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Heather Barr
Researcher at Urban Justice Center
Publications - 2
Citations - 191
Heather Barr is an academic researcher from Urban Justice Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Mental health. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 183 citations.
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A Best Practice Approach to Community Reentry From Jails for Inmates With Co-Occurring Disorders: The Apic Model
TL;DR: There is enough guidance from the multisite studies of the organization of jail mental health programs to create a best practice model for transition-planning practices, and this article presents one such model.
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Transinstitutionalization in the Courts: Brad H. v. City of New York, andthe Fight for Discharge Planning for People With Psychiatric Disabilities Leaving Rikers Island
TL;DR: A lawsuit that created a right to discharge planning for people with psychiatric disabilities leaving New York City jails is described, and it is argued that a so-called transinstitutionalization of the rights of incarcerated people with Psychiatric disabilities through litigation may be one strategy for reducing criminalization of mental illness.