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Can prisoners with mental health problems benefit from psychological therapy? Yes, but health and justice need to be closer friends.

Society of Clinical Psychology

correspondents with a new article in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology titled, “Outcomes of Psychological Therapies for Prisoners with Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nevertheless, there is evidence that psychological treatments can run well in prisons. 2007; Butler et al.,

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The Impact of Collective Trauma and How Behavioral Health Organizations Can Help

Relias

How collective trauma affects individuals Collective trauma deeply impacts individuals on psychological, emotional, and even physical levels. Individuals affected by collective trauma may also exhibit symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, or other mental health disorders.

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Violent offender treatment effectiveness: What we know and where to from here?

Society of Clinical Psychology

This SCP Blog piece by Drs Papalia, Spivak, Daffern, and Ogloff discusses a recent meta-analytic review of psychological treatments for violent offenders published in Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. We found and analysed 27 controlled evaluations involving more than 7,000 violent offenders.

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What Are The New Government Guidelines For Children’s Mental Health?

MQ Mental Health

HOPES’ findings of how brain structure, psychological and social factors interact provide a framework to investigate and understand why suicide risk develops. The team analysed data from over 9,000 14 to 25-year- olds to identify specific brain mechanisms linked to suicidal thoughts and behaviours.

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What Are The New Government Guidelines For Children’s Mental Health?

MQ Mental Health

HOPES’ findings of how brain structure, psychological and social factors interact provide a framework to investigate and understand why suicide risk develops. The team analysed data from over 9,000 14 to 25-year- olds to identify specific brain mechanisms linked to suicidal thoughts and behaviours.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

This is because they develop treatment plans to address mental illness and substance abuse problems, often holding supervisory roles and advocating for human rights within the criminal justice system. Additionally , psychology and social work can be used together to address both the psycho-social aspect of a person’s life.

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Crime prevention starts with protecting children

Stop Abuse Campaign

Empirical research associated with the Adverse Childhood Experiences study from the Centers for Disease Control has demonstrated that ACEs cause various adverse outcomes in adulthood, including criminal justice system involvement. Tobacco use as an adult. Self-reported addiction, drug dependence, and lifetime usage of illegal drugs.