People With Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System: Answering a Cry for Help

by Committee on Psychiatry and the Community, Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association

This simple, evidence-based guide challenges psychiatrists to initiate changes in their clinical work; in the operation of their agencies, programs, and teams; and in their partnerships with local criminal justice and behavioral health providers to positively impact people with behavioral health conditions in the criminal justice system.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873182197
• ISBN13: 9780873182195
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher