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Year Awarded: 2007
Project Leaders:
Sheryl Pimlott Kubiak, Social Work; Cris Sullivan, Psychology; Deborah Bybee, Eco Psychology; Marisa Beeble, Eco Psychology; Carelton Flakes, Wayne County Office of Child & Family Services; Lavinia Ruckes-Ekong, Detroit Wayne County Community Mental Health, Jail Behavioral Health; Katrina McCree, Women ARISE
Project Description:
Women in the criminal justice system have a high exposure to chronic and traumatic stress with a greater prevalence of psychiatric disorders than their male counterparts or other low income women. Those cycling in and out of the county jail are frequently in need of resources within the community, spanning from mental health treatment to family support, and confinement presents an opportune time to engage them with community providers. Currently there is limited screening of mental health problems or experiences of trauma and/or referral to community resources prior to discharge. This proposal forges a partnership between the university, a large urban jail and a community-based organization that specializes in working with women in the criminal justice system. The partnership will result in new mechanisms for screening and referral for women soon to be released from jail to facilitate access to requisite resources likely to strengthen their chances of success as they reengage with their families, the workforce, and society as a whole. Data collected from the newly developed instrument will be used to develop more pointed interventions and as pilot data for a federal NIMH proposal.
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