The Persistent Impact of Childhood Trauma
Current Mental Health Challenges Faced by Women in Jail
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13102494 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas P Lebel (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, corresponding author), Susan J Rose (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 146-165 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Corrections (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2377-4657 • E-ISSN: 2377-4665 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23774657.2020.1848483 |
| OpenAlex | W3107960833 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 58 |
The purpose of this study was to understand the relationship between childhood trauma and current mental health status of 110 women incarcerated in a Midwestern jail. The K6 distress scale was used to assess current mental health status. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) scale was utilized to measure traumatic events occurring in childhood. The percentage of women identified as having serious psychological distress exceeded rates found in the extant literature involving criminal justice-involved women. Women reporting more ACEs scored significantly higher on the K6. Additionally, women with higher K6 scores forecast a greater likelihood of arrest post-release, were older, had been in jail fewer times, were in jail for a longer time when interviewed, and were more likely to be mothers of minor children. These findings support the need for gender-responsive treatment and trauma-informed care to address mental health challenges among women in jail
Adverse Childhood Experiences · Criminal justice · Distress · Extant taxon · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychological distress · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Medicine · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology
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Exploring the Relationship between Prison Social Climate and Reoffending
Mental Health Problems of Prison and Jail Inmates
Adverse childhood experiences and associated health outcomes
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults
Short screening scales to monitor population prevalences and trends in non-specific psychological distress
Learned helplessness in humans
Incarcerated Mothers of Minor Children
The Routledge Companion to Rehabilitative Work in Criminal Justice
Living in prison
Mean Lives, Mean Laws
Prisons and their Moral Performance
The `Chicken and Egg' of Subjective and Social Factors in Desistance from Crime
Trauma experiences and mental health among incarceratedwomen
Implementing Substance Abuse Screening and Brief Motivational Intervention With Women in Jail
Childhood Trauma and Risk for Past and Future Suicide Attempts among Women in Prison
Psychological well-being of incarcerated women in the Netherlands
Moral performance, inhuman and degrading treatment and prison pain
Life History Models of Female Offending
Coming Home From Jail
Incarceration and inmates’ self perceptions about returning home
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |