ArticleAmerican journal of public health2014
Beyond the bridge: evaluating a novel mental health program in the New York City jail system.
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- Means restriction for the prevention of suicide by jumping.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- A scoping review of suicide prevention interventions for Latinx adults: strategies, gaps, and future directions.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Integrated Safety and Health Promotion among Correctional Workers and People Incarcerated: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Interventions to reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviours among people in contact with the criminal justice system: A global systematic review.EClinicalMedicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectivesWe evaluated Beyond the Bridge, a novel mental health program in the New York City jail system designed to provide residentially based cognitive behavioral therapy in jail mental observation units.
methodsWe used propensity score matching and a dose-response analysis. Outcome measures included reduction in violent incidents and fights, reduction in uses of force by corrections officers, reduction in time spent on suicide watch and incidents of self-injurious behavior, and increased length of community survival.
resultsThere were significant reductions in all outcomes when we compared program participants (n = 218) with an earlier cohort of patients residing on the mental observation unit before programming began (n = 413). However, when we compared program participants with a cohort of other patients residing on the units at the same time but who chose not to participate (n = 267), only time spent on suicide watch unit (rate ratio [RR] = 0.72; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.59, 0.89) and recidivism (RR = 0.70; 95% CI = 0.59,0.83) were significantly reduced.
conclusionsThis evaluation and the model we piloted may provide useful information for other settings contemplating similar interventions.
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