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PHILADELPHIA Approximately 6.5 million people are under correctional supervision in the United States on any given day. Justice-involved individuals (people currently or recently in prison or jail, on probation or parole, or arrested) experience higher rates of substance use disorders than the general population. In fact, among people with opioid use disorder (OUD), more than half have reported contact with the criminal justice system.
Numerous clinical studies have shown that medications for OUD specifically, methadone or buprenorphine lead to superior outcomes for retention in treatment, reduced illicit opioid use, and decreased opioid-related overdose rates and serious acute care compared with treatments that rely on psychosocial interventions alone. However, due to a number of barriers, including access to health insurance, access to medications for OUD for those on parole, formerly incarcerated, or recently arrested remain significantly lower than the general po
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One of the negative impacts of COVID-19 has been the toll the pandemic has taken on adults’ and students’ mental health.
As local municipalities and school districts continue to assess the changes in mental health, the Princeton Youth Advisory Committee (PYAC) sought to address the topic of mental health directly in a forum discussion about potential solutions, current findings, and pandemic effects facing Princeton students and youth.
The panel discussion on March 11 featured Council President Leticia Fraga; Corner House Prevention Programs Coordinator Riva Levy, who is also a clinician at Princeton House Behavioral Health; Princeton Family Institute social worker and clinician Claudia Webster; and Princeton High School senior Yash Roy, who is a student liaison to the Princeton Board of Education.
New research at Penn shows that a single head injury could lead to dementia later in life. This risk further increases as the number of head injuries sustained by an individual increases. The findings also suggest stronger associations of head injury with risk of dementia among women compared to among men and among white as compared to among Black populations.
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PHILADELPHIA Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health issues have been on the rise across the nation, but many struggle to access the care they need. Collaborative care a proven approach for improving psychiatric care combats this issue by integrating mental health professionals into the primary care setting. Penn Medicine s collaborative care program, Penn Integrated Care (PIC), utilizes a centralized resource center to facilitate intake, triage, and referral management for all patients with mental health needs. A new study, published today in the
Annals of Family Medicine, suggests that this approach is effective and efficient for meeting the needs of a diverse group of patients with the full range of mental health conditions seen in primary care.