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"A new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report on the health of
people in Australian prisons makes for sobering reading.
It reveals that compared to the general population, people in prison have
higher rates of mental health conditions, chronic disease, communicable
disease, and acquired brain injury. This is despite the fact the prison
population is relatively young.
This is a problem for everyone. Research shows mental health intervention and
engagement helps reduce offending among offenders with serious mental illness.
Good health care in prisons, with continuity of community health care upon
release, not only helps the person being treated. It also helps the community
through reduced levels of offending."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
