Mental Health, Social Stigma And The Well Mentally Ill
Posted onThe Correctional Management Institute of Texas (CMIT) at Sam Houston State University (SHSU) hosted a group representing county jails, mental health professionals, and federal partners to develop a model training initiative for jail detention officers in the State of Texas to address better mental health issues in their facilities. We don’t know for one simple reason – governments are reluctant to fund, conduct or publish rigorously controlled large scale studies which look at the effect of additives on human mental health. Further, if you live in a society that has the ability to coerce every single human being to honestly take a psychological test against their will, you’re going to have bigger problems than wondering if someone has criminal intentions with a gun.
The interaction between alcohol use and concurrent physical or mental disabilities is complex and complicates treatment planning. Working with the Liberian government , the Center has helped …