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An excerpt from “A Visit to Civil Rights Landmarks Renews Commitment to Social Justice” from the Schar School of Policy and Government: What began as a road trip among colleagues to see important landmarks became a deeply moving—and motivating—journey into the heart of a nation’s darkness. Some 20 incarceration, jurisprudence, and healthcare academics and professionals—as…

 In this episode we speak with Professors Niloofar Ramezani and Faye Taxman about their work on community and carceral health service availability. Niloofar is a professor in the Department of Statistics at George Mason University. She has served as a co-investigator for NIH grants focused on teaching science, motivation and addiction behavior. She is a two-time recipient of…

Problem-solving courts (PSCs) are a critical part of a societal effort to mitigate the opioid epidemic’s devastating consequences. This paper reports on a national survey of PSCs (N = 42 state- wide court coordinators; N = 849 local court coordinators) and examines the structural factors that could explain the likelihood of a local PSC authorizing…

Over 15 million adults in the United States (U.S.) pass through the doors of the criminal justice system with more than 7.2 million having mental health disorders. U.S. jails are de facto mental health facilities with around 10 times as many individuals with serious mental illness in prisons and jails than in state psychiatric hospitals.…

 Danielle S. Rudes discusses her brand-new book Surviving Solitary: Living and Working in Restricted Housing Units. Hosted by Opportunities, Alternatives, and Resources (O.A.R.) and Stanford University Press. Find Surviving Solitary here: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=32952 Find out more about O.A.R. here: https://oarnova.org/ Use the discount code SOLITARY20-FM at checkout for 20% off and free North American shipping…

Join the Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence (ACE!) on April 29 and May 6 at 1PM EDT for a symposium on “Charting a Course Toward Social Justice in Corrections.” Drs. Faye Taxman and Danielle Rudes of ACE! will host the symposium and confirmed speakers include George Mason University President Dr. Gregory Washington, Glenn Tapia of…

As part of the work for the Implementation Mechanisms of Justice and Behavioral Health (I.M. Justice BH) project, the research team (led by Drs. Alison Cuellar, Niloofar Ramezani, and Faye Taxman) published an article with Psychiatric Services, detailing the county-level characteristics that impact participation in initiatives to improve behavioral health care for justice-involved individuals. Read…

The I.M. Justice BH (Implementation Mechanisms of Justice and Behavioral Health) research team (led by Drs. Faye Taxman, Jennifer Johnson, and Jill Viglione) cordially invite you to attend our upcoming webinar: Criminal Legal System – Behavioral Health Evidence-Based Practices.  Join us to learn more about the current state of knowledge on evidence-based practices for serving people with behavioral…

 This presentation describes the county level data that was used to understand reforms for mental health reform efforts including in the justice system. the presentation covered: 1) the different county level data sources; 2) different ways to display the data; and 3) descriptive and complex statistical analyses to better understand health, mental health, providers,…

This presentation details a high-level view of the factors that affect the size of a jail population and the capacity for mental health services in and out of jail. The study examine steps taken by 950 counties to better serve individuals with mental illness including jail and community-based efforts. The study is in collaboration with…