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Tag: mental health

Boxes of Narcan are visible
Posted inSubstance Use

Decreasing opioid deaths, not with abstinence, but harm reduction

by Elizabeth Thompson December 10, 2021August 31, 2022
beyond a fence two fences, one topped with razor wire, about a dozen men play on a bleak basketball court. Many people with mental illness end up in the prison system
Posted inPrison Health

Outside the binary and behind bars: Incarcerated transgender and intersex people face challenges

by Elizabeth Thompson November 22, 2021August 31, 2022
photo shows an ornate room with the state seal of North Carolina above the dias at the front, and seats where state senators sit in a semi-circular arrangement.
Posted inState Health Policy

Funds for opioid treatment in jails and after release; prison facility improvement in budget

by Elizabeth Thompson November 17, 2021August 31, 2022
shows people in a line dragging suitcases and wearing backpacks as they walk toward large military transport planes in the distance
Posted inPublic Health

Setting refugees up for success starts with the right housing

by Correspondent November 10, 2021November 10, 2021
A man in a blue hat and suit is holder a yellow folder while talking to a man with a stethoscope and a man in a red shirt. They are in what appears to be a doctor's office.
Posted inPrison Health

Evidence-based reentry resources key for sicker incarcerated population, researchers say

by Elizabeth Thompson November 8, 2021August 31, 2022
A woman with brown hair and a blue mask is seated on a couch with giraffes on it. Next to her is a blonde woman with a blue mask. There is a large giraffe stuffed animal on the floor next to them.
Posted inSubstance Use

Supporting mothers through addiction as two public health crises converge

by Elizabeth Thompson October 15, 2021August 31, 2022

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