MENTAL HEALTH CARE BARRIERS FOR WOMEN INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS: A Qualitative Study.

IF 2.1 3区心理学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Criminal Justice and Behavior Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-25 DOI:10.1177/00938548251326174

Emma M Skogseth, Sienna Strong-Jones, Kristina Brant, Oluwaseyi H Quadri, Abenaa A Jones

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Abstract

This study investigated barriers to accessing mental health care among criminal-legal involved women with opioid use disorder (OUD) by triangulating perspectives across affected women (n = 20), criminal legal professionals (n = 10), and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment professionals (n = 12). Themes from qualitative interviews conducted in 2022 identified two primary types of barriers: physical access and stigma. Findings converged regarding challenges associated with accessing mental health care during incarceration and reentry and difficulties accessing timely care. However, while women expressed concern about stigma around seeking mental health medications, some of the professionals expressed stigmatizing views about potential misuse of medications. These findings highlight a need for system-level changes in correctional facilities to reduce stigma and bolster well-being and SUD treatment outcomes among criminal-legal involved individuals with dual diagnoses. Future work should strive to expand the literature around interconnected issues associated with concurrent OUD and mental health challenges.

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在刑事司法系统中涉及物质使用障碍的妇女的精神卫生保健障碍：一项定性研究。

本研究通过对受影响妇女（n = 20）、刑事法律专业人员（n = 10）和物质使用障碍（SUD）治疗专业人员（n = 12）的三角视角，调查了阿片类药物使用障碍（OUD）涉及刑事法律的妇女获得精神卫生保健的障碍。2022年进行的定性访谈的主题确定了两种主要障碍：实际进入和耻辱。调查结果集中反映了在监禁和重返社会期间获得精神卫生保健的挑战以及获得及时保健的困难。然而，虽然妇女对寻求精神健康药物的耻辱表示关切，但一些专业人员对可能滥用药物表示了耻辱的看法。这些发现强调了惩教机构需要进行系统层面的改革，以减少污名，提高双重诊断的刑事-法律相关个体的福祉和SUD治疗效果。未来的工作应努力扩大与并发OUD和心理健康挑战相关的相互关联问题的文献。

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Criminal Justice and Behavior Multiple-

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4.00

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4.80%

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期刊介绍： Criminal Justice and Behavior publishes articles examining psychological and behavioral aspects of the juvenile and criminal justice systems. The concepts "criminal justice" and "behavior" should be interpreted broadly to include analyses of etiology of delinquent or criminal behavior, the process of law violation, victimology, offender classification and treatment, deterrence, and incapacitation.