Monday, March 27, 2006

Visions, BC’s Mental Health and Addictions Journal, Vol. 2 No. 8, Winter 2005

PDF - http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/publications/visions/8.pdf
Mental Illness and Criminal Justice: Where Tolerance Breaks Down / Stephen Hart [guest editorial] p.4 +A Long Way to Go / Patrick Storey and Jim White - p.6+
"The Correctional Investigator, an ombudsman for federal
inmates, has recently reported that the numbers
of men and women in federal prison with significant
identified mental health needs has more than doubled
over the last decade.
An Enduring Stereotype: Criminalization of Mental Illness
in the Media / Kim Meier. p.7+
Treatment of Substance Abuse Disorders in BC: What’s Missing? / Ray Baker, p8+
The Criminalization of Individuals with Mental Illness / David Simpson, p.10+
Preventing Homelessness Following Prison Release / Judy Graves, p/13+
Canada’s Penitentiaries: Not equipped to care for growing numbers of prisoners with mental illnessess / Howard Sapers p. 14+
Criminalizing Mental Illness / Camia Weaver, p.16
et al.