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Improving Access to Mental Health Services for New York State Prison Inmates

Kristine M. Gebbie, RN, DrPH

Center for Health Policy, School of Nursing

Roland M. Larkin, NP

Center for Health Policy, School of Nursing, rml26{at}columbia.edu

Susan J. Klein, MS

AIDS Institute, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York

Lester Wright, MD, MPH

New York State Department of Correctional Services, Albany, New York

James Satriano, PhD

Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University, New York

John J. Culkin, MA

New York State Department of Correctional Services, Albany, New York

Barbara S. Devore, MPA

AIDS Institute, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York

This article describes a multidisciplinary, multiagency approach to improve access to mental health services in individuals incarcerated within the New York State Department of Correctional Services (DOCS). An interagency work group convened focus groups with staff to assess needs and created a brief screening tool for serious mental illnesses. The NYS Brief Screening Tool (NYS BST) was pilot tested at two DOCS maximum security facilities. Results indicate that the NYS BST is easily administered by staff and well tolerated by inmates. Preliminary measures of sensitivity were within acceptable limits. The routine use of the NYS BST during intake at DOCS reception centers is under discussion. It also will be considered for use throughout the system whenever an inmate needs to be screened for potential mental health service needs.

Key Words: mental health care • correctional health • prison inmates • screening tool

Journal of Correctional Health Care, Vol. 14, No. 2, 122-135 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1078345807313875
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