In many countries jails and prisons have replaced psychiatric hospitals as institutions of care for persons with severe mental illness (SMI). The lack of post-release treatment options to address the multiple and complex needs and problems faced by newly released inmates in this group increases the...
Case Management & Medication Addiction Treatment for Individuals Leaving Jail: The Bridge/El Puente Program in Hampden County The Bridge/El Puente program will serve 300 newly released inmates from the Hampden County Correctional Center (HCCC) over 3 years. Inmates have a history of opiate and/or...