New “Standards for Health Services in Juvenile Detention and Confinement Facilities” Released
The National Commission on Correctional Health Care launched a Juvenile Standards Task Force, which included physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses and mental health experts from around the nation. Corrections1 reports “the revised and updated standards are up-to-date with best practices and knowledge gained over last seven years.” “‘Not only does this revision reflect our current understanding […]
‘You feel inhuman’: Former Nebraska inmate shares his experience being Autistic and having a mental health disability in prison
“LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A former inmate of the Nebraska prison system is looking for change to be made after an experience he says left him feeling “inhuman.” Cody Shafer, 25, said he still struggles with the ‘PTSD-like’ impact that his time in restrictive housing had on him. While he was incarcerated, Cody spent most […]
National Mental Health Care Legislation Brought up in Congress
A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators, Nevada Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto and Texas Republican John Cornyn, are pushing for legislation to support local governments that are expanding their mental health-care emergency responses, which seeks to shift the responsibility away from the police. “The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the mental health challenges so many Americans are facing, […]