medical director of behavioral health and forensic programs for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. She is board certified in psychiatry and forensic psychiatry, and is a board certified in addiction medicine. From 2008 to 2016, she was the assistant commissioner of forensic services, and between 2012 and 2014, she was the interim state medical director for the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. During her career she has been a clinical psychiatrist in community mental health, inpatient settings, forensic and correctional facilities, emergency rooms, and court clinics. Dr. Pinals has no financial relationships to disclose.
Planners
- Teri Brister, PhD, LPC, National Alliance on Mental Illness. Dr. Brister has no financial relationships to disclose.
- Amy Cohen, PhD, American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Cohen has no financial relationships to disclose.
- John Torous, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Torous has no financial relationships to disclose.
- Sherin Khan, LCSW, Thresholds. Ms. Khan has no financial relationships to disclose.
- Donna Rolin, PhD, APRN, University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Rolin has no financial relationships to disclose.
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