Ringel N B, Segal A C
J Community Psychol. 1986 Apr;14(2):171-82.
A case study that describes the process of establishing mental health services in the medium-sized Howard County (Maryland) jail is presented. Built in 1878, the county jail provided virtually no rehabilitative services to its inmates until 1972. At that time, personnel from the Howard County Bureau of Mental Health began to gain access to the jail, establish rapport with the jail staff, assess the mental health needs of the inmates, and implement various programs to meet these needs. Implementation and development of services are described for the 12-year span between 1972 and 1984. The concept of providing community-based services has been accepted and incorporated into the value system and structure of the jail. It is concluded that the viability of programs depended upon interactions among continuation of strong leadership for each component of the rehabilitation program, acceptance of the value of these services by the jail administration and staff, and availability of community resources. The linkage between the jail and community agencies is discussed.
本文呈现了一个案例研究，描述了在马里兰州霍华德县的中型监狱建立心理健康服务的过程。该县监狱建于1878年，直到1972年几乎没有为囚犯提供任何康复服务。当时，霍华德县心理健康局的工作人员开始进入监狱，与监狱工作人员建立融洽关系，评估囚犯的心理健康需求，并实施各种方案来满足这些需求。文中描述了1972年至1984年这12年间服务的实施和发展情况。提供基于社区服务的理念已被接受，并融入到监狱的价值体系和结构中。得出的结论是，各项方案的可行性取决于康复方案各组成部分持续有力的领导、监狱管理部门和工作人员对这些服务价值的认可以及社区资源的可得性。文中还讨论了监狱与社区机构之间的联系。
