5th Critical Personal Reflection and Response CCHSPD312 OC Mental Health and Justice

Why do you think there are so many people with mental illness in jails and prisons across Canada?
Why do you think individuals with mental illness are at higher risk of segregation and suicide than the average inmate?
In what ways do you think that diversion and mental health courts can help reduce the number of people with mental illness in jails and prisons?
Why is it important to take a trauma-informed approach when interacting with people who have mental illness, especially those involved in the criminal justice system?
You may also expand on any of the prompting questions asked throughout these two lessons.
References:

Giblin, Y., Kelly, A., Kelly, E., Kennedy, H. G., and Mohan, D. (2012). Reducing the use of
seclusion for mental disorder in a prison: Implementing a high support unit in a prison using participant action research. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 6, DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-6-2
Ginn, S. (2012). Dealing with mental disorder in prisoners. British Medical Journal, 345(7885),
26-27.

Slate, R. N., Buffington-Vollum, J. K., and Johnson, W. W. (2013). The criminalization of
mental illness: Crisis and opportunity for the justice system (2nd Ed.). Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.
Chapter 7 (pp. 225-238) and Chapter 11

Schneider, R. D. (2008). Mental health courts. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 21(5), 510
–513. DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e328305e48e

Slate, R. N., Buffington-Vollum, J. K., and Johnson, W. W. (2013). The criminalization of
mental illness: Crisis and opportunity for the justice system (2nd Ed.). Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.
Chapter 10

Horn (2019) Lesson 9 Mental Illness and the Prison Population CCHSPD312 OC Mental Health and Justice , Wilfrid Laurier University

Horn (2019) Lesson 10 Mental Health Courts CCHSPD312 OC Mental Health and Justice , Wilfrid Laurier University