Background The rising rates of women in prison is a serious public health issue. Unlike men,
women in prison are characterised by significant histories of trauma, poor mental health, and …

This systematic review investigated the prevalence of prison-based interpersonal harm by
type of victimization (physical and sexual) and sex, along with the heterogeneity among …

Objective Child maltreatment (CM) is a recognized public health problem, and
epidemiologic data suggest that it is a widespread phenomenon, albeit with widely varying …

Background It is a constitutional right to receive health care, including mental health care,
while incarcerated. Yet, even basic evidence-based mental health care practices have not …

Trauma is an almost universal experience for those with incarceration histories. Lifetime
traumatic experiences begin in childhood, continue in adulthood, and persist during and …

Purpose The rate of female committals to prison has grown rapidly in recent years. Women
in prison are likely to have trauma histories and difficulties with their mental health. This …

We aimed to compare rates and characteristics of suicide mortality in formerly incarcerated
people with those of the general population in North Carolina. We conducted a retrospective …

For more than five decades, the development of risk classification assessments, corrections-
based treatment, and the associated outcome research have been focused on justice …

Objective: Justice-involved veteran research remains largely limited to men and those using
Veterans Health Administration (VHA) services. Research inclusive of women and those not …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by heightened avoidance, cognitive
inflexibility, and impaired reward processing. Maladaptive behavior in PTSD may reflect an …