Health & Justice
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Health & Justice presents research and commentary on the area of health and well-being of people involved or working in the adult or juvenile justice system. The journal welcomes original research, meta-analyses and systematic reviews, implementation science, study protocols and clinical practice guidelines, and we encourage translational science to explore possible health innovations in the..
Health & Justice
4d ago
As populations age globally, cooperation across multi-sector stakeholders is increasingly important to service older persons, particularly those with high and complex health and social needs. One such populati ..read more
Health & Justice
4d ago
A previous scoping review of legal-involved veterans’ health and healthcare (1947–2017) identified studies and their limitations. Given the influx of literature published recently, this study aimed to update t ..read more
Health & Justice
4d ago
The extraordinary growth in women’s incarceration over the past several decades has resulted in calls for expansion of research into their unique needs and experiences, including those related to pregnancy and ..read more
Health & Justice
1w ago
Evidence suggests that women who are incarcerated desire access to contraception while incarcerated, and that this need is not currently being met. Our objective in this study was to explore the perspectives a ..read more
Health & Justice
2w ago
The COVID-19 pandemic posed an unprecedented threat to the mental health of youth due to its attendant, drastic changes in everyday life brought about by restrictions such as social distancing and the cancelat ..read more
Health & Justice
2w ago
Given high rates of substance use among justice-involved youth, justice systems have attempted to monitor use through drug screening (DS) procedures. However, there is discretion in deciding who is screened fo ..read more
Health & Justice
1M ago
The COVID-19 pandemic produced system-level changes within the criminal legal system and community-based substance use disorder (SUD) treatment system with impacts on recovery efforts. This study examines rura ..read more
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1M ago
Currently, there are more than two million people in prisons or jails, with nearly two-thirds meeting the criteria for a substance use disorder. Following these patterns, overdose is the leading cause of death ..read more
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1M ago
Improving family engagement in juvenile justice (JJ) system behavioral health services is a high priority for JJ systems, reform organizations, and family advocacy groups across the United States. Family-driv ..read more
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1M ago
The wide availability of routine screening with Papanicolaou (Pap) tests and vaccinations against human papillomavirus has resulted in a decline in rates of cervical cancer. As with other diseases, however, dispa ..read more