Deniz Aritürk, Michele M Easter, Jeffrey W Swanson, Marvin S Swartz
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Abstract
Despite significant scholarship, research, and funding dedicated to implementing criminal diversion programs over the past two decades, persons with serious mental illness and substance use disorders remain substantially overrepresented in United States jails and prisons. Why are so many U.S. adults with behavioral health problems incarcerated instead of receiving treatment and other support to recover in the community? In this paper, we explore this persistent problem within the context of "relentless unmet need" in U.S. behavioral health (Alegría et al., 2021).
治疗稀缺时的转送治疗:美国资源缺口对犯罪转送计划的生物伦理影响》(Diversion to Treatment when Treatment is Scarce: Bioethical Implications of the U.S. Resource Gap for Criminal Diversion Programs)。
尽管在过去的二十年里,有大量的奖学金、研究和资金专门用于实施刑事转送项目,但在美国的监狱中,患有严重精神疾病和药物使用障碍的人仍然占了很大比例。为什么有这么多有行为健康问题的美国成年人被监禁,而不是在社区中接受治疗和其他康复支持?在本文中,我们将从美国行为健康领域 "长期得不到满足的需求"(Alegría et al.)
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